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Monthly Archives: February, 2016

Shell declares force majeure on Forcados offtake programme

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has declared force majeure on Forcados liftings effective 1500hrs (Nigerian time) February 21 2016, following...

UN urged to cut ties with Kenya oil producer over land-grab

Lake Victoria farmers cite Bidco land-grabbing, environmental destruction and human rights violations in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania The Bugala Farmers Association in Uganda has called on...

UNCCD: Long-term solutions needed to curb disasters

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is seeking long-term solutions to disasters such as drought and floods that are affecting communities all...

How Shell crude oil spill impacts Forcados communities

February 14, 2016 was celebrated as Lover’s Day across the world but, in parts of the creeks of the Niger Delta, it turned out...

Stakeholders examine sustainable urban development at Abuja Habitat III

Population growth rates in Africa are projected to double the continent’s population from one billion in 2010 to two billion in 2040. This growth...

Diamphwe River provides lifeline for Malawian farmers

He was poverty stricken. Stubborn to take elders’ counsel. Failed to feed his family. Lived hopelessly. Believed in stealing, alcoholism and trouble making, characters...

Great Green Wall initiative and fight against desertification

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says that degradation of about two billion of hectares of arable land is due to population...

Cheikhrouhou to leave Green Climate Fund

Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Héla Cheikhrouhou, has announced that she will step down in September 2016, at the end of...

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Heat waves put older persons at high risk, warns UN report

As extreme heat grips many countries and becomes “the new normal”, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns of heightened...
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Renaissance Energy, Bayelsa host communities to conserve Apoi Creek Forest Reserves

Renaissance Africa Energy Company and hosts to its South Swamp Gas Gathering Solution (SSGGS) project have commenced plans to...

CSOs seek restructure of Nigeria’s climate change response system

Some civil society organisations in the Niger Delta have called for the decentralisation of Nigeria’s climate change response structure. The...

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Heat waves put older persons at high risk, warns UN report

As extreme heat grips many countries and becomes “the...

Renaissance Energy, Bayelsa host communities to conserve Apoi Creek Forest Reserves

Renaissance Africa Energy Company and hosts to its South...
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