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UNGA 76: Niger describes climate change as another pandemic with devastating effects

Apart from disastrous economic consequences, the COVID-19 pandemic has also amplified the climate and security crisis in the Sahel, said Niger’s Minister of Foreign...
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Increased warming puts more people at the mercy of tropical cyclones

Increasing global warming from currently one to two degrees Celsius by mid-century might lead to about 25 percent more people put at risk by...
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‘Rich nations need to bridge climate finance gap’ – Activists react to UNGA 76 outcomes

With just weeks to go before COP26, it is clear rich countries and major emitters still need to ramp up efforts to bridge the...
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Advocates crave conscious youth inclusion to realise the green transition

Climate change campaigners have identified the conscious inclusion of young people in the decision-making process as a key requirement to unlock the green transition...
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Boris Johnson cites Kermit Frog in UN climate speech

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, injected humour into a United Nations General Assembly speech, appealing for greater efforts to tackle climate change. “We have an awesome...
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Climate change, an impediment to livestock production, says animal physiologist

A renowned Animal Physiologist in the Department of Animal Science, University of Calabar, Prof. Olusegun Osinowo, has identified climate change as an impediment to livestock...
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Progress reports: LDCs Group demands deep emissions cuts, scaled up climate finance

The release of two reports last week providing updated information on the level of ambition of national climate plans around the world and the...
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FCTA education secretariat advocates legislation to curtail effects of climate change

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Education Secretariat has emphasised the need for the enactment of a legislation to mitigate the effects of climate...
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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...
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Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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Climate Change

A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...