Some countries and international institutions have pledged to support the channelling of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) through Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). A statement issued by the African Development Bank (AfDB) said the participants made the commitment at a special roundtable convened at the COP28 in Dubai, hosted by the COP28 Presidency, AfDB, IDB and the Government of France. It stated
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As part of it’s effort towards environmental sustainability, the Zamfara State has secured a strategic partnership with the Climate Impact fund, Islamic Development Bank, Visa Card Foundation and others to implement a green energy and climate smart agriculture projects in the state. Renewable Energy, Clean Cook Stove and community developmental project among others for the benefit of the people in
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A renowned African environmentalist and activist Nnimmo Bassey has said oil extractions in Africa have caused decades of environmental degradation and disruption of livelihoods than the benefits to the local economy. Bassey stated in Dubai shortly after the screening of a documentary on the continuous burning of fire on the Ororo oil well in Ondo State for the past three
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The Special Adviser and Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Change at the United Nations, Selwin Hart, has called on youths In Africa to demand a seat at the table where decisions about their future are being made. Hart advised a roundtable discussion with young delegates and activists from various African countries on the side of the ongoing COP28 in Dubai. According
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The UN Climate Change Technology Executive Committee (TEC), together with Enterprise Neurosystem, a non-profit open-source artificial intelligence (AI) community, has launched the AI Innovation Grand Challenge to identify and support the development of AI-powered solutions for climate action in developing countries. The launch was part of a COP28 high-level event organized by the UN Climate Change Technology Mechanism in collaboration
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President Bola Tinubu has called on developed nations to honour their commitment of providing the needed technology and funds to promote development while simultaneously mitigating the effect of climate change. Tinubu made the call on Saturday Dec 9, 2023 while reading his national statement at the ongoing global climate change conference COP28 in Dubai. The president, whose speech was delivered
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A Nigerian-led research team says no fewer than 7.4 million people are displaced in Africa for 2022 due to climate change impact. The team disclosed this on Friday December 7, 2023 in a book released at the ongoing climate change conference COP28 in Dubai. Presenting the book titled “Climate Mobility Guidebook for Youth and Children” the lead researcher, Lukman Akintola,
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The Niger State Government meet has unveiled its blueprint for a Green economy initiative with a plan to plant one billion trees within the next four years. Governor of the state Mohammed Bago made this known while speaking with newsmen after the launch of the initiative at a side event titled with the theme “Sustainable future: harnessing Green Assets in
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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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