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Disaster Risk Management

South African president urged to respond to worsening drought

President Cyril Ramaphosa must take drastic steps to cope with a worsening drought that has gripped large parts of the country, opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) said...

Australia urges quarter of a million to flee as winds fan huge bushfires

Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday, January 10, 2020 and prepared military backup as authorities said the...

Bushfires mirror Australia’s failure to tackle climate change – 350

An official of 350.org, Glen Klatovsky, has said that the current Australian bushfires did not come as a surprise because the government of Australia had failed...

Harmattan: NEMA warns S/East residents against bush burning, uncontrolled fire

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned residents of the South-East to desist from arbitrary bush burning and setting up uncontrolled fire during the harmattan. NEMA...

Ecologist advocates research funding for disaster management

An ecologist, Mr Innocent Okoronkwo, on Monday, January 6, 2020 said research should be integrated in disaster management in Nigeria for preparedness, prompt response and prevention...

US offers help in fighting Australia bushfires

U.S. President Donald Trump has called Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to offer help in battling the deadly bushfires that have been ravaging the country for...

Thousands trapped on Australian beaches by dangerous bushfires

Thousands swarmed to beaches on Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 to escape fierce wildfires bearing down on several seaside towns, as the government...

Morocco gets $275m World Bank loan to fight natural disasters

The World Bank has approved a loan of $275 million to support Morocco’s disaster risk management, the MAP news agency reported on Thursday, December...

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IITA designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance 

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has been officially designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention,...
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Audu Oseni: Why governance communication is not public relations

A concerning pattern across Nigeria and much of Africa is the belief among many government spokespersons that governance communication...

South Africa: Groups challenge lawfulness of approval for long-delayed Nuclear-1 project

Three environmental justice organisations have launched a High Court challenge to the environmental authorisation granted for Eskom’s proposed Nuclear-1...

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