Africa’s first climate summit kicked off in the Kenyan capital today with delegates aiming to forge a common position ahead of upcoming global conferences and discussing how to fund the continent’s environmental priorities. This is the first-ever climate summit co-hosted by Kenya and the African Union. President William Ruto welcomed all delegates who responded to the call to attend the
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The Italian consulate-general in Lagos, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with the support of Solution17 for Climate Action has hinted at plans to champion and empower youths for climate action in the country. The Italian Consul General, Mr. Ugo Boni, stated that Nigeria-Italy Youth4Climate will offer young climate activists, entrepreneurs, technologists, and innovators the opportunity to
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The Pan-African Parliamentary Dialogue convenes in Nairobi, Kenya to mobilize and align the efforts of African legislatures and parliamentarians around the resolutions and recommendations on climate justice and equity to influence the global climate agenda for a sustainable future for Africa and the world. The meeting, holding from August 31 to September 1, 2023, at the instance of the Pan-African
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Children in Africa are among the most at risk of the impacts of climate change but are woefully neglected by the key climate financing flows required to help them adapt, survive and respond to the climate crisis. According to a UNICEF report released today, Friday, September 1, 2023 Time to Act: African Children in the Climate Change Spotlight, it says
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VillageReach, a non-profit organization committed to improving health outcomes in low-resource communities, has stated that it is leveraging pioneering digital solutions to advance a new public health order across Africa. Speaking in an exclusive interview with DA NEWS Freddy Nkosi, the DRC Country Director, said the organization is paving the way for substantial healthcare transformation in the Democratic Republic of
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The Republic of Cameroon, in a recent letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signified its intention to open the floodgates of Lagdo Dam. To riverine areas within the River Benue catchment area, temporarily vacating their homes and relocating to higher grounds in the coming days or weeks can be the wisest decision now, given the nightmare release of water
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The upcoming Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, is expected to provide an opportunity for African leaders to support big ideas that drive climate resilience, adaptation, and mitigation efforts. Many stakeholders are keen to see solutions and action-oriented goals laid out in the Nairobi Declaration which is scheduled to be adopted on the final day of the summit on September
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The Africa Climate Summit, holding in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 4 to 6, 2023, is being billed as a major opportunity to push the links between clean energy and development across the continent. African Heads of State, UN leadership, Presidents, and governments from different parts of the world are expected to attend. It is anticipated that Kenya, with a 100%
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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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