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Climate Change

Turning the climate tide by 2020

The world needs high-speed climate action for an immediate bending-down of the global greenhouse-gas emissions curve, leading experts have cautioned. Aggressive reduction of fossil-fuel usage...

C40 Cities mayors urge G20 leaders to accelerate climate action

Mayors of the world's largest cities, representing hundreds of millions of citizens, have launched a petition urging G20 heads of state and heads of...

Women frontrunners incite support for Paris accord

Women leaders, under the aegis of the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society, have declared their backing for the Paris Agreement on Climate...

GCF boosts Vanuatu’s capacity to access climate finance

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has disbursed $296,000 to Vanuatu to increase this vulnerable island country’s capacity to access climate finance. The transfer of these...

GCF: Climate fund pay-out progresses

The disbursement of Green Climate Fund (GCF) financing is picking up pace, following a major focus of the Fund this year on implementing approved...

Africa forum to boost climate action for sustainable development

Key stakeholders from the public sector, private sector and civil society from Africa and beyond will meet next week in Cotonou, Benin, to take...

Why oil firms should plan for low carbon future – Report

Five out of the world’s six largest listed oil companies risk wasting over 30% of their spending – with a total value of $2.3...

Worry over unsually high temperatures, heatwaves

Parts of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the United States of America have seen extremely high May and June temperatures, with a...

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EU urged to boost climate adaptation efforts as risks mount

A Report published on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, by the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change says the...
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FHA unveils N8bn shopping mall to boost economy, create 500 jobs 

The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has inaugurated a four‑storey, N8 billion mall to boost employment and business in Abuja. Managing Director...

Global commitment on display as countries negotiate key annex to Pandemic Agreement

Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) concluded a weeklong round of negotiations on draft annex for Pathogen...

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EU urged to boost climate adaptation efforts as risks mount

A Report published on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, by...

FHA unveils N8bn shopping mall to boost economy, create 500 jobs 

The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has inaugurated a four‑storey,...
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