Monthly Archives: July, 2012

Climate Change

CDM: How Nigeria can rake in N86b yearly

Financial gains from the worrying climate change phenomenon are increasingly overshadowing the attendant ecological loss, thanks to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which is...

Michael Simire - July 31, 2012

Climate Change

FG, UN, AAP go on stage with Climate of Change

In an apparent bid to demystify climate change and intensify awareness on its multifaceted impacts on the Nigerian society, the Federal Ministry of Environment, the...

admin - July 24, 2012

Sustainable Devpt

Greening the Ekiti economy

Straddled across two vegetation belts – the tropical rainforest in the South and the savannah in the North – Ekiti State in Nigeria is...

admin - July 24, 2012

Renewable Energy

Tackling Africa’s energy poverty sustainably

To address the persisting energy poverty on the African continent, national and community energy needs should be prioritised over global economic models. This formed part...

admin - July 24, 2012

Science & Tech

Insecurity challenge: Nigeria goes satellite

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) of Nigeria will soon begin a series of trainings for the country’s security agencies on how...

admin - July 22, 2012

Sustainable Devpt

Rio+20: Green Economy, SDGs, UNEP upgrade approved

Heads of State and more than 190 nations have given the green light to a Green Economy in the context of sustainable development and...

admin - July 22, 2012

Renewable Energy

Drawbacks to climate communication, by study

By Michael Simire Dearth of experts with in-depth knowledge of the climate change phenomenon, reluctance on the part of media managements to take the bill...

admin - July 22, 2012

Water & Sanitation

Legislative response to global water pressure

Growing pressures on water resources worldwide are forcing nations to take remarkable steps to address the increasingly dire situation. Rising populations, swelling urban centres and...

admin - July 18, 2012

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