A new research has revealed that a significant number of women experiencing menopause are not getting the appropriate treatment for their symptoms, largely due to the prevalence of misinformation. The research, led by Susan Davis from Monash University in Australia, calls for more personalised treatment plans that address the greatly varying physical and mental symptoms of menopause. “Now, there’s been
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A key technical report on the global stocktake published on Friday, September 8, 2023, has revealed that many creative and actionable solutions to overcome climate challenges are ready to be implemented. It added that while Parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement have taken widespread actions to address climate change and its impacts, ambition and implementation must be accelerated rapidly. The
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The Africa Climate Summit came to a close on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, with the Nairobi Declaration, which calls for new global taxes to fund climate change action, an increase in Africa’s renewable generation capacity to at least 300 GW by 2030, and a new financing architecture for Africa’s debt relief, including the development of a new Global Climate Finance
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Food security has been identified as one of the key priorities of the present administration in tackling hunger and poverty in Kwara State. The newly sworn-in Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas made the disclosure during her maiden meeting with the Management Staff, held at the Conference Room of the Ministry in Ilorin. In a statement by
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a new $1 billion fund to accelerate climate financing for Africa’s youth businesses. President of the bank Akinwumi Adesina made the announcement during a “High-Level Intergenerational Dialogue: Africa Driving Climate Adaptation Solutions and Jobs”, held at the Wangari Maathai Institute of Peace and Environment on the outskirts of Nairobi. The institute, funded by
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African political and business leaders have adopted the Nairobi Declaration to raise $23 billion dollars for green growth, mitigation, and adaptation to address climate challenges in Africa. The declaration was announced by Kenya’s president William Ruto and adopted by African Heads of State and Government in the presence of global leaders and high-level representatives at the closing plenary of the
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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria would require $17.7 billion annually to achieve its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) unconditional pledges by 2030. Tinubu made this known while speaking ongoing Africa Climate Summit in Kenya, saying the summit came at a pivotal juncture, offering Nigeria an exclusive stage to spotlight its priorities, solutions, and needs regarding climate action to the
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The president-designate of the upcoming COP28 summit, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, said the world is losing the race to meet its climate change goals. Al Jaber, who also heads the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, told delegates at the ongoing Africa Climate Summit in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, saying “We are not delivering the results that we need in the time
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 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.
