Climate Change

UN report highlights climate action impact in advancing SDGs

The United Nations Develoment Programme (UNDP) on Thursday at the ongoing UN climate change talks (COP22) formally launched the 2nd edition of its flagship...

COP22 delegates explore mitigation measures’ impact, trade linkages

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in cooperation with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Trade Centre (ITC), World Trade...

Climate change puts Moroccan sugar industry in dire straits

For a country that was an exporter of sugar as far back as the 16th century, Morocco should by now be among the world’s leading...

European Bank commits to support climate-related investment

The European Investment Bank (EIB), believed to be the world’s largest global lender for climate related investment, on Friday in Marrakech, Morocco confirmed its...

NDC Partnership to help nations actualise Paris Agreement

Now that the ground-breaking Paris Agreement on climate change has entered into force, how do countries make good on their national commitments to tackle...

African CSOs demand ambitious action in Marrakech

African civil society organisations (CSOs) at the ongoing climate change negotiations have warned that if Parties do not urgently raise their pre-2020 ambitions in...

Africa urged to avoid being caught in ‘capacity building syndrome’

Africa should avoid the “Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) trap” by perpetually pushing capacity building and miss out on serious climate funding opportunities, Balgis Osman...

USAID paper analyses INDCs of Nigeria, 36 others

Leading up to the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP 21) in Paris in December 2015, countries submitted their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), outlining...

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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including the Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children (MEDIC) and...
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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the country will be self-sufficient and meet its global market...

Use marble to produce electricity, engineer advises Oyo

An electrical engineer, Mr. Toyese Oyerinde, has advised the Oyo State Government to exploit the huge deposits of marble...

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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

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