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Monthly Archives: May, 2015

African leaders plan to eliminate open defecation by 2030

Rising from the three-day 4th African Sanitation and Hygiene Conference tagged “AfricaSan4″, African leaders  have  issued the “Ngor Declaration on Sanitation and Hygiene”, which aims...

Making Nigeria climate resilient (8): Mitigation, adaptation best practices

The main challenge, in general, is to keep climate change from becoming a catastrophe. To this end, two sets of measures have often been...

Youth groups confront Muhammadu Buhari on climate change

As Muhammadu Buhari takes over as President, Nigerians may have been given a new opportunity for change and transformational leadership in the fight against...

Africa’s pledge to end open defecation by 2030 lauded

WaterAid has welcomed the pledges of African leaders to eliminate inequalities and end open defecation in their countries by 2030, and to work towards giving...

Amid deadly India heat waves, group charges Bonn climate talks

Governments meeting in Bonn, Germany, for the next two weeks to search for a  sustainable solution to the global problem of climate change, will...

Government tasked on illicit tobacco trade

For tobacco control measures to be effective , the Federal Government must take pro-active measures to tackle the inflow of illicit tobacco products into...

Menstrual hygiene and safe water access challenges

Menstrual Hygiene Day, 28 May, is a day to celebrate women, a day to talk about periods, and a day to think about the...

Activists laud Jonathan for endorsing tobacco bill

The National Tobacco Control Bill Coalition has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for Signing the National Tobacco Control Bill, calling it an extraordinary public health...

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Building country capacities to access funding for climate adaptation

As climate change accelerates, the urgency for countries to implement crucial plans that build resilience to impacts of climate...
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Don advocates state of emergency in power sector

A Professor of Energy and Power Engineering, Osadolor Odia, has called for a state of emergency in power generation...

Ekwueme varsity, World Resources Institute to present report on oil and gas transition implications on Nigerian economy

The Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD) at Alex Ekwueme Federal University, in collaboration with the World Resources...

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Building country capacities to access funding for climate adaptation

As climate change accelerates, the urgency for countries to...

Don advocates state of emergency in power sector

A Professor of Energy and Power Engineering, Osadolor Odia,...
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