Yearly Archives: 2018

Empowering agripreneurs to adapt to climate change

Agri-food actors across the supply chain urgently need to put protective measures in place, whilst making use of trade opportunities and innovative adaptation technologies....

Nigeria’s agric sector challenged by animal diseases — FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has identified Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) and Zoonosis as one of the major challenges constraining the country’s agricultural...

How qualitative greenhouse gas inventory will transform economy

Speaking on the need for and the implications of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Quality Assurance Workshop that held recently in Abuja and Lagos,...

Why emissions estimate should be basis for Nigeria’s climate policy

In the sidelines of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Quality Assurance Workshop that held recently in Abuja and Lagos, William Agyemang-Bonsu, Manager, Mitigation and...

Nigeria gets UN lifeline in qualitative GHG inventory preparation

Nigeria’s bid to prepare qualitative greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories has received a boost, thanks to a fatherly arm extended by the United Nations, whose...

Cities ‘highly exposed’ to disasters, says report

A UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) publication has found that nearly three in five cities with populations greater than 500,000 people...

Polio immunisation: WHO collates empty viles for accountability

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is collating empty viles of polio vaccines used in Dange Shuni Local Government Area of Sokoto State for accountability,...

Africities 8, in Marrakesh, explores sustainable cities’ transition

City dynamics and sustainable development will be tabled for discussion as the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) holds the eighth...

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TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license offshore the Republic of Congo, marking...
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Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most comprehensive assessment in 15 years – reveals little evidence of...

Ottmar Edenhofer re-elected Chair of EU climate advisory board

The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, which began its second four-year term at the end of March...

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TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery...

Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most...