In a concerted effort to ensure a better living community, residents of Ojokoro community in Lagos State, Nigeria have embarked on strategic initiatives and interventions that would ensure livable community, improved quality of life and increase their earning potential. This…
Coalition of CSOs host Post COP28 review; insist on better engagements for increased takeaways
The Coalition for Socio-Ecological Transformation (COSET) and partners in Abuja on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at a forum tagged “Post COP28 – Reviews and Lessons Learnt” undertook an analysis of engagements, positions and decisions from the 28th Session of the…
COP28: Nigerian CSOs Call for Increased Financial Commitment and Implementation of Outcomes
Render Account of Participation Seek Effective Climate Action Responses A Coalition of Nigerian Civil Society Organizations are strongly advocating for the prompt and active implementation of agreements reached at the just concluded 28th Session of Conferenc of Parties, which held…
COP28: Nigerian CSOs Demonstrate Strong Commitment to Climate Action
The first half of COP28 negotiations and events, held from November 30th to December 6. 2023, saw an active and impactful participation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from Nigeria. Over the week, Nigerian CSOs actively engaged in about 30 side…
Nigerian CSOs storm COP28 to advocate for global climate policy
A delegation of Nigerian civil society groups is currently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), as they look forward to actively participate in this year’s 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention…
Experts enlighten CSOs on principles that underpin climate justice
Nigeria’s civil society organizations have increased their capacity to understand the concepts of climate justice and climate change, which are essential for understanding their applications within the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations. This…
COP28: BHC project seeks to strengthen CSOs engagement with climate policy
Three not-for-profit organisations – Centre For 21st Century Issues (C21st), EnviroNews Development Network (Endenet) and Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP) – are involved in a project aimed at improving the communication, lobbying and advocacy competencies of climate civil society…
GCF: Executive Director, CSOs lament withheld climate action finance for Africa
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…
Carbon Emissions: Coalition Sensitises Gombe Communities on Net Zero
In a national drive to ensure that no one is left behind, a coalition of civil society organizations, earlier today, hosted the Difa Community in Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, to a workshop on mitigating carbon emissions and…
Net Zero: Ojokoro LCDA to install plastic recycling plant
The Raising Awareness Against Net Zero (RANTZ) Nigeria Campaign has started delivering measurable results. This is as the Executive Chairman of Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA), in Lagos State, Mr. Hammed Idowu-Tijani (HID) has pledged to install a bottle sorting…