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World Wetlands Day: How wetlands reduce disaster impact

With the theme: “Wetlands for Disaster Risk Management”, mankind will on Thursday, 02 January celebrate the 2017 edition of the World Wetlands Day. The world...

admin - February 1, 2017

Climate Change

States urged to emulate Akwa Ibom State’s climate initiatives

State governments have been urged to emulate the Akwa Ibom State Government’s efforts towards addressing climate change. Climate expert and negotiator, Prof. Olukayode Oladipo, who...

admin - January 31, 2017

Climate Change

Transport sector must fast-track shift to low carbon

Current and foreseeable policies to mitigate carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions from global transport activity will not suffice to achieve the international community’s climate ambitions, a...

admin - January 31, 2017

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US will veer off climate policy course, says official

The United States will switch course on climate change and pull out of a global pact to cut emissions, said Myron Ebell, who headed...

admin - January 30, 2017

Climate Change

Fiji outlines priorities for COP23 presidency

Fiji has outlined its leadership priorities ahead of its Presidency of COP 23 – the UN negotiations on climate change – on day one...

admin - January 30, 2017

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US warned not to dump Paris climate accord

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Patricia Espinosa, has warned US President Donald Trump not to pull out...

admin - January 30, 2017

Climate Change

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...

Michael Simire - January 23, 2017

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