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Yearly Archives: 2017

Nigeria needs $140bn to achieve climate commitments, says World Bank

The World Bank has urged Nigeria to put in place the right policy framework that will improve and enable the private sector drive the...

Developing nations emerge as sustainable energy leaders

An increasing number of developing countries – Mexico, China, Turkey, India, Vietnam, Brazil, and South Africa – are emerging as leaders in sustainable energy,...

Ghana: Measuring livelihood dependency on river flow

As part of the blog series on IUCN’s “WISE-UP to Climate” project, project partner, BC3 (Basque Centre for Climate Change) research economist, Laetitia Pettinotti,...

Investors ask G20 to phase out fossil fuel subsidies

Investors and insurers with more than $2.8 trillion in assets under management on Wednesday, 15 February 2017 called on the group of G20 economies...

Worry in Ethiopia, Kenya as Lake Turkana water level falls

Water and Sanitation Dropping water levels in Kenya’s Lake Turkana following the development of dams and plantations in Ethiopia’s lower Omo Valley threaten the...

China, Sweden take bold climate action

While some countries recently broke new ground in climate ambition, a report on nationally determined contributions (NDCs) shows that there is still a long...

Dangote, rice farmers, Sokoto sign rice growers’ scheme agreement

A tripartite agreement spare headed by the Dangote Rice Limited to create jobs for 16,000 outgrower rice farmers in Sokoto State in Northwest Nigeria...

NEITI commits to open government partnerships

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has identified Nigeria’s membership of Open Government Partnership as a timely platform to push for disclosure of...

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AfDB approves $200m loan to boost Nigeria’s agricultural productivity

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $200 million loan to scale...
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Why IEA should be at forefront of Africa’s clean cooking development

The U.S. has intensified pressure on the International Energy Agency (IEA) – signaling that it could withdraw from the...

ACReSAL secures statutory backing for Kaduna gully works

The Kaduna State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project has secured statutory land validation to advance planned gully...

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AfDB approves $200m loan to boost Nigeria’s agricultural productivity

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank...

Why IEA should be at forefront of Africa’s clean cooking development

The U.S. has intensified pressure on the International Energy...
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