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COP27: Why women should access finance to respond to climate challenges

Since women occupy over 50% of the world’s population, it is important to allocate finance to them to be able to respond to climate...
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Climate Change

African Group: NDCs on course to failure as climate finance remains opaque

“Developed nations are not just leaving Africa behind in the Global Goal for Adaptation to Climate Change, they are flying too far away from...
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Climate Change

Finance critical in actualising climate change targets in Nigeria – Okereke

The President, Society for Planet Prosperity (SPP) and the Director, Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD) at Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike...
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Climate Change

Bureaucracy denying grassroot communities access to climate finance

Grassroot African communities have ideas on leading local action that could help them adequately adapt to climate change, but they face difficulties in accessing...
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Climate Change

Experts to analyse Climate Change Act’s role in catalysing climate finance flow in Nigeria

The Society for Planet Prosperity (SPP) in conjunction with GCA Capital Partners is organising a webinar on “The role of Climate Change Act in...
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Climate Change

Finance for nature-based solutions must triple by 2030

Experts who met last month in Cairns, Australia, have highlighted the crucial role of nature-based solutions in tackling climate change, and called for vastly...
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Climate Change

Nigeria, nine others account for over 50% climate finance in Africa – Report

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), a Francisco-based research group, says only 10 countries in Africa account for more than 50 per cent of climate finance...
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Climate Change

Climate finance: Adesina reiterates $100bn commitment ahead of COP27

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has reiterated commitments made by developed countries to provide $100 billion annually in climate...
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Elumelu Foundation commits $16m to empowering additional 3,200 young African entrepreneurs

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) on Sunday, March 22, unveiled 3,200 new beneficiaries with 5,000 dollars empowerment grant for...
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Minister wants regional energy hubs established to boost cross-border mining

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Elumelu Foundation commits $16m to empowering additional 3,200 young African entrepreneurs

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