Yearly Archives: 2019

Endorsing global call to action on climate, health

Director, Centre for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, USA, Dr Ed Maibach, recently had the opportunity to issue a call to action to Red Cross...

Stakeholders seek rights protection in EIA to curb crisis

Stakeholders have called for inclusion of social and human rights protective mechanisms in the Nigerian environmental impact assessment to mitigate crises in extractive laden areas in the...

London climate change protesters plan to ‘shut down’ Heathrow airport

Climate activists in Britain plan to take their protest to Heathrow Airport on Friday, April 19, 2019 after days of demonstrations in central London brought widespread...

Greta Thunberg in Rome: ‘Don’t take selfies with us, act on climate’

Swedish teenage environmental activist, Greta Thunberg, on Thursday, April 18, 2019 made a fresh appeal for action against climate change, blaming older generations for the crisis. “You...

Greenpeace activists ship plastic monster back to Nestlé’s factory in Kenya

Greenpeace Africa activists and volunteers delivered a #PlasticMonster partly covered with Nestlé branded plastic packaging right back to its source: the Nestlé factory servicing Kenya and...

N800m water supply project in Owerri abandoned, site turned to farm settlement

An Owerri Urban Water Supply project initiated by the Federal Government in Imo State at the cost of over N800 million through the Ministry of Niger...

16% of child deaths in Nigeria due to poor WASH facilities – WaterAid

WaterAid has attributed 16 per cent of child deaths in Nigeria to prevalence of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)-related sicknesses caused by lack of access to...

Govt urged on Great Green Wall project to reduce effects of climate change

The Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP) on Thursday, April 18, 2019 urged the Federal Government to prioritise the Great Green Wall project to reduce environmental challenges...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...