Climate Change

The International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED) says climate change represents a clear and present danger to the future of Nigeria’s development, if not well tackled. Flooding: Climate change is said to pose a risk to the future of Nigeria’s development. Photo credit: AFP / Sodiq Adelakun Mr Ewah Eleri, the Executive Director of ICEED, made this known ...

The Climate Action Network (CAN), in a reaction to the decision by the Chilean government not to host the UN Climate Summit COP25 that was scheduled to take place from December 2 to 13, 219 in Santiago, says it stands in solidarity with the people of Chile in their ongoing pursuit to hold their government accountable and to improve the ...

Following the decision of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to announce climate change as a “hoax” hence seeking to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement; the debate to ascertain the truth about climate change and climate action has been sustained, especially among educated folks. Nigeria youths being addressed during a Roundtable on climate change ...

France has pledged to invest €700,000 on educational research aimed at fostering collaboration on climate change adaptation between it and Nigeria. President Emmanuel Macron of France. Photo credit: REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier Mrs Leila Mathieu, Higher Education and Science Attaché’ to the French Embassy in Nigeria, said this while briefing journalists on the proposed project on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in Abuja. ...

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Tilak Marapana, has called for multilateral actions to combat poverty, terrorism and climate change around the globe, local media report on Monday, October 28, 2019 said. Tilak Marapana Marapana said this while speaking at the 18th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Summit had it ...

A climate change expert, Dr Samuel Adejuwon, says any rainfall that lasts for 12 hours at this time of the year is unusual and can be linked to the effect of climate change. Erstwhile Director, Department of Climate, Federal Ministry of Enviroment in Nigeria, Dr Samuel Adejuwon, stressing a point during a meeting Adejuwon made this known to the News ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Pledging Conference concluded in Paris on Friday, October 25, 2019 with pledges now totaling $9.7 billion. GCF executive director, Yannick Glemarec By doubling on their initial contribution to the GCF, a handful of developed countries signaled they are ready to take responsibility in tackling the climate emergency, but observers believe that majority of contributor countries ...

No fewer than 2,000 representatives of African cities, local and regional governments and non-state actors gathered in Accra, Ghana from October 16 to 18, 2018 for the 2nd African Climate Chance Summit, featuring the Conference of the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA). Delegates at the CoM SSA opening ceremony On Wednesday, October 16, CoM SSA was opened by the ...

A manufacturing firm, Pacegate Ltd., says it has introduced an eco-friendly steel drum with the aim to fight climate change and promote green environment. Dr Peter Tarfa, Director, Department of Climate Change (DCC) in the Federal Ministry of Environment Its Managing Director, Mr Umesh Amarnani, told newsmen in Lagos on Thursday, October 24, 2019 that the steel drum was suitable ...

In this final article of this series on the IPCC, I want to conclude by laying out the seven ways through which individuals, groups, and nations can participate in the work of the IPCC. Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke delivering the keynote address Previous articles have already explained the structure and process of the IPCC and made the point that the IPCC ...