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The Centre for Climate Change and Development of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University (CCCD-AEFUNAI) in Ebonyi State has commenced a granted funded project aimed at raising and educating a critical mass of teachers on climate change related issues and to also carry out some climate actions including the formation of climate change clubs and tree planting exercise in schools. Dr ...

The Centre for Climate Change and Development at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike (CCCD-AEFUNAI) on Thursday, September 23, 2021 joined other partners of ACTS2025 Alliance to launch a report at a webinar session on Securing an Ambitious and Just Outcome at COP26 insights from Climate Vulnerable Countries. Some of the participants at the ACTS2025 Alliance webinar Allied for Climate ...

The Centre for Climate Change and Development Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo (CCCD AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State, has published several reports that are related to the revision of the Nigeria Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, Director of CCCD AE-FUNAI The reports, which are outputs from the ongoing project by the Centre titled “Promoting Public Engagement with Nigerian ...

The range of sectors included in the adaptation section of Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) as climate priorities has been described as narrow. Participants at the webinar themed: “Adaptation and Smart Agriculture in the new Nigeria’s NDC” According to Prof. Emmanuel Oladipo, a climate change expert, they do not cover enough sectors that could upscale the ability of the country ...

Development and climate experts and policy makers from Nigeria and across the world will gather in a virtual event to discuss how adaption and climate smart agriculture could be properly integrated in Nigeria’s revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) which is due to be published before the middle of the year. Prof. Emmanuel Oladipo of the University of Lagos is one ...

As the world prepares for the 26th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) scheduled to hold in Glasgow, United Kingdom in November 2021, a team of eggheads has convened to discuss, identify and guide ambitious outcomes at the global summit. Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 ...

The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP), a non-governmental organisation devoted to advancing action to enhance environmentally sustainable economic growth in Africa, is partnering with the European Climate Foundation (ECF) and the Climate Change and Development Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike (CCCD-AEFUNAI) to convene a “High-Level Dialogue on Promoting a Green and Resilient Recovery in Nigeria and the rest of West ...

Sustainable development and climate policy experts and other stakeholders from Nigeria and the United States will come together in a virtual event to discuss the role of private sector in the design and implementation of Africa’s NDCs and climate action. Chief Mrs. Anita Nana Okuribido, Chairperson, Women in Renewable Energy The webinar, entitled “The role of private sector in the ...

Experts from the environmental sector have called for effective collaboration by all tiers of government and relevant stakeholders to address climate change issues across the country, including Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke The experts said this at a virtual meeting organised by the Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD) of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State on ...

A project aimed at increasing public engagement in the revision process of the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is holding a webinar where local and international stakeholders will explore global experiences of community input in climate plan implementation. Professor Chukwumerije Okereke Organised by the Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD), Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (AEFUNAI), Ebonyi State, in partnership ...