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Monthly Archives: November, 2017

UN urges COP23 participants to achieve food security, zero hunger by 2030

The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 called on the participants of the Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, to adopt...

500 farmers key into Anchor Borrowers scheme in Daura

Rice Farmers Association, Daura Local Government chapter in Katsina State, northern Nigeria, says it has so far registered 500 farmers for the second phase of...

GEF, partners promote new fund for resilience in poor countries

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) on Monday, November 13, 2017 announced its support for a first of its kind climate resilience investment fund today...

Energy initiative to advance social inclusion, gender equality

The  Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and partners on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 launched the new People-Centred Accelerator – a voluntary partnership led initiative that...

Innovative ideas in action to get on track to Paris goals

The new technology industrial revolution will provide a major boost to speed up climate action but only if business commits to it and governments...

Norway, Unilever commit $400m to build resilience

The devastating impacts of this year’s hurricane season have brought home the need to invest urgently in societies that can resist climate change, a...

UN moves to address linked climate change, biodiversity, desertification threats

Executive Secretaries of the United Nations (UN) Biological Diversity, Climate Change, and Desertification Conventions are calling for the establishment of a Facility to secure...

Banks commit $24m to post-disaster reconstruction in the Caribbean

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have set up an emergency post-disaster reconstruction financing initiative to help the Caribbean region...

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Green Energy, Lekoil seek to strike out suit, vacate ex parte orders

Green Energy International Limited and Lekoil Oil and Gas Investments Limited have filed applications before the Federal High Court...
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Zero-waste economy: Foundation urges methane cut, plastic reduction

The Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF) has called for an urgent reduction of methane and plastic production cuts, to...

Senate seeks special funding for Environment Ministry to tackle erosion, flooding

The Senate has called for provision of special funding for Federal Ministry of Environment to tackle erosion, flooding and...

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Green Energy, Lekoil seek to strike out suit, vacate ex parte orders

Green Energy International Limited and Lekoil Oil and Gas...

Zero-waste economy: Foundation urges methane cut, plastic reduction

The Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF) has called for...
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