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…
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Greenpeace Africa calls for consistency in Ruto’s clean energy leadership
President Ruto has committed to building a natural gas pipeline from Tanzania’s main city Dar Es Salaam, to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa and later to the capital Nairobi.
Lagos Water Corporation Discovers Mass Looting of Water Pipes Hits Ishasi Waterworks
The Lagos Water Corporation has decried the mass looting of Water Pipes at LWC Ishasi major Waterworks. This was disclosed today, Friday 30th September, 2022 at the Corporation’s Headquarters, Ijora, Lagos. In a statement, the Corporation explained that the World…
UNGA 77: Cathay FHC Highlights Urgent Need for Restoring Biodiversity Through Nature-Based Solutions and Pro-Nature Investments
Cathay FHC Highlights Urgent Need for Restoring Biodiversity Through Nature-Based Solutions and Pro-Nature Investments During UNGA 77 and Climate Week NYC A wide range of scientific evidence has shown that the loss of nature can have far-reaching consequences. Damaged ecosystems,…
Breakthrough Report states International ‘collaboration gap’ might derail climate progress
International ‘collaboration gap’ threatens to undermine climate progress and delay net zero New report sets out urgent priorities to rapidly make more clean technologies the most affordable options in key sectors. Against the backdrop of the energy crisis and the…
AIR POLLUTION: LSMOH Partners LASEPA, UrbanBetter on Clean Air Campaign
September 7 is International Day of Clean Air Air Pollution remains the most insidious disease causing factor globally In its bid to protect the Lagos state environment and the welfare of residents, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and…
Bayelsa Community calls for urgent intervention in continuous oil spillage
The Peremabiri community in Bayelsa on Friday decried the continuous unattended oil spillage in the area. Mr Return Koma, Chairman, Peremabiri Community Development Committee, decried this in a statement to newsmen in Yenagoa. According to him, a petroleum development company has been insensitive over…
Osinbajo proposes new deal ‘debt-for-climate swaps’
In a call that can at once significantly advance the course of global net-zero emissions targets, facilitate energy access and the development of African countries, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN is proposing a Debt-For-Climate (DFC) Swap deal. Explaining the…
Africa Climate Week 2022 Builds Important Regional Momentum for Climate Action ahead of COP27
This year’s Africa Climate Week (ACW 2022) in Libreville, Gabon, wrapped up today, having helped build important regional momentum in the fight against climate change ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Egypt in November. The event brought…
Environmental crisis: Organisations call for urgent intervention
The Global Initiative for Food Security Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), Coal Free Nigeria and 350Africa.org on Wednesday, called for urgent intervention to mitigate environmental crisis across the country. The Executive Director of GIFSEP, Mr Michael Terungwa, made the call at a…
