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Arab forum helps unlock climate finance for region’s energy, water, food security

The fourth of five Regional Finance Forums concluded in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday, September 15, 2022, with a focus on ushering in a wave of climate...

World Bank delivers $31.7bn aid in climate finance

World Bank Group says it has delivered a record $31.7 billion in fiscal year 2022 (FY22) to help countries address climate change. This is contained...

Climate action: Asia and Pacific forum seeks regional approach to unleashing blended finance

The second of the “Regional Finance Forums” – convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the...

Govt adopts innovative approach to fund climate change mitigation – Dahiru

The Federal Government of Nigeria has adopted innovative approach, including carbon tax, to fund the mitigation of the impact of climate change in the...

Experts seek urgency of climate financing for Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts say there is the need to urgently mobilise climate financing for Africa. A statement...

AfDB to double Africa’s climate finance to $25bn

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will within the next five years double the climate change finance of Africa to $25 billion. Dr Kevin...

Experts open discussion on global goal for climate finance

Experts met in Cape Town, South Africa, March 2022 for the first time to discuss the new collective quantified goal on climate finance, and...

Urgent private funding needed to fight climate change – Nigel Green

Increasing deadly weather extremes around the world prove that mobilising private capital is “essential” and “urgent” in order to combat climate change, says the...

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Experts advocate reforms to strengthen electricity value chain

Nigeria’s electricity sector remains one of the richly endowed with energy resources, yet struggling to keep the lights on...
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Addressing impacts of the Middle East conflict on Africa

The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with rising frequency of major shocks worldwide. Amid spikes in energy,...

Human bile emerges as a hidden reservoir for microplastics

Plastic pollution has become one of the defining environmental issues of modern life, and microplastics are now known to...

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Experts advocate reforms to strengthen electricity value chain

Nigeria’s electricity sector remains one of the richly endowed...

Addressing impacts of the Middle East conflict on Africa

The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with...