Yearly Archives: 2018

Winter freeze claims first victims in Serbia

Two people froze to death in Serbia on Monday as cold spell descended on the region, State Broadcaster — RTS — reported, citing Police. The...

Shell’s Bonga hits 800m barrels mark

In 13 years of deep-water exploration, the Bonga vessel of the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has produced over800 million barrels of...

1.5m Rwandese to get AfDB’s €115m water lifeline

The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved additional funding support of €115 million to Rwanda’s Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Programme,...

Buses in Cote d’Ivoire to be fueled with compressed natural gas

The Ivorian Minister of Transport, Mr Amadou Koné, and several government ministers have launched what has been described as a ground-breaking initiative that is...

Praises, knocks greet COP24, outcome

After two weeks of deliberations and negotiations, the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on...

Tons of antibiotics harmful to human health found in pork

More than 12,000 tons of antibiotics that are harmful to human health has been found in pork in Kenya, an official with the World...

Katowice failed, produced ‘weak’ rulebook – CSE

“It is a weak Rulebook that we have got for implementation of the Paris Agreement. This Rulebook is completely insufficient to drive ambitious climate...

COP24: ACT demands stronger climate action commitment

The just concluded UN climate talks in Kotawice, Poland confirms the vast disconnect between ambition, urgency for action on climate change, and the political...

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Nigeria, 13 others to benefit from $11.3m AfDB, NDF renewable energy scheme

The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a $5.65 million reimbursable grant from the Sustainable Energy...
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How Middle East conflict is damaging the environment – UNEP

A statement by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on environmental damage arising from the conflict in the Middle...

Loss & Damage forum: Civil society urges people-centred climate action

Civil society leaders are calling on governments and stakeholders to prioritise communities and children in climate action, warning that...

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Nigeria, 13 others to benefit from $11.3m AfDB, NDF renewable energy scheme

The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has...

How Middle East conflict is damaging the environment – UNEP

A statement by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)...