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Congo floods, landslides kill at least 120 in Kinshasa

At least 120 people are dead after heavy rains in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the government. The rainfall...

Nigeria flood disaster attracts international attention – Minister

Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, says the ravaging flooding in Nigeria and its devastating effects has received the attention  of global leaders who are...

NEMA, UNDP partner on national disaster database

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have partnered to establish a national disaster database for Nigeria. The organisations disclosed this...

UN announces $10.5m new funding for flood response in Nigeria

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, has announced $10.5 million in new funding for the flood response in Nigeria. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson...

Flooding: Reps urge govt to release N5bn to ecological fund for states

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to release N5 billion into the Ecological Fund Account for each state and FCT to...

Flood: FERMA seeks N100bn intervention fund for road repairs

The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has requested for N100 billion intervention fund from the Federal Government for urgent repair of roads damaged by...

COP27: UN unveils $3bn plan to achieve early warning systems

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Monday, November 7, 2022, unveiled the details of his Executive Action Plan for the Early Warnings for All initiative,...

How a community is fighting back against flood water

Humans and wild animals face new challenges for survival because of climate change. More frequent and intense drought, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels,...

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Kenya evacuates tourists stuck in flooded wildlife sanctuary

Kenyan officials said that they have evacuated all the tourists that were marooned by flooding in the world-famous Maasai...
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20% of Germans worry about climate change daily – Survey

Around one in five people in Germany worry about climate change every day, a survey by the auditing firm...

New flowering plant species discovered in SW China

Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of impatiens in southwest China’s Guizhou Province and named it Impatiens beipanjiangensis. The...

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Kenya evacuates tourists stuck in flooded wildlife sanctuary

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