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Floods, storms to worsen as global heating continues, WMO says

The UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says there is no end in sight for floods and storms as global warming continues. According to it, the...

UN weather agency laments rise in air pollution

UN climate experts at the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on Friday, September 5, 2025, highlighted the damage air pollution, especially from the smoke from...

UN warns of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide

UN agencies, World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) have warned that extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest threats...

UN laments heatwave in Northern hemisphere, underscores early warning alerts

UN weather experts have said that the blistering early-summer heatwave that brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a worrying sign...

Morocco on the frontlines of climate extremes, experts warn

Morocco has emerged as one of North Africa’s most climate-vulnerable countries, according to the World Meteorological Organisation’s 2024 “State of the Climate in Africa”...

WMO warns of climate impact across Africa

The UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that extreme weather and climate change are severely affecting all aspects of socio-economic development across Africa,...

State of Climate in Africa: With devastating floods and droughts, 2024 was continent’s warmest

The year 2024 was the warmest or second-warmest year on record for Africa along with devastating floods, droughts and marine heat waves, according to...

UNESCO, WMO launch International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025

UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) have officially launched the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, marking a crucial milestone in global efforts to...

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NGX, DEG advance net-zero transition to unlock climate capital

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in partnership with DEG, Germany’s development finance institution, and Africa Foresight Group (AFG), has...
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How UNESCO’s biodiversity initiative safeguards forests, communities

With forests shrinking and ecosystems degrading, the global biodiversity crisis has shifted from a distant environmental concern to an...

Group trains journalists on health, climate benefits of plant-focused diet

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), in collaboration with Foodjustice, on Thursday, January 15, 2026, offered training to Nigerian journalists...

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NGX, DEG advance net-zero transition to unlock climate capital

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in partnership with DEG,...

How UNESCO’s biodiversity initiative safeguards forests, communities

With forests shrinking and ecosystems degrading, the global biodiversity...
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