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Monthly Archives: March, 2019

Cyclone Idai: Hundreds evacuated amid fears of dam burst

Zimbabwean authorities on Sunday, March 24, 2019 began evacuating residents from the cyclone-hit town of Chimanimani after flood waters weakened a dam wall. The area is among...

Environment Ministry to help Park Service boost IGR

Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mrs.  Ibukun Odusote, has promised to create an enabling environment that would help boost the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the...

Katowice Rulebook defined COP24 success – Kurtyka

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 2018 brought together thousands of representatives of governments, climate change experts, activists and private sector...

Meteorological Day: Extreme weather conditions to persist in 2019, says NiMet

The Director General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Sani Mashi, says the extreme weather conditions currently being experienced in the country will persist through the year. Mashi disclosed this...

Sustainable development comes with sustainable peace – Mohammed

United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Ms Amina Mohammed, on Saturday, March 23, 2019 said that sustainable development in Africa would only be achieved through sustainable peace...

Tuberculosis Day: Nigeria needs help to find, treat TB cases – DevComs

As Nigeria joined the world to celebrate the 2019 World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on Sunday March 24, Development Communication Network (DevComs) has called on all Nigerians...

Groups draft law to give River Ethiope legal rights

The River Ethiope Trust Foundation (RETFON) along with Earth Law Centre and other partners have drafted the River Ethiope Rights Act of 2019 (Act) in a...

Govt to partner indigenes to combat desertification, land degradation

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, says the Federal Government will partner with affected desertificated areas’ indigenes to combat desertification and land...

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PAVE engages waste pickers on sustainable circular economy

The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) has hosted a two-day capacity building workshop designed specifically for waste...
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Abi Daré wins inaugural Climate Fiction Prize for ‘And So I Roar’

Nigerian author, Abi Daré, has been named the first-ever winner of the Climate Fiction Prize, a new literary award...

World Bank supports Bangladesh in flood risk reduction, recovery

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Thursday, May 15, 2025, approved $270 million in financing to bolster...

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PAVE engages waste pickers on sustainable circular economy

The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) has...

Abi Daré wins inaugural Climate Fiction Prize for ‘And So I Roar’

Nigerian author, Abi Daré, has been named the first-ever...
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