A staggering 77.6% of Earth’s land has experienced drier conditions over the last three decades, with significant implications for agriculture, ecosystems, and human livelihoods, a new United Nations report reveals. The report, The Global Threat of Drying Lands: Regional and Global Aridity Trends and Future Projections, launched at the ongoing 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the UN Convention to Combat
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Nigeria is one of 32 countries selected to benefit from a new initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to revolutionize global agrifood systems, making them more sustainable, inclusive, and environmentally friendly. The program, dubbed the Food Systems Integrated Program (FSIP), was launched during Agrifood System Day at the ongoing16th Conference
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The Arab Coordination Group (ACG), a strategic alliance of ten leading development finance institutions, announced today a landmark commitment of up to US$10 billion by 2030 to address the critical challenges of land degradation, desertification and drought. The announcement was made during the Ministerial Dialogue on Finance: “Unlocking public and private finance for land restoration and drought resilience”, at the
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New data from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) reveals a troubling increase in internally displaced persons (IDPs) across Africa, surging from 11.6 million in 2009 to 35 million in 2023. The rise, driven by wars and climate disasters, underscores the urgent need for action despite earlier commitments by African leaders to tackle the root causes of displacement. In 2009,
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Hundreds of private sector leaders from industries including finance, agriculture, fashion, and pharmaceuticals gathered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss their pivotal role in promoting sustainable land, soil, and water management. The event was organized by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) during the ongoing 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16). The Business 4 Land (B4L) Forum, a
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The 16th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) commenced in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, today Monday, December 2, marking a historic milestone as the first UNCCD conference in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The conference, which runs until December 13, also introduces the concept of a Green
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As finance remained the focal point at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), stakeholders in Africa’s maritime sector expressed concerns that the continent may miss crucial opportunities in the global marine industry without addressing its significant challenges. During a marine and blue economy discussion, Dr. Dola Oluteye, Principal Investigator of University College London’s Leading Effective Afrocentric Participation (LEAP)
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Delegates from over 170 nations concluded the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) on a global treaty to address plastic pollution, including in marine environments, with an agreement on a draft ‘Chair’s Text.’ The text will serve as the foundation for further negotiations when talks resume in 2025. The week-long meeting, held in Busan, Republic of Korea, brought
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
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