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Yearly Archives: 2016

High hopes for HFCs phasedown as Vienna talks close

Civil society organisations have welcome the progress made at the international negotiations for phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) which ended on a high at the...

Nigeria restates commitment to providing regular, potable water by 2030

Nigeria's Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has restated the Federal Governments’ commitment towards increasing access to potable water for all Nigerians by 2030....

Stakeholders explore avenues to resolve Benue farmers, herdsmen rift

Besides the branding of cows to avoid incidences of rustling, a gathering of civil society players has also demanded for the fast-tracking of the...

How water strategy transformed Nile Basin riparian communities

A conceptual structure agreed upon by Nile Basin riparian countries for organising policies, strategies and guidelines for sustainable management and development of the Nile...

New Dar es Salaam roadmap targets water security, sanitation

Activities at the expansive Julius Nyerere International Conference Centre in Dar es Salaam hit a crescendo on Sunday (24 July, 2016) as over 30...

Kaduna communities get 280 UNICEF hand pumps

A Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) specialist in Kaduna State, Mrs Theresa Pamma, has said 280 hand pump boreholes were constructed and 16 others...

Shrinking Kenya rivers endanger Tionosoyiet Wetland in Kericho

Mzee Richard Kemei has been drinking clean water drawn from the nearby river of “Kipkororiet” since he was a young man over 50 years...

Why monkeys with smaller testicles scream louder, by study

A new study finds that howler monkeys scream louder when they have smaller testicles. The study, published last week in the journal Current Biology, said that howler...

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Green Climate Fund Board approves $1.225bn for new projects, reforms accreditation model 

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved a record volume of climate finance for developing countries, green-lighting 17...
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AI and climate action: Opportunities, risks, challenges for developing countries

A new technical paper released by the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) under the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can serve...

Development Communication in Nigeria: Missing link between donor funds, real change

In Nigeria, the practice is that development is often measured by the amount of money spent, rather than the...

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AI and climate action: Opportunities, risks, challenges for developing countries

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