Monthly Archives: October, 2016

PACJA decorates 2016 ACCER Award winners

The 2016 African Climate Change and Environmental Reporting (ACCER) Awards were feted in a ceremony held on the sidelines of the sixth conference on...

Experts extol late Prof Obasi’s contributions to climate science

Former Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), Prof Godwin Patrick Olu Obasi, has been described as Africa’s gift to the world of climate...

Africa urged to adopt the Paris Agreement

African governments have been urged to ratify and implement the Paris Agreement on climate change to help manage effects of climate change. Speaking at the...

AfDB to unveil Africa post-Paris Agreement initiatives

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its commitment to sustaining and extending ongoing collaboration with African countries with a view to deepening partnerships...

Africa outlines priorities for Paris Agreement as CCDA-VI ends

Over 300 participants representing various interest groups on the continent including governmental and non-governmental organisations, academic, media, women, lawyers and youths have underscored the...

Africa urged to mainstream gender in climate change, development

As the sixth session of the Climate Change and Development for Africa (CCDA-VI) ended on Thursday, Justus Kabyemera, Coordinator, ClimDev Africa Special Fund at...

Group underlines need for WASH in health sector

A charge has been made for the need to enhance the use of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the health sector. This charge was...

BRICS Bank approves $900m for green projects

The New development bank set up by the BRICS will lend $2.5 billion in 2017, the President of the new lender told the leaders of the...

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Households pay $12tr a year in hidden fossil fuel costs – Report

New research by 350.org shows that, on top of soaring energy bills, fossil fuels cost households an additional $12...
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Don urges geographers to deploy maps, data to save Nigeria’s forests

Prof. Adesola Ogidiolu has urged geographers to deploy mapping tools and data-driven approaches to address Nigeria’s worsening forest crisis,...

Feminist voices demand inclusion, power in critical minerals boom

As global demand for critical minerals surges to power the clean energy transition, feminist advocates are raising urgent concerns...

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Households pay $12tr a year in hidden fossil fuel costs – Report

New research by 350.org shows that, on top of...

Don urges geographers to deploy maps, data to save Nigeria’s forests

Prof. Adesola Ogidiolu has urged geographers to deploy mapping...