Monthly Archives: September, 2021

Climate Change

Network seeks COP26 postponement over COVID-19 vaccination challenges

Climate Action Network (CAN), a global network of over 1500 civil society organisations in over 130 countries working together to fight the climate emergency,...
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Climate Change

NiMet predicts three-day cloudiness, thunderstorms from Tuesday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and thunderstorms from Tuesday, September 7 to Thursday, September 9, 2021 across the nation. NiMet, in its...
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Climate Change

Financing critical for climate change targets in developing countries – OPEC

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says financing remains critical in meeting any climate change target for developing countries. Dr Mohammad Barkindo, OPEC Secretary...
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Water & Sanitation

Cholera outbreak: Govt to construct modern toilets in FCT

The Federal Government says it will soon commence the construction of a modern toilet with borehole and solar powered pump, as part of efforts...
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Waste Management

LAWMA to ban single use plastic

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is set to ban single use plastic materials across its formations, as part of its efforts to curtail...
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Conservation

Declining vulture populations should be a wakeup call

Every year the world marks the International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) in September, to raise awareness about vultures. However, the picture is not rosy...
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Disaster Risk Management

Residents in flood prone areas say nowhere to relocate

Some residents living in flood-prone areas of Kaduna State say they will not relocate as they had nowhere to go in spite of predicted...
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Renewable Energy

Why more Nigerians are embracing solar energy

“Everybody is tired of NEPA - their service is poor and the estimated billing is ridiculous,” Olufemi Fadeyi, a civil engineer and farmer, residing...
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Climate Change

Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C of global warming...
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Sustainable Devpt

African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts and representatives of civil society, adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration...
Agric & Biotech

How agriculture restored peace between farmers, pastoralists in Plateau

In nearly every community I have worked in across Plateau State, I have heard some version of the same...

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Climate Change

Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into...
Sustainable Devpt

African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts...