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Monthly Archives: March, 2018

Mosquito-borne diseases: US approves field trial for GM mosquitoes

Despite inherent concerns, genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs) will be released in the USA for the first time in 2018. The Food and Drug Administration...

World Health Day: World leaders urged to fulfill SDGs pledges

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged world leaders to live up to the pledges made toward advancing health for all while signing agreement...

Ahead rainy season, Akwa Ibom begins flood control intervention

The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Dr Iniobong Essien, has said that government has embarked on various flood control intervention...

I’ll strengthen UN-Habitat, says new director

Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Maimunah Mohd Sharif, has pledged to strengthen the agency to make it more responsive...

Central Africa countries to restore 34.56m ha of forest in species-rich Congo Basin

Seven Central African countries have committed to restore some 34.56 million hectares of forest under the Bonn Challenge. The countries are: Cameroon, Central African Republic,...

Ministers, UN officials to discuss Paris accord at Africa Climate Week

Action on climate change will receive a high-level boost when ministers from eight countries in Africa and senior United Nations and other officials converge...

NiMet’s Seasonal Rainfall Predictions as guides against disaster

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has, over the years, shown commitment to producing timely Seasonal Rainfall Predictions (SRP) and other climate information to the...

Rapid emissions reductions will keep CO2 removal, costs in check – Study

Rapid greenhouse-gas emissions reductions are needed if governments want to keep in check both the costs of the transition towards climate stabilisation and the...

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Heat waves put older persons at high risk, warns UN report

As extreme heat grips many countries and becomes “the new normal”, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns of heightened...
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Renaissance Energy, Bayelsa host communities to conserve Apoi Creek Forest Reserves

Renaissance Africa Energy Company and hosts to its South Swamp Gas Gathering Solution (SSGGS) project have commenced plans to...

CSOs seek restructure of Nigeria’s climate change response system

Some civil society organisations in the Niger Delta have called for the decentralisation of Nigeria’s climate change response structure. The...

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Heat waves put older persons at high risk, warns UN report

As extreme heat grips many countries and becomes “the...

Renaissance Energy, Bayelsa host communities to conserve Apoi Creek Forest Reserves

Renaissance Africa Energy Company and hosts to its South...
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