The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed today with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. “This outcome moves us forward,” said Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary.…
Lagos Water Corporation Rejuvenates Mosan Okunola, Abesan Waterworks; set to resume operations soon
…redevelops 3 low yield boreholes, rehabilitates process pumps, restores power supply The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) has rejuvenated her two (2) Million Gallons per Day (MGD) Mosan Okunola Waterworks, Abesan for maximum output/efficiency. This was made known today, Tuesday 15th…
Engineers call for proper water management, fast tracking green transition
By Patricia Amogu The Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE) under the Aegis of the Nigerian Society of Engineers has called for proper water management and conservation towards achieving a clean global environment. The group made the call at…
Parties at COP27 Add Loss and Damage to the Agenda, But Won’t Discuss Which Countries Are Responsible or Who Should Pay
After enduring unprecedented climate disasters, Pakistan pushed talks about the costs of climate change onto the agenda. The U.N. secretary general calls the discussions a “moral imperative.” By Zoha Tonio / InsideClimateNews The United Nations climate summit officially opened on…
Nigeria’s Flood Disaster: Some Key insights and Potential Solutions.
Earlier this year, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) released its Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) for 2022, alongside a mobile app that allowed people in weather-related sectors to predict extreme weather conditions. Despite the gathering of sectors, including civil societies to…
NiMet, UKCEH, NiHSA collaborate to Implement WMO’s HydroSOS in Nigeria
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has joined forces with the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) to implement the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) 2022 Hydrological Status and Outlook System (HydroSOS). The highly…
Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) promotes locally led climate action in Mozambique
Annual LoCAL Board meeting brings together more than 100 public servants to discuss adaptation to climate change in Mozambique. More than 100 civil servants and administrators from Gaza and Inhambane Provinces gathered in Marracuene, Maputo, for the annual assessment…
16 Year old drowns in Bayelsa Flood: ravaged communities cry for help
A 16-year-old boy, Temedi Yerimene, from Igbogene Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has joined the rising list of victims of the rampaging floods across the country.
Pakistan: Frantic efforts to prevent disaster as floods continue
With more than 33 million people impacted, that represents 15 per cent of the total Pakistani population, said Dr. Palitha Mahipala, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in the country. Some “6.4 plus million people are in dire need of humanitarian aid”,…
How countries can better cope with flood risk
Catastrophic floods have hit Pakistan in recent weeks that have killed over 1,000 people, displaced close to 500,000 and impacted the lives of over 30 million residents. The floods have left more than one-third of the country submerged in water, with…
