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WMO says April 2018 saw more extreme weather

April 2018 was the third warmest on record, continuing the trend of above-average temperatures that has persisted for most of this century, according to...
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Climate Change

Cook Islands braces for climate change with $3m Adaptation Fund support

The Cook Islands has received $3 million to help build the resilience of its residents and protect their livelihoods from disasters and climate change. The...
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Bonn talks: Vulnerable countries urge nations to step up climate targets for 1.5C

The Chair and lead representatives of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) have urged countries to step up and revise their national climate plans without...
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Climate change: Lesotho women advocate gender-based responses

A group of women in Thabaneng, Mafeteng, about 75 kilometres south-west of Maseru in Lesotho, seems unhappy with the side-lining of women’s development needs...
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Bonn talks: CDM can inspire, inform new mechanisms under Paris accord

The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which has spurred registration of thousands of climate and development projects worldwide, can inspire, inform and lend...
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Authorities issue heatwave warning in Pakistan after temperature rises to 44 Celsius

Health authorities have declared a heatwave red alert in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, after temperatures surged above 40 and winds came to...
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CO2 emissions up 1.8% in EU countries in 2017

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the EU increased by 1.8 per cent in 2017, compared to the previous year, the EU’s statistics office said...
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Climate change: Earth could lose capacity to sustain life – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that records for extreme weather events are being broken at an unprecedented rate, and that there is...
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YABATECH students unveil electric tricycle, AI delivery platform

Students of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, have developed an electric tricycle and an AI-powered food delivery platform...
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Africa must harness science, technology for growth – ECA

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged African countries to harness science, technology and innovation to...
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Flood alert: NEMA embarks on sensitisation in Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu

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