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GCF approves Nigerian bank, $1bn of climate finance for developing countries

The 39th Board meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has concluded in South Korea with a landmark approval of $1.0 billion in GCF...

Climate Clock: We are running out of time to take concrete actions

As climate activists and thought leaders across the world commemorate this year’s edition of Climate Emergency Day on Monday, July 22, 2024, the need...

Nigeria unveils climate change health policy

The Federal Government of Nigeria and stakeholders in Abuja on Saturday, July 20, 2024, developed a policy document that would mitigate the impact of...

Enugu adviser, Okereke, unveils state essay competition on climate change

The Senior Adviser to the Governor of Enugu State on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, has announced the launch of an...

Organisation plants 1,000 trees to combat climate change in Yobe

Save the Children International (SCI) on Friday, July 5, 2024, inaugurated a 1,000-tree planting campaign across 10 schools in Yobe State. The Field Manager of...

ARC Group makes $32m climate insurance payouts to assist drought affected Zimbabweans

The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe has received an insurance payout of $16.8 million following its participation in the African Risk Capacity (ARC)...

Climate change: Govt to tax Nigerians on carbon emission

The Federal Government has urged relevant stakeholders to embrace carbon tax to help tackle climate change in the country. Prof. Romanus Ezeokonkwo, Acting Vice Chancellor,...

COP29: Guterres highlights critical role of finance in support of climate action

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has called for a strong financial outcome from COP29, the global climate conference to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan,...

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TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of the Plastic Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), international nonprofit,...
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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species are moving closer to extinction, governments at a major UN...

CAPPA urges govt to increase tobacco control budget

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase budgetary...

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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species...