Monthly Archives: November, 2022

Human Settlement

World Town Planning Day: Nasarawa directs proper planning, govt tasks planners on professional responsibility

Nasarawa State Urban Development Board (NUDB) says the state government has ordered proper gazetting and review of urban planning to create enabling, healthy and...
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Climate Change

Reactions trail new Loss and Damage pledges at COP27

On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Austria announced $50 million for climate “loss and damage” at COP27 just hours after Scotland’s first Minister pledged an...
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Climate Change

INBAR pushes use of bamboo as climate change solution in celebrating silver jubilee

Bamboo is a plant that can absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) for a longer period, therefore deemed as a measure for climate mitigation in terms...
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Renewable Energy

COP27: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of world’s biggest wind farms

The presidents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt signed an agreement on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to develop one of the world’s...
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Waste Management

Employing clean-up intervention to evacuate plastic waste: An NGO initiative in Plateau

Mrs Ladi Anthony, a dry season farmer in Mazah community located in Jos North Local Government of Plateau State in Nigeria, has been experiencing...
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Cover

COP27: Nigeria pushes for $400bn ETP funding

The Nigerian Government has said that it is pushing for $400 billion commitments from developed countries and partners on climate change to finance its...
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Climate Change

COP27: Nigeria to get £95m as UK increases climate adaptation budget

The United Kingdom (UK) has announced an investment of £95 million on climate resilient and sustainable agriculture in Nigeria. UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, announced...
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Climate Change

Nature’s critical role in tackling the climate crisis – BirdLife

We are at a tipping point. From unprecedent heat waves in Europe, deadly hurricanes in the US to devastating floods in Pakistan and Nigeria,...
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Climate Change

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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Climate Change

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...
Health

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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Climate Change

A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...
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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...