Mafalda Duarte, the newly appointed Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund has lamented the lack of commensurate will to mobilize climate action revenues for Africa. She made this assertion earlier today at an interactive dialogue to introduce herself and…
Youth Advocates present Africa Youth Climate Assembly Declaration to Ruto, Adesina
Africa’s youth biggest asset for the continent and the world, say Kenya’s President Ruto and African Development Bank’s Adesina Hundreds of young people from across Africa are demanding a significant role in decision making for climate action. Youth leaders,…
IRENA and AUDA-NEPAD Join Forces to Advance Regional Interconnections in Africa
Regional integration is key for Africa to tap into its abundant renewable energy resources and fulfil development goals. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) signed an agreement today aimed at supporting African countries…
Nigeria’s Waste Managers Association Inaugurate New Exco; Call for increased funding support
The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) has called for the Federal and State governments in Nigeria to support the Association as it seeks their support to professionalize the Waste Management industry through capacity building and a special investment…
OGRC: Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Grant Selects Top 5 Candidates
The 5th Annual Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant which opened earlier this year has made public its top 5 shortlisted candidates. Proudly announcing the list of those who were shortlisted, the Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation (OGRC), host of the…
Nigeria takes action to monitor NDC’s implementation progress
Etta Michael Bisong, who attended an inception meeting in Abuja to gather stakeholders’ perspectives on how to track the implementation of Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), explores their perspectives and thoughts on how the country can successfully achieve this ambitious…
IVLP Awardee, Prof. Okereke, trains 30 young climate leaders in Enugu
Prof Chukwumerije Okereke, an internationally recognized Climate Expert and an Awardee of the prestigious International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) Impact Award has trained over 30 youths in Enugu State on Urban Spaces Greening and Climate Advocacy. The two- day event,…
AMCEN 19: Deliver on Climate Finance Pledges, charges COP28 President
COP28 President-Designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber has addressed the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Ethiopia, in which he recognised the African continent’s performance and potential as a leading force in the energy transition and the need for increased…
AEW 2023: Former Nigerian Petroleum Minister, Prof. Kachikuwu to attend as Keynote Speaker
The African Energy Chamber has announced the participation of Prof. Ibe Kachikwu, Former Honorable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources of Nigeria at African Energy Week 2023 African Energy Week (AEW) 2023 – Africa’s premier event for the energy sector –…
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) 2023: Africa’s Ministers of Environment Must Push for a Strong Africa Position on the Global Plastic Treaty
Preparatory to the upcoming 19th session of the ‘African Ministerial Conference on the Environment’ (AMCEN), Greenpeace Africa has called on Africa’s 54 Ministers of Environment to urge Member States not to compromise in the negotiations for a treaty that would…
