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GEF, UNDP, government, investors commence $239m energy efficiency scheme

A two-in-one, multi-million-dollar scheme aimed at ensuring efficient use of energy while minimising the emission of harmful gases has commenced. A group comprising the Global...

admin - June 4, 2017

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50th ratification triggers entry of Minamata Convention into force

History was made on Thursday, May 18, 2017 when the Minamata Convention on Mercury effectively came into force, having garnered the required 50 ratifications. With...

admin - May 18, 2017

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Sustainable practices help Ghana communities reverse land degradation

Farmers and communities in the Northern Savannah Zone of Ghana are being assisted to adopt sustainable land management practices to help reverse land degradation...

admin - May 14, 2017

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Nations take stock as SAWAP/BRICKS project explores fresh opportunities

Teams from the 12 nations of the Sahel and West Africa Programme in Support of the Great Green Wall Initiative (SAWAP) are utilising the...

admin - May 9, 2017

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Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm Conventions COPs open with GEF, Nigeria side-events

The thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-13), the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties...

admin - April 26, 2017

Marine

$177m earmarked for Nigeria under $3.5b Africa ocean economies initiative

Africa is once again at the centre of global focus, thanks to an initiative aimed at ensuring that its marine economies are climate-resilient. In the...

admin - April 17, 2017

Renewable Energy

GEF, UNIDO to enhance industrial energy efficiency in 15 countries

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) on Monday, April 3, 2017 confirmed its support for the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator...

admin - April 5, 2017

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Government receives hazardous chemicals’ elimination plan from UNIDO

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has submitted the Reviewed and Updated National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention on the elimination...

admin - February 24, 2017

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