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Nigeria: Kano, Plateau, Others To Experience Heavy Rainfall In Next Three Days – NiMet
From the afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday, heavy rainfall is expected over parts of Kano, Jigawa, Kaduna, Bauchi, Plateau, Yobe, Gombe and Borno states, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said.
Unlike the…
Climate Change And Latest IPCC Report, By Kolawole Olaniyi
After 278 leading scientists from 65 countries analysed over 18,000 studies published since 2014, the Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its contribution to the sixth Assessment Report (AR6) tagged…
WHO Says 3.5m People In Western Pacific Die Each Year Due To Climate Crisis
By Joseph Edegbo
Around 3.5 million people in the Western Pacific die each year as a result of environmental causes, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) data released on Thursday.
In a virtual news conference, Takeshi Kasai,…
Media Roundtable: Journalists Brainstorm On Climate and Environmental Reporting
By Joseph Edegbo
Participants at this year's first quarter Media Roundtable on Climate and Environment have attributed most of the environmental challenges experienced to human activities.
Organised by the Africa Media Development…
Climate Change Realities: A Day At Kaduna Recycling Plant – By SOLA OJO
A solid waste management expert and Chief Executive Officer, Z L Global Alliance (Nigeria), Mrs Abiola Bashorun once said that an average person generates at least 1 kilogramme of solid waste per day. What this means is that 1,000…
Take Decisive Measures To Address Climate Change, Mapisa-Nqakula to World Parliaments
South Africa's National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has urged the heads of parliament around the world to take all necessary steps to deal with climate change.
This, Mapisa-Nqakula said, can be done through oversight and…
South Africa Explores Groundwater as Alternative Water Source
By Sunday Elijah
South Africa's Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, says the Department is committed to exploring groundwater as an alternative water source to ensure water security in communities affected by water supply…
COP26 Explained: What Was Achieved, What Was Not
After 2 straight weeks of negotiations and meetings on climate change, the COP26 came to an end with a final agreement known as the Glasgow Climate Pact, signed by 197 countries, among them big emitters like China and India, as well as…