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About SURBACH

Technical depth. Practical partnership. Basin-level thinking.

SURBACH is a Nigerian non-profit technical advisory and development organisation working at the intersection of water security, climate resilience, environmental sustainability, public health and community development.

A Nigerian river basin landscape
BASIN SYSTEMS · NIGERIA
Who we are

Development challenges are connected — our response should be too.

We believe many of Nigeria's most pressing development challenges are interconnected and must be addressed at the scale where water, ecosystems, communities and economic activity meet: the River Basin.

From our headquarters in Abuja, SURBACH combines scientific expertise, strategic advisory, policy engagement, project development, capacity building and community-level implementation to advance resilient and thriving River Basins across Nigeria.

Our vision

A Nigeria where every River Basin is climate-resilient, water-secure and capable of supporting healthy, prosperous and thriving communities.

Our mission

To support governments, communities and partners to detect, analyse, design and deliver Basin-level solutions.

The River Basin philosophy

A connected system, a coordinated response.

The Basin gives institutions a shared frame for seeing how interventions interact — and for designing responses that are technically sound, socially grounded and ready to deliver.

Integrity

Science-Driven

Community-First

Collaboration

Resilience

People behind the work

A multidisciplinary team for complex challenges.

Our team brings together expertise across water, environment, public health, digital systems and social wellbeing.

Meet the team

Adoyi John Ochigbo

Executive Director | Integrated Water Resources Management & Sustainable Development Expert

Leads SURBACH’s technical direction across water resources, climate resilience and sustainable development.

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Jonah Adole Ochigbo

Strategy & Operations Lead

Supports organisational strategy, operations and coordination across SURBACH’s workstreams.

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Maria Ada Ochigbo

Pharmacy & Public Health Specialist

Contributes public-health and community wellbeing expertise to integrated development programmes.

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Let's build more resilient Basins together.

Whether you are developing policy, strengthening Basin institutions, designing a programme or preparing an investment, SURBACH brings multidisciplinary expertise to the table.