The Adaptation Gap Report 2023 issued by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), says the world is underprepared, under-invested, and lacking the necessary planning, leaving us all exposed, warning that instead of speeding up, progress on adapting to climate change is stalling. UNEP says the slowdown extends to finance, planning, and implementation, with massive implications for loss and damage, particularly for
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In a significant move to combat food insecurity in Africa, AFEX, a leading agricultural commodities exchange company has announced the successful acquisition of a $26.5 million investment commitment UK’s Development Finance Institution (DFI) and Impact Investor, British International Investment, BII. The investment will support AFEX which currently operates over 200 warehouses in Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda and serves over 450,000
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An ecological think tank organisation advocating for environmental and climate justice and food sovereignty in Nigeria, The Health Of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), has taken its sensitisation programme on environmental justice to Eteo Community in Eleme local government area of Rivers State. Eteo is one of the communities in Ogoniland, Niger Delta, that has suffered devastation arising from several oil
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Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal Abbas, has promised that the ministry will work with the National Assembly to come up with a roadmap that would assist the ministry in achieving its mandate among which is a sustainable environment and mitigating climate change. The Minister disclosed this on Friday, October 27, 2023, during a working visit by the Senate Committee
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Climate change is a well-established scientific fact. It refers to long-term shifts in temperature patterns and weather conditions on Earth, primarily caused by human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. The overwhelming majority of climate scientists agree that climate change is happening and that it poses significant risks to the planet and human societies. Here are some
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The African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN) has called on climate stakeholders to keep in focus Africa’s special needs as they prepare for the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) scheduled for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in November-December 2023. Speaking during the official opening of
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The Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW) takes centre stage today as it convenes regional stakeholders to showcase climate action, encourage heightened ambition, and build regional momentum towards impactful outcomes at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. Taking place in Panama City from 23rd to 27th October and hosted by the government of Panama, LACCW brings
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The Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative on October 25, 2023 launched its climate flashcard as a tool to aiding climate education. The launch, which happened at the workshop event of its climate education program in partnership with Tolulope Theresa Gbenro, a grantee of the Nigeria Youth Future Fund by Leap Africa. The workshop which was held at dHub, in Tanke
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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
Dare Akogun is a media innovator, strategic communication professional, and climate and energy transition journalist with over 11 years of impactful contributions to the media industry.
