Monthly Archives: August, 2017

Report underlines need for National Urban Policy for Palestine

The first State of Palestine Cities Report calls for development of a National Urban Policy and recommends that more effort should be made to...

Five die as cholera rocks IDP camp in Borno

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and other partners are reportedly moving swiftly to help local health authorities contain a cholera outbreak in a camp...

Construction work on COP23 venue intensifies

The construction of the provisional structures required to make sure that all 20,000 plus delegates and visitors to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23)...

Flooding: Benue to review master plan of Makurdi, others

The Benue State House of Assembly on Thursday, August 30, 2017 directed the State Ministry of Lands and Survey to review the Master Plan...

59 nations get $10m under GCF’s Readiness Programme

More than $10 million to date has been disbursed through the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Readiness Programme, a flagship funding programme that provides resources...

Rooftop solar can bridge India’s gap in rural health services, says report

Solar powered primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in Chhattisgarh admitted over 50% more patients and conducted almost twice the number of child deliveries in a...

EnviroNews, others to receive awards at 8th Environment Outreach Public Lecture

Leading online environment and development magazine, EnviroNews Nigeria, along with several others organisations and individuals, will be honoured during the 8th Environment Outreach Magazine...

Africa no longer dumping ground for obsolete technologies, say water ministers

The era of exporting obsolete technologies to Africa in the guise of meeting the continent’s infrastructure needs in the water and sanitation sector is...

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour,...

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products...