Monthly Archives: November, 2016

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Activists demand halt to new fossil fuels

A coalition of over 375 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on Monday in Marrakech, Morocco delivered a letter to global leaders with an urgent new demand...

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Natural disasters force 26m people into poverty, cost $520bn yearly losses

The impact of extreme natural disasters is equivalent to a global $520 billion loss in annual consumption, and forces some 26 million people into...

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Climate Change

COP22 delegates explore mitigation measures’ impact, trade linkages

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in cooperation with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Trade Centre (ITC), World Trade...

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Climate Change

Climate change puts Moroccan sugar industry in dire straits

For a country that was an exporter of sugar as far back as the 16th century, Morocco should by now be among the world’s leading...

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30,000 rendered homeless as Lagos waterfront community is set ablaze

A month after the Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, announced government’s intention to demolish “shanties” along waterfronts across the state – and just...

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Mohammed, Fadina sceptical over Trump’s climate policy

More reactions have trailed the shock emergence of businessman and Republican candidate Donald Trump as the President-elect of the United States of America, who...

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Business

Shell wins sustainability, climate action awards

Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) continued to earn more recognition for their sustainable development efforts as they took home two trophies at the 10th...

admin - November 13, 2016

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