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UNEP: Better data driving action on methane emissions

Government and industry responses to UNEP’s more than 3,500 satellite methane alerts climbed from one to 12 per cent in the past year. Nevertheless,...

From data to dollars: Unlocking Nigeria’s trillion-dollar natural capital

Nigeria, a nation rich in a diverse tapestry of ecosystems, stands at a critical juncture in its economic and environmental development. For too long,...

70 years of data show adaptation reducing Europe’s flood losses

Humans adapt to floods through private measures, early warning systems, emergency preparedness and other solutions. A new attribution study by the Potsdam Institute for...

Maduekwe underlines need for accurate, timely data to drive Nigeria’s climate ambitions

As Nigeria prepare its third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) under the Paris Agreement, Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe, the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, National Council on...

How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution

Officials in Lagos, Nigeria, were facing a dilemma.   It was the early 2020s, and the city of 22 million was being overwhelmed by plastic pollution....

NEMA emphasises significance of data in disaster risk management

The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, on Thursday, September 5, 2024, emphasised the significance of data in disaster risk management. Umar,...

Energy transition journey must be driven by credible data – NEITI

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said Nigeria’s energy transition journey must be driven and guided by credible information and data on the...

Achievement of SDGs depends on data of population size, growth – UN Resident Coordinator

The UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Mathias Schmale, says the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depends on availability...

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Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C of global warming...
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African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts and representatives of civil society, adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration...

How agriculture restored peace between farmers, pastoralists in Plateau

In nearly every community I have worked in across Plateau State, I have heard some version of the same...

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Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into...

African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts...