Climate Change

Delivering on climate action will unlock a goldmine of human and economic benefits, says Simon Stiell

In his remarks at the 10th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on Thursday, September 5, 2024, UN Climate Change Executive...

Power Shift Africa welcomes UNFCCC move to admit more COP observers from global south

In his speech on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, announced that...

Global carbon dioxide emissions reached 54b tons per year, says Ismail Serageldin

CO2 emissions are not decreasing, but on the contrary, are growing, Ismail Serageldin, Co-Chair of Board of Trustees of Nizami Ganjavi International Centre, said...

Desk officers update climate change knowledge at Osun inter-agency workshop

As part of its efforts to develop a Climate Action Plan, Osun State Government has organised a one-day Inter-agency Workshop for Desk Officers and...

Climate change: Aggressive land use, agriculture to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions in West Africa

Greenhouse gas emissions in West Africa are expected to be accelerated by growing population, intensive agriculture and other aggressive land use changes. Thus, according to...

Achieving sustainable climate policies in Nigeria by ‘voting for climate’

Climate change issue is now at the centre of global politics. In the last decades it has shaped public discourses as global leaders strive...

2023 State of the Climate in Africa Report presents overview of continent’s climate crisis

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the African Union Commission on Monday, September 2, 2024, jointly...

GCF approves $151m for AfDB’s climate resilience programme in Africa

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $151 million in financing for a major resilience programme supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The aim...

Latest news

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...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

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...

Must read

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...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

You might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you

Bayelsa empowers 366 SDGs trainees

The Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday, August 24, 2022,...

Oilwatch, others condemn assassination of Thulani Maseko

The gruesome assassination of Thulani Maseko, a highly decorated...

Industry infiltration dominates debate as tobacco treaty talks begin

Nigeria and 180 other countries meeting in Geneva, Switzerland...