Yearly Archives: 2018

Climate change impedes agricultural yields – NEPAD

The National Coordinator of New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD) in Nigeria, Mrs Gloria Akobundu, says climate change is impeding agricultural processes, and leading...

UN seeks $80m to support refugees in Ethiopia

Two United Nations (UN) humanitarian agencies are jointly seeking $80 million to provide food assistance to refugees in Ethiopia, which hosts the second largest number of...

River Ethiope secures rights recognition

The River Ethiope Trust Foundation (RETFON), in partnership with the Earth Law Centre (ELC), has secured rights recognition for the River Ethiope, an inland...

Paris Agreement: Nigeria moving in right direction, says group

In its Global Spotlight Project for March 2018, Climate Scorecard has given Nigeria a pass mark, saying that the West African nation “is moving...

Lagos targets 20,000 homes by 2020

The Lagos State Government is targeting 20,000 housing units by the year 2020 as part of its multifaceted approach to confront the three million housing...

Campaign flays tobacco giants for advertising to kids near schools

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is launching a new global campaign to stop the world’s largest tobacco companies from targeting kids near schools in...

Borno resuscitates poultry, fisheries, livestock production

The Borno State Government says it has resuscitated the dormant poultry unit in the state and improved both livestock and fisheries production. The state’s Commissioner...

Boosting climate technology innovation through entrepreneurship

Experts from around the world are gathering on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the UN in Bonn, Germany to discuss how to drive forward...

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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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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...

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

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

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

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