Climate Change

African civil society organisations are pressing for a decision at the UN Climate Change Summit (COP25) taking place in Madrid, Spain that recognises the special circumstances and needs of the continent, which is among the hardest hit and the least prepared for the adverse impacts of climate change. PACJA officials during a session in Madrid Among other things, current projections ...

As the 25th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) began on Monday, December 2, 2019 in Madrid, the Spanish capital, civil society and grassroots groups have challenged Parties negotiating at the two-week summit to heed the demands of climate-impacted people around the world to advance real and just ...

The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) has approved a project proposal for a total of $997,524 to support Benin and Lesotho to access international climate finance, an initiative underpinned by evidence that adaptation to climate change must start locally. King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho While local responses can create opportunities for innovative solutions, most local governments in least developed ...

As the global climate emergency intensifies and greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow, governments will gather in Madrid, Spain from December 2 to 13, 2019 for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) to take the next crucial steps in the UN climate change process. Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) The conference holds ...

The Chilean Environment Minister, Carolina Schmidt, has been officially handed ownership of the IFEMA Conference Centre in Madrid, Spain, where the two-week UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) will commence on Monday, December 2, 2019. She was accompanied by UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Patricia Espinosa, and Spanish Minister for Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera. Teresa Ribera, Carolina Schmidt and Patricia Espinosa Over 1,500 ...

The Federal Government has been called upon to mainstream health and health related issues into the nation’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). NDC means nationally-determined greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of a country, based on Article 4 of the Paris Agreement and mitigation efforts to achieve the target.  In 2020, nations are to submit new or updated NDCs, also referred to ...

Nigerian activist and climate change advocate, Hamzat Lawal, is holding his country to high esteem in leading on climate action across the continent. Lawal, who is the Chief Executive of Connected Development (CODE), is a keynote speaker at Canada’s Global Leadership Summit hosted by the Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC). Hamzat Lawal According to Lawal, “My country (Nigeria) holds the key ...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said that the presentation of two reports forms the highlight of its presence at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) holding in Madrid, Spain from December 2 to 13, 2019. Hoesung Lee, IPCC chair The IPCC Chair, Vice-Chairs and Co-Chairs  will present the findings of the IPCC Special Reports launched in ...

A clear majority of lawmakers in the European Parliament voted to declare a “climate and environmental emergency” in Europe on Thursday, November 28, 2019 a symbolic act to put EU policymakers under pressure to meet environmental targets. The European Parliament The resolution passed with 429 votes in favour and 225 against in the EU legislature in the French city of ...

The Vice Chancellor of Igbinedion University Okada, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, has urged the Federal Government to formulate strategic policies to address climate change challenges. Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye Prof. Ezemonye made the call while delivering a lecture during the 17th Convocation of the university at Okada in Edo State on Thursday, November 28, 2019. He spoke on the topic, “Global Transformation, ...