In a rare weather phenomenon attributed to shifting climate patterns, Saudi Arabia’s Al-Jawf region recently experienced its first recorded snowfall. The usually arid desert was transformed into a winter spectacle, following intense rainfall and hailstorms that swept across the Kingdom. Images and videos of the snow-draped landscape have captivated social media, with many awed by the unusual transformation. The Saudi
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As climate impacts escalate, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has sounded the alarm in its latest Adaptation Gap Report 2024, highlighting the urgent need for enhanced adaptation measures to protect vulnerable populations from climate-related disasters. The report, titled Come Hell and High Water, calls on nations to take decisive action on adaptation financing at COP29, which kicks off next
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The Executive Director of the Renevlyn Development Initiative Philip Jakpor, has urged the federal government to adopt a strategic and stringent regulatory approach to tackle illegal mining, which he says poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s environment and future. Speaking on an Ilorin-based radio station Sobi FM’s program ‘Home Front’, Jakpor emphasized the intertwined nature of illegal mining and climate
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Next week, the COP29 climate summit, slated to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, is dubbed the “Finance COP” as the global community confronts the critical need for a new and more ambitious climate finance target. This year, countries will negotiate a fresh global finance goal known as the New Collective Quantified Climate Finance Goal (NCQG), marking the first time in
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The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) was suspended on the morning of Nov. 2 but not before countries agreed on some notable achievements after 12 days of negotiations. Below are some of the notable agreements; 1.“Cali Fund” is Launched: Sharing the Benefits from Digital Genetic Information Having agreed at
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The world’s biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no agreement on a roadmap to ramp up funding for species protection. The 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was suspended by its president Susana Muhamad as negotiations ran almost 12 hours longer than planned and delegates started leaving to catch
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The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has called on global leaders at the ongoing UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16) in Cali, Colombia, to prioritize funding and support for small-scale farmers, who play a pivotal role in combating biodiversity loss and climate change. According to IFAD, these farmers are on the front lines, responsible for producing food for over three
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Eight governments have pledged an additional $163 million to the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund GBFF in a significant boost for nature conservation. This funding aims to support countries and communities dedicated to conserving, restoring, and ensuring the long-term health of wildlife and ecosystems. The new commitments were announced at the ongoing COP16, in Cali by Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, New
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 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.
