At the heart of Lokoja Dialogues is the principle of shared value. Each group plays a distinct role, but their collaboration generates outcomes no single actor could achieve alone. It is the convergence of community, policy, trust, evidence, & finance - producing solutions.

Through this pillar, our advocacy will emphasise strengthening the water–energy nexus at the

community level to improve resilience and productivity. Lokoja Dialogues focuses on harnessing

energy to drive reliable irrigation ensuring rural communities can pump, store, and distribute water

efficiently for farming, processing, and WASH use. We will consider solutions and strategies that

leverage smaller and community-scale systems such as micro-dams, mini-grids, and solar-

powered pumps.

This pillar promotes water management approaches that ensure sustainable and secure

agricultural production for communities, particularly in regions vulnerable to drought, flooding, the

effects of climate change, and resource competition. We will identify and amplify solutions for

agricultural water use, while advocating for investments that enable farmers, especially women, to

safely add value to their produce and strengthen rural livelihoods.

Wetland ecosystems mitigate the effects of flooding and drought, support long-term water

management by maintaining groundwater levels, and provide a critical foothold for biodiversity.

Despite these benefits, wetlands are disappearing from Nigeria due to land development, pollution

and invasive species. We will identify strategies to restore and conserve wetland ecosystems to

secure long-term access to fresh water for drinking, farming and fishing.