Monthly Archives: September, 2019

Climate change to bring glacier loss, rising sea levels – IPCC

Climate change is set to cause frequent flooding, rising sea levels, major loss of glaciers and thawing of permafrost, a UN science panel warned in a...

IPCC report: World should go fossil-free by 2050, says 350

Unless the world starts reducing fossil fuel use now and go completely fossil-free by 2050, hundreds of millions of people will be displaced due to rising...

Faiths for Forests campaign launched at Climate Action Summit

The Faiths for Forests campaign was officially launched on Sunday, September 22, 2019 as a contribution to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit, kicking off a...

UNGA: Sahel threats necessitate ‘global response’ – Issoufou

President of Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou, has called for a "global response" to the problems of land degradation that threaten the arid Sahel belt. Addressing a meeting...

‘World leaders can’t ignore grim facts from IPCC’s oceans report’

Scale of threat to oceans and ice ecosystems and the communities dependent on them requires rapid and unprecedented political action to stop the climate crisis, says the Climate Action Network...

Climate change: EU supports Nigeria with €150m

The European Union (EU) says it will support Nigeria with €150 million to enable it tackle challenges of climate change. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and Head...

Germany to spend up to €800m on reforestation

The German Federal and States Governments on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 made €800 million ($880 million) available for the conservation of woodland and reforestation, Agriculture Minister,...

UNIDO tasks society on national policy on solid waste management

The United Nations Industrial Development (UNIDO) has challenged the Waste Management Society of Nigeria (WAMASON) to ensure the enforcement of National Policy on Waste Management developed...

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Global Surveyors’ Day: Land surveyors identify peculiar challenges

The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) has identified inadequate land data and skill gaps in sustainability as key limitations...
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‘I will always reflect humility, integrity, honour’ – Onuigbo declares Abia Senatorial ambition

Speech by Rep. Sir Sam Ifeanyichukwu Onuigbo FCIS, FNIM, KJW (Odozi obodo Gburugburu) declaring his intention to contest for...

RDI urges govts to adopt gender-responsive strategies in water sector

Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), an environmental non-governmental organisation, has called on the federal and state governments to adopt gender-responsive...

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Global Surveyors’ Day: Land surveyors identify peculiar challenges

The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) has identified inadequate...

‘I will always reflect humility, integrity, honour’ – Onuigbo declares Abia Senatorial ambition

Speech by Rep. Sir Sam Ifeanyichukwu Onuigbo FCIS, FNIM,...