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Group seeks stakeholder awareness, govt participation to tackle flooding in Abia

Following warnings by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) that flood will ravage many states of the federation...

Govt moves to alleviate Lagos Island flooding

The Lagos State Government has set up an ad-hoc pumping station at Adeniji Adele underbridge to alleviate flooding in Aroloya Street, Ojo-Giwa, Binuyo, Oroyinyin,...

33 states at high risk of flooding, warns hydrological agency

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has warned that 1,249 communities across 176 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 33 states and the Federal Capital...

Flooding in Congo’s Kinshasa leaves 33 dead, houses washed away

About 33 people have been found dead after floods hit the Congolese capital Kinshasa, the country’s Interior Ministry said early on Monday, April 7,...

Flooding: Ogun advises residents in 22 communities to relocate to safer grounds

The Ogun State Government on Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Abeokuta, the state capital, advised residents of 22 flood-prone communities in the state to...

Flooding: Anambra launches ‘Operation Clear Your Waterways’

Anambra State Government has announced the commencement of “Operation Clear Your Waterways” enforcement to mitigate flooding across the state. The Commissioner for Environment, Dr Felix...

Flooding: Ekiti agency warns residents against indiscriminate dumping of waste

The Ekiti State Environmental Protection Agency (EKSEPA), on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, warned residents of Otun-Ekiti and environs to desist from further dumping of...

Beavers can play role in tackling flooding – UK Environment Agency

Beavers can play a role in tackling flooding, a new assessment from the Environment Agency on how nature can help address floods has said. The...

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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

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