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Stakeholders validate national adaptation document to strengthen resilience in Nigeria
23 Oct 2025 08:24 GMT
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna
Environmental stakeholders have validated the National Adaptation Plan( NAP) document, saying it will strengthen climate change resilience in the country.
They affirmed that the
National Adaptation Plan is not merely a policy document …
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Minister Dion George: Carbon Markets Africa Summit 2025
22 Oct 2025 19:48 GMT
Keynote address by Dr Dion George, MP
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Carbon Markets Africa Summit 2025
Distinguished guests,
Esteemed colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,
We meet today at a defining moment for our continent and our planet …
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West African nations demand climate justice to avert food crisis
29 Jul 2025 08:19 GMT
From Okwe Obi, Abuja
West African nations, led by Nigeria, Ghana and Togo, have amplified calls for climate justice, warning that without urgent global action, the region’s fragile agricultural systems could collapse and trigger a food crisis that will …
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For 30 years, leaders have promised climate action. The Earth has waited in vain.
10 Nov 2025 11:22 GMT
… over 37 billion tons. The Kyoto Protocol promised binding cuts that never … have failed to contain.
In Ghana, rising sea levels are swallowing …
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Crucial or merely symbolic? What people think of COP30 and climate change
10 Nov 2025 06:51 GMT
The 30th annual United Nations climate conference starts today, facing a crisis of credibility. Within a decade of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, global temperatures breached the critical 1.5°C threshold in 2024. Meanwhile, the world’s largest …
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Cost of owning homes in key East African cities
21 Aug 2025 03:31 GMT
In Rwanda, the conservation of environment is a serious issue in which there are no shortcuts and the Country has gone as far as ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on reduction of carbon emissions.[FILE/Standard]
If you are a businessman, a businesswoman, or …
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AfDB Chief: Carbon Market a Poverty Trap for Africa
25 Jul 2025 07:07 GMT
… countries investable and embracing intra-African trade.
Currently, the … and income for many Africans. With the carbon market active … leaders in both the Kyoto Protocol and the 2015 Paris … . “That is why Liberia is undertaking national carbon accounting— …
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The growing competition for Africa’s agricultural land
14 Apr 2025 07:52 GMT
Global demand for arable land is rising, making Africa a key target for large-scale acquisitions to tackle food and energy challenges.
June 2022: The start of the wheat harvest season in Tunis, Tunisia. Africa has 65% of the world’s uncultivated arable …
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Stable policies, investments and incentives are key to Nigeria’s gas utilisation – Gbemre
22 Feb 2025 04:01 GMT
The General Manager at OML 147 and Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline (AEP), who also doubles as the Asset Manager at Pan Ocean Oil Nigeria Limited, Dr. Tobore Gbemre, in this interview with WALIAT MUSA, emphasises the critical need for stable policies, substantial …
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Africa needs bold laws to effectively address the effects of climate change - Experts
10 Feb 2025 10:18 GMT
Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria are the only countries in Africa that have enacted climate change legislations, according to study by African Group of Negotiators, Expert Support (AGNES).
Yet these laws are essential tools for addressing the impacts of climate …