2-Slide Ask Deck (Enhanced Draft Content - A4 Landscape)

[Note: This Markdown draft provides the updated core content for two slides based on all provided information. Final design, layout (A4 Landscape), branding, and incorporation of image files should be done in PowerPoint or a similar tool.]

Slide 1: Abia’s Climate Emergency & Proven Solution

(Layout Suggestion: Split slide vertically or use distinct sections)

Left/Top Section: The Challenge

• Headline: Urgent Action Needed: Abia’s Climate & Erosion Crisis
• Key Visual: [Insert Map: TopPrioritySites.jpg or urgentsitesper_lga.png]
• Bullet Points:
  • ~72 severe gully sites threaten communities across 14 LGAs.
  • ~60% require URGENT ACTION, risking lives, infrastructure & farmland.
  • Climate change intensifying rainfall and erosion.
  • Immediate impact on vulnerable populations (Phase 1 protected ~7,560 lives).

Right/Bottom Section: The Solution: NEWMAP-EIB

• Headline: NEWMAP-EIB: Integrated Climate Adaptation - Proven & Scalable
• Key Visual: [Insert Image: phase1keyachievements.png or a compelling photo of successful remediation/NbS]
• Bullet Points:
  • Phase 1 Success: 5 sites restored, 50.66 Ha reclaimed, ~7,560 lives protected, 1,466 trained, 45.7km roads reconnected.
  • Integrated Approach: Engineering + Nature-Based Solutions (Re-greening, Carbon Co-benefits) + Digital MRV.
  • Strong Governance: EIB/UNOPS framework + Committed Abia State Govt (NGN 1 Billion Counterpart - 500M secured, 500M pipeline).
  • Investment-Ready: Shovel-ready projects, robust MRV for impact & carbon finance potential.

Slide 2: The Ask & The Impact

(Layout Suggestion: Clear sections for Ask, Funding Need, and Impact)

Section 1: The Investment Opportunity / The Ask

• Headline: Partner with Abia: Join Our Blended Finance Coalition for Climate Resilience
• The Ask: Seeking strategic partners to bridge the ~US $65 Million financing need through a blended approach:
  • Grants (~US $20M): For NbS, livelihoods, capacity building.
  • Concessional Loans (~US $40M): For engineering works.
  • Carbon Finance (~US $5M): Based on NbS & MRV.
• Why Invest?
  • High Impact: Protect thousands more lives & livelihoods.
  • Co-Benefits: Adaptation + Mitigation (Carbon) + DRR + SDGs.
  • Scalable Model: Replicable blueprint for Nigeria & West Africa.
  • Proven Capacity & Strong State Ownership (NGN 1Bn commitment).

Section 2: Example Impact: Your $10M Grant Delivers

• Headline: Tangible Results from Grant Funding
• Key Visual: [Insert Chart: conceptualfundingoverview.png or a bespoke graphic showing $10M impact]
• Text/Icons:
  • 15 Critical Gullies Fixed: Protecting communities & infrastructure.
  • 80 Hectares Re-Greened: Enhancing ecosystems & carbon sequestration.
  • 5,000 People Climate-Proofed: Through resilient livelihoods & safer environments.

Section 3: Call to Action

• Headline: Invest in Abia’s Resilient Future
• Text: Join Abia’s blended-finance coalition today to scale proven solutions and deliver lasting impact.

Footer/Contact:

• Abia NEWMAP-EIB | Contact: Ikechukwu Ukaegbu | Ikechukwu.Ukaegbu@abiastate.gov.ng | abianewmap-eib.com