Climate risk governance in Kwara State faces significant challenges, including weak institutional coordination, limited access to early warning information, and inadequate integration of climate data into planning  rocesses. Evidence from the PALM-TREEs (Pan-African and Transdisciplinary Lens on the Margins) project highlights the increasing exposure of rural communities to drought, flooding, and compound climate risks, alongside critical gaps in governance and response systems. The study shows that only a small proportion of rural populations receive climate information, while flood risks are exacerbated by poor coordination in dam water releases. These challenges point to the need for a transition from reactive disaster response to proactive, integrated climate risk governance.

This policy brief synthesizes evidence from the PALM-TREEs study and relevant literature to provide actionable recommendations for strengthening climate risk governance and early warning systems in Kwara State.