Monthly Archives: July, 2016

Americans, global warming, God and ‘end times’

For a significant number of Americans, the reality, causes and meaning of global warming are interpreted through the lens of their religious beliefs. Some reject...

Niger Delta: What can go wrong has gone wrong

Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), says on Tuesday at a forum in Nchia-Eleme, Ogoni, that cleaning up the polluted Ogoniland...

Promising prospects for solar, wind energy

The Paris Climate Change Agreement set the course for the world to shift to a sustainable energy future, placing renewables at the cutting edge of...

African restoration commitments push Bonn Challenge beyond 100m hectares

Ministers from Guinea, the Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana have voiced their commitments to restore 11.5 million hectares of degraded forests at...

What race to end malnutrition requires, by WaterAid

The race to end malnutrition requires clean water, good sanitation and good hygiene, WaterAid said in a statement on Tuesday, calling for action as...

Universal capital fuelling African property markets

Despite Africa’s slowdown, property developers and private equity funds continue to pour investment into the continent, but with more focused strategies, industry practitioners have...

High hopes for HFCs phasedown as Vienna talks close

Civil society organisations have welcome the progress made at the international negotiations for phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) which ended on a high at the...

Nigeria restates commitment to providing regular, potable water by 2030

Nigeria's Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has restated the Federal Governments’ commitment towards increasing access to potable water for all Nigerians by 2030....

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Santa Marta: Indigenous peoples, feminist movements demand a just, rights-based energy transition

As global leaders gather for the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, Indigenous Peoples...
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Civil society decries limited outcomes of IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings

Civil society organisations from Africa and Latin America have expressed deep disappointment with the limited outcomes of the 2026...

UK launches fund to boost local production in Nigeria’s creative industries

The UK-Nigeria Technology Hub has launched its Creative Fund, a first‑phase grants initiative designed to address critical technical capacity...

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Santa Marta: Indigenous peoples, feminist movements demand a just, rights-based energy transition

As global leaders gather for the First International Conference...

Civil society decries limited outcomes of IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings

Civil society organisations from Africa and Latin America have...