Monthly Archives: November, 2022

Countries pledge added support to GEF funds at COP27

In what looks like an important injection of support to countries facing the worst effects of climate change, seven donor governments pledged new funding...

Russia flaring gas rather than selling, says EU’s von der Leyen during G20 summit

European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, accused Russia of using its gas as a weapon, and destroying it instead...

UN pledges support for Nigeria to attain SDGs

The UN is committed to assisting Nigeria attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030. UN Resident Coordinator (RC) in Nigeria, Mr Matthias Schmale, made this known...

COP27 Presidency launches initiative to support women as equal climate action players

Championing women as equal partners and players in implementing climate action, the COP27 Presidency on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, launched the African Women’s Climate...

Joint work programme of UNFCCC Technology Mechanism launched at COP27

Senior officials from several governments, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) launched a new five-year work...

UN urged to invite Heads of State to CBD COP15

With just one month to go until COP15 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) begins in Montreal, Canada, the press reported on Thursday, November...

COP27: We’re pressurising developed nations to ensure commitments are implemented – Abdullahi

African Ministers of Environment have forged a common ground to drive and negotiate for loss and damage, just energy transition, food security; climate finance,...

Alliance announces $35m support to African solar initiative

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Plane has announced a $35 million support to the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), under the...

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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...