With several countries in the Region facing complex, multi-layered emergencies – natural disasters and conflict alongside health crises – for many children vaccines have moved further out of reach Members of the Regional Subcommittee for Polio Eradication and Outbreaks in…
STAKEHOLDERS HAVE CANVASSED ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO TACKLE FLOODING
Stakeholders have canvassed on the use of technology in tackling flooding in Nigeria, through innovations such as flood mapping, web-based flood early warning systems as well as water purification technology. This was part of the consensus of stakeholders at an…
Afrika Vuka Road to Conference of the Parties (COP): Climate justice organizations launch platform to highlight campaigns and calls for climate action ahead of COP27
Climate justice organizations and groups in Africa have launched a platform dubbed “Africa Vuka #Road2COP” to highlight climate stories, campaigns and calls for climate solutions on the road to COP 27 in Egypt.
Nearly half of world’s terror victims are African, with organised crime increasingly entrenched
The vast Sahel region in particular has become home to some of the most active and deadly terrorist groups
Amidst Pandemic, CUHK Business School Launches Global and Real Estate Indices
The Centre for Business Sustainability (CBS) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) Business School announced results of the Business Sustainability Indices (BSI) and the launch of Global Business Sustainability Index (Global BSI) and Real Estate Business Sustainability Index (REBSI)…
Red Cross, Bosepa engage 700 youths for drain clearance in Cash-for-work
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it has engaged 700 youths for conduct of drain clearance exercise to control perennial floods in Borno State. According to Mr Musa Aliyu, Project Field Officer, Cash-for-Work project, the youths had…
Air Pollution Kills Millions Every Year: Action Needed
An estimated seven million people die every year from indoor and outdoor air pollution. That’s more than died from Covid-19 over the last two years. Often invisible, air pollution receives little attention compared with other public health emergencies, but the threats to health are every bit as real
FAO welcomes $83 million USA contribution to emergency and resilience programmes
Funding to boost efforts in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Sudan; Sahel and Coastal West Africa also among the list of recipients The USA funds will be used to supply aid and technical assistance to smallholder farmers and livestock-dependent communities. The Food…
Scientists Again Call for Civil Disobedience To Spur Climate Action, Saying ‘Time is Short’
Written by Kristoffer Tigue, of Inside Climate.
