Yearly Archives: 2021

HOMEF expresses commitment to preserve water bodies

In the light of the importance of preserving the integrity of rivers, creeks and oceans, people interacting with and utilising our water bodies must...

International Energy Agency commits to becoming net zero by 2024

The International Energy Agency (IEA) plans to rapidly reduce the emissions produced from its activities to comply with the recommendations the recent landmark report;...

Group clamours urgent action, funds to make water central to African climate policies

Climate change threatens critical water supplies for Africa’s most vulnerable people. This is the central theme WaterAid regional programmes in Africa want to ensure delegates...

Head of wildlife crime syndicate jailed for 14 years in Malawi

The kingpin of one of Southern Africa’s most prolific wildlife trafficking syndicates was on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, sentenced to serve 14 years in...

UNGA 76: Niger describes climate change as another pandemic with devastating effects

Apart from disastrous economic consequences, the COVID-19 pandemic has also amplified the climate and security crisis in the Sahel, said Niger’s Minister of Foreign...

Guterres calls for accelerated action on jobs, poverty eradication

Almost two years into the COVID-19 crisis, a huge divergence in the recovery is undermining global trust and solidarity, according to a new policy...

Govt seeks collective responsibility, increased awareness to protect rivers

Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, on Monday, September 27 called for collective responsibility and increased awareness to protect the country’s rivers and...

World Rivers Day: Hadejia Jama’are River Basin takes cleaning of rivers to communities

The management of Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Authority, on Monday, September 27 undertook clean-up exercise campaign to mark the 2021 World Rivers Day celebration...

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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...