Monthly Archives: April, 2018

Human Settlement

UN reports details ways cities can adapt to floods, storms

A newly-released UN report has detailed practical ways of adapting to climate change impacts such as increased flooding or intensifying storms in human settlements,...
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Conservation

Three-quarters of Lake Victoria life risks extinction – Study

Three-quarters of animals and plants, living in Lake Victoria in East Africa, are threatened with extinction, according to a study published on Monday, April...
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Science & Tech

Nigeria to launch two satellites soon

The Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited on Monday, April 30, 2018 said that it was collaborating with China Great Wall Industry Cooperation (CGWIC) to launch...
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Climate Change

Ugandan issues flood risk alert as rain season reaches peak level

The Government of Uganda has issued a flood risk alert, warning the public to take caution as the rain season in the east African...
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Cover

Heavy rains, landslides kill 100 in Kenya

Hiribae Mame stood waist-deep in water outside her wrecked house in eastern Kenya, one of around 200,000 people forced to flee by weeks of...
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Climate Change

Bonn talks: Time running out for climate inaction, says ACT Alliance

As another round of interim climate change negotiations starts on Monday, April 30, 2018 in Bonn, Germany, ACT Alliance has reiterated its call for urgent...
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Climate Change

Bonn talks: LDC group demands all-embracing climate action

The UN climate change negotiations holding from April 30 to May 10, 2018 in Bonn, Germany come at a critical time as countries work...
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Climate Change

Bonn talks: Civil society sets out expectations for climate discussions

The current climate talks in Bonn, Germany must pave the way for key outcomes at the COP24 at the end of the year, civil...
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Climate Change

Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C of global warming...
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Sustainable Devpt

African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts and representatives of civil society, adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration...
Agric & Biotech

How agriculture restored peace between farmers, pastoralists in Plateau

In nearly every community I have worked in across Plateau State, I have heard some version of the same...

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Climate Change

Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into...
Sustainable Devpt

African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts...