Monthly Archives: June, 2022

Human Settlement

UN-Habitat’s ‘World Cities Report 2022’ urges cities on climate action

A new United Nations report says an increase in extreme weather events and natural disasters like flooding, heatwaves and landslides will impact urban areas...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2022

Climate Change

Group empowers school children on climate change

The Bundles Care Support Initiatives, an NGO, on Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Ilorin, Kwara State, trained teachers and other stakeholders on empowerment strategies...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2022

Water & Sanitation

Policy key to attracting investments into Lagos WASH sector – WaterAid, others

International not-for-profit, WaterAid, has underscored the importance of having a strong water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) policy, as a critical strategy in driving investments...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2022

Science & Tech

Aussie scientists develop method to recycle methane

A team of chemists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has devised a new method of recycling potent fossil fuel,...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2022

Climate Change

Climate change and Nigeria’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution

Nigeria recently updated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). A statement from the Presidency said President...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2022

Sustainable Devpt

New Commonwealth ‘Living Lands Charter’ commits member nations to safeguard global resources

Commonwealth leaders have officially adopted the Living Lands Charter, which commits all 54 member countries to safeguarding global land resources while taking coordinated action...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2022

Climate Change

Climate overshoot likely to cause irreversible biodiversity loss, ecosystem changes

With global climate action lagging behind the scale needed to achieve the temperature targets of the Paris Agreement, many scenarios now feature a multiple...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2022

Health

Tobacco smoking: For the graphic health warning policy, delay is dangerous

The decision of the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) to call out SmokeBoxNG and DaSmokeHub, two popular tobacco vendors for marketing tobacco products on social...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2022

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