Monthly Archives: October, 2017

COP23: Raising ambition, accelerating climate actions

While backgrounding the COP23 scheduled to hold in November 2017, the Climate Justice Info Service predicts in this piece that the global forum will...

India: Ministry directed to notify Comprehensive Action Plan to improve air quality

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the ruling of the Supreme Court of India on Friday, October 27, 2017, directing the...

Nigeria accounts for 20% of Africa’s birth, says UNICEF

Nigeria currently accounts for 20 per cent of all the births in Africa, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported. UNICEF, in a report titled:...

WSSCC seeks safe disposal of menstrual waste

The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) has urged the government and organisations to encourage safe disposal of menstrual waste so as to...

Forest Preservation Bill will curb poaching, deforestation in Ogun – Lawmaker

A lawmaker in Ogun State on Thursday, October 26, 2017 assured that the passage of the Forest and Wildlife Preservation Bill would help curb...

Handwashing practice reduces risk of diseases by 40% – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that handwashing practice can reduce the risk of contracting diarrhoea and other communicable diseases by 40 per...

Third National Communication: Promoters engage with private sector players

About three months after stakeholders assembled in Kaduna to brainstorm on ways to actualise the Third National Communication (TNC), participants yet again converged on Lagos...

Brazil: Activists flay sale of oil blocks, energy policy inconsistency

Protesting at the Brazilian National Oil and Gas Agency headquarters, activists pressure the government for more transparency and responsibility, and highlight the impacts of...

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Nigeria positions local oil firms as global partners at OTC 2026

Nigeria is pushing its indigenous oil and gas firms as global partners, using the Offshore Technology Conference 2026 in...
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Why govt climate policies fail in communities – and how to fix it

A field study examining how indigenous communication influences climate change mitigation and adaptation among rural farmers in the Federal...

African negotiators call for action-driven climate finance at regional sustainable development forum

Chairperson of the Africa Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN), Nana Dr. Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, has called for a...

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Nigeria positions local oil firms as global partners at OTC 2026

Nigeria is pushing its indigenous oil and gas firms...

Why govt climate policies fail in communities – and how to fix it

A field study examining how indigenous communication influences climate...