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Arab forum helps unlock climate finance for region’s energy, water, food security

The fourth of five Regional Finance Forums concluded in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday, September 15, 2022, with a focus on ushering in a wave of climate...

US announces $5m grant to support AfDB in tackling methane emissions

The United States government has announced it will provide a $5 million grant to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support efforts to abate...

Blue walls, green bonds and debt-for-nature: From pledges to implementation in Africa

How do you finance a fair post-pandemic green and sustainable recovery? And how do you turn pledges into action? African ministers of finance, economy...

UN agency to produce ‘unique’ master plan for Aba

Human Settlement Officer for Anglophone West Africa, UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat), Dr Omoayena Odumbaku, says the agency will employ best practices to give...

LAWMA to shut down Ladipo, Oyingbo markets for indiscriminate waste dumping

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said that, from Thursday, September 22, 2022, both Ladipo and Oyingbo markets will be shut down till...

Campaigners flay approval for GM wheat in Nigeria

A group of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria has denounced the permit recently granted to Trigall Genetics S.A. for importation of genetically modified...

Climate change: Group trains 45 community activists on risk management

The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, trained 45 community activists on the development of community...

EACOP: European parliament passes resolution against human rights violations, environmental threats

The European Parliament on Thursday, September 15, 2022, adopted a resolution that officially recognises the disastrous consequences for both human rights and the climate due to...

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ECA seeks coordinated action to advance SDGs, Agenda 2063

The Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver...

Kano to plant 10m trees to mitigate climate change 

The Kano State Government has announced plans to distribute...
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