Yearly Archives: 2016

Paris Agreement: More urgent action needed in Marrakech

Ahead of the 22nd Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commemces...

How IFAD scheme will boost Nigeria rice production

The Benue State Programme Coordinator, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), Emmanuel Igbaukum, has expressed optimism that the project...

ECOWAS, AMCOW collaborate for water sustainability

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Marcel de Souza, has assured the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW)...

Paris Agreement will define our work, says World Bank

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim in a statement on Thursday in Washington says that what was agreed in Paris is now a defining...

How we’ll fair at COP22, by IPCC

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be present at the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) of United Nations Framework Convention on...

Paris Agreement: Green light illuminates call for action

A big green light for faster, stronger climate action was on Friday switched on as the Paris Climate Change Agreement entered into force, only...

UN demands robust climate action as Paris Agreement enters into force

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday marked the entry into force of the Paris Agreement with a call for strong action on climate change...

World must increase ambition to meet Paris goals

The world must urgently and dramatically increase its ambition to cut roughly a further quarter off predicted 2030 global greenhouse emissions and have any...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...