Archives Tag: climate change
Cleanbuild.africa Calls For Climate Action Volunteers
April 19, 2022
The word ‘climate change’ has been recurring for more than a decade, but now we all are feeling the effects, some more than others. Although we read and hear about the effect of climate change and how it is affecting countries on a global scale, what some people still fail to realise is that … Continue reading Cleanbuild.africa Calls For Climate Action Volunteers
Cleanbuild Africa Lunches #cleanbuildvoices
April 19, 2022
Our planet needs saving, neglect has led to the rise in temperatures currently distorting our health, food security, air pollution, and a 46% rise in climate-related disasters, if we do not take conscious, intentional steps in addressing the adverse effects of climate change, it will put the whole of mankind in serious danger. The … Continue reading Cleanbuild Africa Lunches #cleanbuildvoices
Cleanbuild.africa & Creative Space To Hold First Cleantech And Climate Action Stakeholders’ Forum
April 19, 2022
The historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change that went into effect in 2016, has enabled countries around the world to become more intentional about their responses to the growing threat of climate change. As the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) draws nearer, world leaders are collectively gearing up to proffer solutions … Continue reading Cleanbuild.africa & Creative Space To Hold First Cleantech And Climate Action Stakeholders’ Forum
Travel Tips: How To Have ‘Green’ Vacations In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
The beauty of the underdeveloped nature of Nigeria’s tourism destinations makes them ‘green’ locations. ‘Going green’ means being environmentally friendly to protect the planet. Read more about Travel and Tourism So while having resorts and fancy buildings around our natural resources might seem like development, sometimes, they harm the environment. Nigeria is home to … Continue reading Travel Tips: How To Have ‘Green’ Vacations In Nigeria
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Innovation & You: Simple Ways To Be Climate Change Compliant
April 19, 2022
It is easy to encounter talk around Climate Change and its importance to human survival of late. Many of us do, therefore, wonder what it will take us to be climate change compliant from our little corner of influence. Read more about Innovation & You A few hints to check our behaviour and consumption … Continue reading Innovation & You: Simple Ways To Be Climate Change Compliant
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5 Female Fashion Items for 2020
April 19, 2022
Fashion items go beyond the perfect footwear for every occasion, the must-have black dress, and an exotic collection of jewelry. These are basics this article wouldn’t bore you with. However, you would rather get to know why you should invest in fashion items that pay more attention to your health, the changing environmental conditions, and … Continue reading 5 Female Fashion Items for 2020
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How Increasing Desertification is Fuelling Security Tensions in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
The surge of militancy in the northern part of Nigeria began with the Maitatsine. That died a slow but painful death. Its carcass was, however, woken up by the Boko Haram, a group of thugs originally loyal to and used by a notorious politician from the North East. The group later turned ideological and evolved … Continue reading How Increasing Desertification is Fuelling Security Tensions in Nigeria
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Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Wednesday, Nov 16th 2016
April 19, 2022
1. Following the first export from the Aje offshore field, Lagos State expects to get its first oil derivation fund in December. 2. Northeastern states are to receive five 100 MW solar power plants worth $600m; the first should be ready by March 2017. 3. As part of the United States government’s Feed the Future Initiative, … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Wednesday, Nov 16th 2016
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Human Influence on Climate Clear – IPCC Report
April 19, 2022
Human influence on the climate system is clear. This is evident in most regions of the globe, a new assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated. The report notes that, “It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century. The … Continue reading Human Influence on Climate Clear – IPCC Report
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Nigerian Climate Change Activists Plan ‘Walk to Mali’ Trek
April 19, 2022
Climate change activists in Nigeria are planning a 12-man walk from Abuja through Niger, Mali, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Benin to Lagos. Organisers say they intend to use the walk to raise awareness, on climate change effects involving a 3,400km trek from Nigeria to Mali. The program director of ‘Walk to Mali’ Oludotun … Continue reading Nigerian Climate Change Activists Plan ‘Walk to Mali’ Trek
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PAVE Partners CTI-PFAN on Clean Energy Businesses in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Climate Technology Initiative Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI PFAN) is set to commence operations in Nigeria, the Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) has disclosed. PAVE defines PFAN as a multilateral, public-private partnership initiated by the CTI in cooperation with the UNFCCC Expert Group on Technology Transfer. The partnership operates to bridge the gap … Continue reading PAVE Partners CTI-PFAN on Clean Energy Businesses in Nigeria
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President Obama’s Climate Change Policy and the Global Race for Renewable Energy
April 19, 2022
U.S. President Barack Obama, in June unveiled a climate change action plan detailing how his administration intends to take the lead on climate change, in the States and around the world. He also gave a speech concerning climate change that saw solar stocks in the States rise. While the US announces its ambitions, other countries are upping the game, with … Continue reading President Obama’s Climate Change Policy and the Global Race for Renewable Energy
World Bank: Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Growth Critical for Nigeria’s Economic Future
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s economy can be made more climate-resilient and less carbon-intensive without foregoing growth, argue two new World Bank reports: “Toward Climate-Resilient Development in Nigeria” and “Low-Carbon Development Opportunities for Nigeria,” released this week. These studies are the fruit of a two-year long collaboration between the World Bank and the Government of Nigeria to address the challenges … Continue reading World Bank: Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Growth Critical for Nigeria’s Economic Future
Heavy Rainfall in Southern Nigeria, Early, in 2013
April 19, 2022
Lagos and Ogun States, had their first rainfall this year, on Sunday, January 20, and afterwards. Then Calabar and several other cities in Southern Nigeria, experienced heavy rainfall too, introducing the year, with surprise of changing climate, after a precarious 2012 for environmental issues in Nigeria. The rain poured heavily, shoving pedestrians into shelters and … Continue reading Heavy Rainfall in Southern Nigeria, Early, in 2013
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Planting Trees and The Environment
April 19, 2022
Trees grow throughout the world from the extreme hot tropical regions around the equator to cold regions near the Arctic and the Antarctic. At maturity, trees are usually the tallest of plants, and their height and single main stem differentiates them from shrubs, which are shorter and have many stems.
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