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Monthly Archives: March, 2018

World Water Day: Greenpeace seeks commitment to defend South Africans’ right to water

This year, South Africa will observe World Water Week under the ominous cloud of the Cape Town water crisis, and the stark reality of...

Biotech pioneers, Rittmann and van Loosdrecht, win 2018 Stockholm Water Prize

Professors Bruce Rittmann and Mark van Loosdrecht are named the 2018 Stockholm Water Prize Laureates for revolutionising water and wastewater treatment. Their pioneering research and...

Nigerian youth initiative, others win maiden UN SDG Action Awards

Nigerian anti-corruption awareness campaigner, the Creative Youth Initiative Against Corruption (CYIAC) Corruption Busters (CCB), and seven other organisations are winners of the first United...

‘MY World 360°’ launched, to empower SDG journalism

At the ongoing Global Festival of Action in Bonn, the United Nations SDG Action Campaign, Digital Promise Global, and Oculus have announced a new partnership and the...

Concern as Poland enacts law to crack down on protesters at COP24

Some 116 civil society organisations (CSOs) and allies globally appear concerned over an apparent crackdown by the Polish Government on protests at the 24th Session...

Radio Report: Open defecation in Lagos

Despite adopting a new waste management system known as the Cleaner Lagos Initiative, many areas in the Lagos metropolis remain an eyesore, with all manners of...

Radio Report: Lagosians want answers to weather challenges on World Meterological Day

With the observance of the World Meterological Day on March 23, 2018, governments, relevant agencies and  institutions in at least 191 member nations, including...

World Water Day: Why Ghanaian rural communities seldom take water for granted

World Water Day, celebrated globally on March 22, is a good time for Ghanaians to reflect on the risks of degradation to which the...

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INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement encapsulated the sentiment driving delegates’ commitment to end plastic pollution...
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Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made breakthrough research into environmental and industrial chemistry. Vice Chancellor of the...

Climate disasters: UN to prioritise early warning systems by 2027

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the UN will prioritise early warning systems against climate disasters globally by 2027. Dr...

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INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement...

Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made...
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