Yearly Archives: 2016

Renewable Energy

Mozambique, firm to build $80m solar plant

Mozambique has reached an agreement with a private enterprise towards the development of the country’s first large scale solar plant. Scatec Solar and Norfund...
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Concern as wastes overwhelm Makurdi

The issue of waste management is becoming a thing of worry in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, where wastes pile up and litter junctions,...
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Nations converge on Marrakech as Paris Agreement enters into force

As the hottest year on record draws to a close, countries will gather in the historic Moroccan city of Marrakech from the 7th to...
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Health

Healthcare delivery system and imperatives of change

The Nigerian healthcare delivery system is a source of concern to all and sundry because of the needless deaths of compatriots and the capital...
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Climate Change

Biodiversity report identifies risks of fresh approaches to tackle climate change

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has published a detailed assessment of the implications of using climate geoengineering to limit global warming.  Approaches considered...
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German support for climate adaptation in Nigeria

The Federal Republic of Germany, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is providing funding support for two workshops on Climate Risk Insurance and Environmental...
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Marine

Shippers to cut sulphur emissions by 2020

In a landmark decision for both the environment and human health, 1 January 2020 has been set as the implementation date for a significant...
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Marine

Antarctic Ocean hosts world’s largest marine park

Twenty-four countries and the European Union agreed on Friday to create the world's largest marine park in the Antarctic Ocean, covering a massive 1.55...
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Climate Change

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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Climate Change

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...
Human Welfare

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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