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Women mayors pledge to support climate action

Women mayors from some of the world’s greatest cities and women business leaders have committed to use their growing global power to tackle climate...

Korea, UNFCCC to collaborate on climate action transparency exercise

A new professional training programme on the transparency of climate action and support has been launched. The programme was launched in Bonn, Germany on Thursday,...

China, Sweden take bold climate action

While some countries recently broke new ground in climate ambition, a report on nationally determined contributions (NDCs) shows that there is still a long...

Climate action: Microsoft showcases ‘Carbon Fee’ at COP22

Corporate climate action is crucial to help governments achieve their central objective under the Paris Climate Change Agreement, which is to limit the global...

Why Indigenous Peoples are central to climate action

August 9 is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2016, and is devoted to the right to education Indigenous communities across the world have...

Rio Olympics demands climate action

Amid the pomp and circumstance of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games last Friday, in between the fireworks and musical acts, the costumed performers...

Nigeria engages Paris Agreement to drive gender, youth agenda

“I urge you to come out with a national work plan on gender and climate change that is implementable, achievable, smart and that would...

Ban Ki-moon wants climate action taken to next level

Recalling that just two weeks ago, 175 countries came to the United Nations to sign the historic Paris Agreement on climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that it is...

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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

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including...

Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says...