The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders meeting in Rio, backing scaling up climate finance. The leaders sent a clear signal to negotiating teams at stalled UN climate talks in Baku on the need to rapidly and substantially ‘scale up climate finance from billions to trillions from all…
The Federal Government has called for urgent and aggressive measures to combat the catastrophic impact of climate change in the country. The Minister of Environment, Alhaji Balarabe Lawal, made the call at the just concluded Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit (CHOGM) held in Apia, the capital of the Independent State of Samoa. This is contained…
Devastating rains that triggered deadly floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan in recent months were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists said on Wednesday. Global warming made the seasonal downpours this year about five to 20 per cent more intense across the Niger, and Lake Chad basins, said World…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says collective action is key to building climate-resilient communities as a solution to Africa’s Climate Future. Shettima said this in his keynote address titled: “Securing Africa’s Green Future: Leading the Global Climate Change Agenda” at the 2nd Edition of the Africa Climate Forum 2024 in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of…
Renowned climate scientist and environmental consultant, Prof. Jimmy Adegoke says Nigerians in diaspora can help the country navigate its development challenges. Adegoke called on the Federal Government to collaborate with these Nigerians to develop the country under president Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The professor spoke at a media chat following the send-off dinner hosted…
The Greee Climate Fund has approved 151 million dollars in financing for a major resilience programme supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The aim is to address climate vulnerability in the Horn of Africa. The AfDB’s Director for Agriculture and Agro-Industry, Dr Martin Fregene, said this in a statement posted on the bank”s website….
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the island nations of the Pacific to “show the way” in protecting the planet from the ravages of climate change. Guterres made the call at the opening of the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga on Monday, where he also called on the rest of the world to step up…
