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Climate change makes people too poor to migrate, say researchers

Climate change increases migration worldwide. Over the past 30 years, however, this effect has been considerably reduced as climate change weakens economic growth in...

UNILAG bags £1.9m grant for research on urbanisation, conflict resolution in Africa

 The University of Lagos (UNILAG), alongside two other foreign varsities, has bagged a research grant worth £1.9 million to conduct research on migration, urbanisation,...

Climate change: Africa faces drought, hunger, mass migration – Experts

Nearly half of Africa’s population could face a future of widespread drought, hunger and mass migration due to the effects of climate change –...

World Day to Combat Desertification: Africa acts on distressed migration of youth

A high-level symposium of Africa’s interior, environment and foreign affairs ministers held recently in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, warned that ignoring the plight of jobless...

DNA presence in water enhances monitoring of fish migration

For the first time, scientists have recorded a spring fish migration simply by conducting DNA tests on water samples. "Environmental DNA" (eDNA), strained from one-litre...

Nations urged to double efforts to save Lake Chad, curb migration

Countries in the Lake Chad region have been enjoined to double efforts to save the dwindling water body that is aggravating environmental degradation and...

Media not connecting climate change, migration, food security, says IFAD report

Top news media are failing to identify climate change as a contributor to some of the world’s biggest crises, including migration, food insecurity and...

Beyond the climate refugee: Migration as adaptation

Misconceptions about climate-induced migration could lead to inadequate support for affected populations, according to the Worldwatch Institute's State of the World 2015 Between 2008 and 2013,...

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Provide safe water for underserved communities, WaterAid charges stakeholders

WaterAid Nigeria has appealed to the government and the Organised Private Sector to provide access to safe drinking water...
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World Water Day: Firm promises 20m jobs in Nigeria

A water and renewable energy organisation, Fordmarx Nigeria, says it will create over 20 million productive jobs within a...

Forests Day: Lagos and lords of real estate, refineries, reforestation

Lagos State is characterised with the lowland tropical and mangrove forests, in addition to a landscape that is unlocked...

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Provide safe water for underserved communities, WaterAid charges stakeholders

WaterAid Nigeria has appealed to the government and the...

World Water Day: Firm promises 20m jobs in Nigeria

A water and renewable energy organisation, Fordmarx Nigeria, says...