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Erosion Sites - NEWMAP-EIB Gombe State

  WURO BIRIJI TO DOMA GULLY.

     The most critical enviromental challenge in Gombe State: 15-4 km corridor affecting 8 communities with 85% high  population exposure.

    Coordinates (UTM)
  • Start: 734489.70m E, 1134011.66m N 
  • End:   743755.98m E, 1137687.78m N 

JAURO TUKUR STREAM BANK EROSION (KUMO)

Gully erosion in Kumo Town, headquarters of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, has reached a critical stage, transforming a historic settlement established over 153 years ago into a zone of progressive environmental collapse.

    Coordinates (UTM)
  • Start: 741601.68m E, 1113308.48m N 
  • End: 743942.75m E, 1111858.12m N 

GURAMA QUARTERS – KUNDULUM GULLY

Catastrophic erosion in Gombe metropolis: 7.6 km corridor with severe building collapse risk and road disconnection

    Coordinates (UTM)
  • Start: 736573.19m E, 1141261.72m N 
  • End: 742598.82m E, 1142479,87m N 

ZAGAINA – KUNDULUM GULLY

Active erosion zone affecting 20,000 people across 30 villages in Akko Local Government Area

Coordinates (UTM)

  • Start: 737301.66m E, 1142127.00m N 
  • End: 742828.40m E, 1142850.65m N 

POCHIYA – COE BILLIRI GULLY

Major ecological flashpoint in Billiri LGA threatening the Tangale heartland and College of Education

Coordinates (UTM)

  • Start: ~744000 E, 1098000 N 
  • End: ~741500 E, 1103000 N 

 

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