Flood Response & Waterways: Niger Delta Progressive Alliance (NDPA) praised Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) for pipeline surveillance during recent flooding, saying preventive patrols helped avoid oil contamination, dead fish, and further damage to farmlands and aquatic ecosystems. Climate & Disaster Risk: Kaduna emergency agencies launched evacuation, search and rescue after a flash flood hit parts of Kaduna metropolis, with officials linking severity to clogged drainage channels and indiscriminate waste disposal. Local Climate Policy: Niger State unveiled a Climate Change Policy and Action Plan, setting up a Climate Change Policy Implementation Committee and a climate finance investment platform to turn projects into bankable pipelines. Weather Watch (Niger-focused): NiMet forecasts cloudy-to-sunny conditions with thunderstorms and moderate rains across the North-Central, including Niger State and the FCT, warning of flash-flood risks and advising drivers to avoid flooded roads. Regional Security with Environmental Links: At Nigeria’s North-Central security summit, Tinubu pushed community-based early warning and highlighted climate change, desertification, and land-use disputes as drivers of conflict—issues that also shape land and water pressures. Sahel Governance: ECOWAS begins a new push for unity and deeper engagement with the Alliance of Sahel States after Niger’s mutiny episode underscored instability.