Yearly Archives: 2021

Disaster Risk Management

UNICEF: 400,000 fled Congolese city fearing another volcano eruption

Calm has been restored in the Congolese city of Goma, after thousands of people fled the metropolis, fearing that a nearby volcano could erupt...
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Health

WHO supports people quitting tobacco to reduce risk of COVID-19

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched the campaign to support millions of tobacco users who are actively taking steps to save their lives,...
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Water & Sanitation

Menstrual Hygiene Day: Association advocates need for free sanitary pads for girls, women in Nigeria

The Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Kwara State Chapter, on Friday, May 28, 2021 called on government at all tiers to make available...
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Climate Change

Germany invests over €600m in developing countries to curb climate change

The German Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) investments in international climate projects is said to have reached a record high. In 2020, the BMU supported...
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Climate Change

IPCC reschedules report approval sessions

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has rescheduled next year’s approval sessions for the Working Group II and Working Group III contributions to...
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Renewable Energy

Energy transition: Total changes name to TotalEnergies

Total on Friday, May 28, 2021 changed its name to TotalEnergies as the company moves to become one of the world’s top five in...
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Health

Africa urgently needs 20m second doses of COVID-19 vaccines – WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to get second...
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Waste Management

Waste disposal: Kwara tasks residents on RORO bins

The Kwara State Government has urged residents to make use of the Roll On Roll Off (RORO) bins and stop littering streets with waste. The...
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Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license offshore the Republic of Congo, marking...
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Conservation

Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most comprehensive assessment in 15 years – reveals little evidence of...
Climate Change

Ottmar Edenhofer re-elected Chair of EU climate advisory board

The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, which began its second four-year term at the end of March...

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Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery...
Conservation

Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most...