The Nigerian Society of Engineers Ibeju‑Lekki Branch has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Africa Green Economy and Sustainability Institute, marking a major step toward strengthening engineering competence, climate‑resilient infrastructure development, and sustainability leadership across Nigeria.
The MOU was signed on Wednesday in Lagos, establishing a long‑term collaboration to equip engineers, planners, regulators, and infrastructure operators with globally aligned tools to address the escalating challenges of flooding, climate stress and others in rapidly developing regions.
“With this signing, we are committing to a new era of engineering excellence,” NSE chairman Olufemi Dare stated. “This partnership gives Nigerian engineers the globally aligned tools and evidence frameworks needed to address flooding, climate stress, loss and damage, and infrastructure fragility. It strengthens our ability to protect communities and lead Nigeria’s transition toward climate‑resilient engineering practice.”
The partnership, which was anchored in the Catchment Resilience Engineering Certification (CREC) programme powered by FIPRE™, aligns with leading international sustainability, climate‑risk and engineering‑practice frameworks.
“The endorsed MOU aligns with leading international sustainability, ESG, climate‑risk, and engineering‑practice frameworks, including ISSB S1 & S2, TCFD climate‑risk governance, Nature‑related risk management standards, GHG Protocol, SASB industry‑specific metrics, GRI sustainability reporting standards, SDG Impact Standard and ISO 53001 (Infrastructure Asset Management).
“This alignment reinforces Nigeria’s leadership in climate‑resilient infrastructure development and strengthens Africa’s contribution to global sustainability and responsible‑development standards,” AGESI said in a statement after the signing.
According to the statement, the endorsed MOU outlined joint action to deliver the CREC masterclass and modular professional‑development programme, develop catchment‑scale engineering tools, resilience maps, and adaptation plans, and provide professional training in FIPRE™.
It also highlighted action in source‑pathway‑receptor engineering and climate‑risk governance; multi‑agency coordination workflows for climate‑risk and loss and damage management; research and innovation; participation in global knowledge‑exchange platforms; and community adaptation kits, resilience clinics, and public‑safety tools.
“The endorsement of this MOU signals a strong commitment to Africa’s sustainability transition. By equipping engineers, planners, and communities with evidence‑based tools, we are building resilience at scale. CREC is not just a training programme—it is a continental model for climate‑resilient engineering and Loss and Damage preparedness,” AGESI executive director Eugene Itua noted.
The partnership enables the rollout of formal certification courses to equip engineers and technical professionals with globally aligned competencies in climate‑resilient engineering, ESG‑driven decision‑making, loss and damage assessment, and infrastructure asset‑management practices consistent with ISO 53001.