ActionAid International has criticised world leaders for making weak climate commitments at the United Nations Secretary General’s Climate Ambition Summit in New York, saying the pledges, especially from the Global North, fall short of what is required to avert worsening climate disasters. The summit, which brought together governments including China and the European Union, saw countries outline their Nationally Determined
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Nigeria has officially submitted its updated climate action plan, known as the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat in Bonn, Germany, in line with its commitment under the Paris Agreement. The announcement was made today by the UN Executive Secretary for Climate Change, Simon Stiell, who described Nigeria’s submission as
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Nigeria has announced a bold move to unlock climate finance using innovative guarantee instruments and domestic resource mobilisation, as part of its strategy to confront the growing climate crisis facing Africa. Speaking on the sidelines of the just-concluded African Climate Summit 2 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, Engr. Faruk Yabo
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Nigeria has taken centre stage in Africa’s renewed push to unlock large-scale climate finance through guarantees, positioning itself as a continental leader in driving innovative financing tools for the green transition. This came at a high-level side event during the just-concluded African Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, themed “Scaling Climate Finance in Africa – Bridging Risk and Investment through Guarantees”.
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Members of the Global South NGO Platform have joined voices to reaffirm solidarity and push for stronger representation in global decision-making, as part of activities marking the United Nations-declared South-South Cooperation Day on September 12. The online meeting, which drew representatives from over 70 NGOs across the Global South including Nigeria underscored the urgency of South-South cooperation in shaping what
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Acting Secretary-General of the Global South NGO Platform, Ramil Iskandarli, has stressed the urgent need to strengthen South-South cooperation and support locally led initiatives to eradicate poverty, dismantle colonial legacies, and foster peace and justice across the Global South. Speaking to DA News on the sidelines of the just-concluded African Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, Iskandarli emphasized that the continent
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The Second African Climate Summit (ACS2) concluded in Ethiopia with African leaders officially adopting the Addis Ababa Declaration on Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s Resilient and Green Development, a landmark outcome that underscores Africa’s growing leadership in global climate action. The Declaration was endorsed alongside the Flagship Report on African Climate Initiatives, signaling the continent’s collective determination to
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The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) has concluded in Addis Ababa, with strong calls from civil society, faith leaders, and policy advocates for a just and people-centered transition, as Africa prepares for COP30 in Belém, Brazil. The summit, which brought together governments, business leaders, and grassroots movements, centered on the urgent need for climate justice, equitable financing, and a transition
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