About the Project: African Law Foundation (AFRILAW) in partnership with the Center for Water Security and Cooperation (CWSC) USA implemented a two (2) year ‘Research and Evaluation of Nexuses of the Exploitation of Water in African Law (RENEWAL) Project’ in Nigeria. AFRILAW is a non-profit and non-governmental development law organization with corporate headquarter in Enugu State of Nigeria.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

• COLLECTION OF FEDERAL AND STATES GOVERNMENT WATER RELATED LAWS, POLICIES, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND STRATEGIES.
• CATALOGUING OF COLLECTED FEDERAL AND STATES GOVERNMENT WATER RELATED LAWS, POLICIES, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND STRATEGIES.
• SELECTION, TRAINING AND DEPLOYMENT OF 6 FIELD RESEARCHERS FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (QUAQS) IN 18 STATES IN THE 6 GEOPOLITICAL ZONES OF NIGERIA
• SELECTION AND TRAINING OF WATER LAW RESEARCH CONSULTANTS FOR THE REVIEW, ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF COLLECTED AND CATALOGUED FEDERAL AND STATES GOVERNMENT WATER RELATED LAWS, POLICIES, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND STRATEGIES.
• HOSTING STAKEHOLDERS EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS:

2020 PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

In 2020, the Consultants undertook to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the existing water law framework in accordance with the evaluation methodology provided. In other to do this, consultants were required to:

• Conduct a needs assessment for each nexus they are responsible for. B. Identify at least 5 needs or challenges per nexus. C. Provide evidence to support the claims. D. Suggest possible legal solutions that address the needs identified.
• Conduct a detailed review of the Local and Regional court cases have been decided for each nexus they are responsible for and analyze same with the question: a. how did the court opinions interpret existing law; b. how will the court opinions inform future interpretations of the law and the design of new law