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Centre canvasses more investments to mitigate flooding in FCT

The Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Development Awareness (CESDA) has canvassed for more investments by government and private organisations to mitigate possible flooding in...

FCTA demolishes over 30 houses over flooding

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished over 30 houses which it described as illegal at Trademore Estate, Lugbe, in an attempt to...

32 states risk impending flood disasters, minister warns

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has warned that 32 states and 233 Local Government Areas, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...

Flooding: NEWMAP begins drainages desilting in Kaduna

The World Bank-supported Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, began desilting drainages across the state to mitigate flooding. The...

Ogun community residents decry incessant overflow of Orudu River

Residents of Oniyoyo, Obide, Oke Ira Nla and Orudu in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State have decried the incessant flooding caused by...

Bauchi to access N30bn World Bank grant to tackle flooding

The Bauchi State Government is poised to access a N30 billion grant from the World Bank to address the state’s myriad environmental challenges, Kabir...

700,000 South Sudanese hit by worst floods in decades, says UN

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 said it was alarmed by the humanitarian impact of the worst flooding in decades...

NEMA tasks residents in flood plains on positive attitude

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called on people living in flood prone areas to have a change of attitude towards the environment...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

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