As world leaders, scientists, and civil society groups converge for the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5.2), a six-meter-high art installation titled “The Thinker’s Burden” now stands defiantly at the heart of Geneva’s Place des Nations, calling urgent attention to the public health crisis linked to plastic pollution. Crafted by internationally renowned Canadian artist
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As part of its efforts to strengthen environmental governance and build resilience in northern Nigeria’s drylands, the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project has commenced stakeholder engagement for the development of Strategic Catchment Management Plans (SCMPs) for five major river basins. The session, which opened in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, is focused on the formulation of catchment strategies
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The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) to craft a legally binding international treaty on plastic pollution officially opened today in Geneva, Switzerland, amid calls for urgent action to address the mounting plastic crisis threatening global ecosystems and human health. The resumed session, which runs from August 5 to 14, 2025, seeks to finalize
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As the world hurtles toward climate catastrophe, Africa is stepping out of the shadows of climate victimhood and into the spotlight of global leadership. The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), scheduled for September 8–10, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is being hailed as a bold call to action, a historic pivot where African-led climate solutions meet the global finance agenda.
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As the world prepares for the second session of the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) on plastic pollution in Geneva, Kenya’s waste pickers are calling for formal recognition, inclusion, and protection within the emerging global plastics treaty. Addressing a press conference in Nairobi on Wednesday, July 31, 2025, Chairman of the Kenya National Waste Pickers Welfare Association, Brian Gisore Nyabuti,
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Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Omotenioye Majekodunmi as the new Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Nigeria’s leading institution for climate policy coordination and implementation. Majekodunmi succeeds Nkiruka Madueke, the council’s pioneer Director-General, who was appointed in June 2024. In a statement released on Thursday, President Tinubu expressed appreciation for Madueke’s “dedicated service” and praised
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As Nigeria prepares to join world leaders at the Global Plastics Treaty INC‑5.2 negotiations in Geneva, expectations are high. The country’s recent legislative push, anchored by the Climate Change Act (2021) and National Plastic Waste Policy (2020), offers a strong policy foundation. But back home, the reality on the ground tells a different story. From Lagos to Lokoja, blocked drainage
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In a historic move with global implications, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has declared that failure by governments to act on climate change could constitute a violation of international law a decision hailed as a victory for frontline communities, especially in Africa and other vulnerable regions. Issued on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in response to a request led by
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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
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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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