Yearly Archives: 2021

Engineers urged to increase resilience on natural resources management

The Federal Government has called on environmental engineers to find solutions that would reduce the dependence on fossil fuel and increase reliance on natural...

Climate change: Experts advocate solar irrigation for female farmers, smallholders seek support

Some people see the effect of climate change as only experiencing heat instead of cold weather but, to a smallholder farmer like Comfort Oyadeji,...

Favourable weather prolongs locust menace in Horn of Africa – FAO

Locusts have remained a major threat to the Horn to Africa due to favourable weather conditions, Keith Cressman, a senior locust forecasting officer at...

Foundation to release 10 tons of PBR cowpea to farmers

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has said that it will release 10 tons of Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea before the beginning of...

Access to safer nicotine products in Africa more vital than ever

About 80% of smokers live in low-and middle-income countries and have no access to safer nicotine products – resulting in greater pain and suffering,...

Campaign urges Biden to end era of fossil fuel production

U.S. President Joe Biden has been called upon to take bold executive action to end the era of fossil fuel production, protect communities reeling...

Sokoto to construct modern waste bunkers with N48.8m

The Commissioner for Environment in Sokoto State, Alhaji Sagir Bafarawa, says N48.8 million will be spent on the construction of five additional enlarged modern...

Adaptation summit lacked new finance to match words to action – Climate campaigners

The Dutch government hosted Climate Adaptation Summit concluded on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 with the launch of the Adaptation Action Coalition, a new international coalition...

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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...