From Dare Akogun, Egypt Two reports by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) have warned that a narrow window of eight years is left to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The reports are the Emissions Gap Report and the Adaptation Gap Report, where Unep says COP27 must be the place and now must be the time for Member States

As the world prepares for another United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 27, to be hosted by Egypt in November experts looking at Africa to provide possible solutions to the climate crises. Nigeria, the self-styled giant of Africa is leading the way with the launch of Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan, a roadmap to tackle the dual crises of energy poverty

From Dare Akogun, Egypt Countries aorund the world launch a package of 25 new collaborative actions to be delivered by COP28 to speed up the decarbonisation under five key breakthroughs of power, road transport, steel, hydrogen and agriculture. Historic support by three COP Presidencies for COP26, COP27 and COP28 drives forward implementation from Glasgow to Sharm El Sheik and into

From Dare Akogun, Egypt The United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP has announced a satellite based Methan detection system Methane Alert and Response System (MARS). Speaking at the launch at the ongoing 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh Egypt, Executive Director of UNEP Inger Andersen said the system is a data-to-action platform set up as

From Dare Akogun, Egypt A recent report by the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) has shown that between January and September, 2021, more than 54 million people in African were affected by natural disasters linked to storms, droughts, wildfires, floods, and landslides. The report, titled: “States and Trends in Adaptation Report 2022,” noted that the current annual spending on adaptation

From Dare Akogun, Egypt Funding pledges from rich countries at the ongoing COP27 summit in Egypt have been welcomed by observers and developing nations, who say they must pave the way for a broad global financing deal. The controversial issue has been a key focus of the UN meeting having been put on the agenda for the first time, as

From Dare Akogun, Egypt The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has launched an Initiative “Reducing the Cost of Green and Sustainable Borrowing” in climate-vulnerable countries at today at the ongoing COP27. The initiative which is aimed at addressing the larger issues of deteriorating fiscal health under threat by potential output losses linked to climate hazards and disaster recovery costs,

From Dare Akogun, Egypt Governor of Bayelsa State Sen. Douye Diri has called on the attention of the world to the peculiar challenge of the Deltas in the world brought about by the rise in the sea level. Diri represented by Ambassador Godknows Igali made the call on Wednesday in Sharm El Sheikh during a programme organised by the Bayelsa