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Africa rises to challenge of climate crisis, accelerates action on Paris Agreement

Africa is at a crossroads. The multiplying challenges of the climate crisis, conflict and COVID-19 have put more and more people at risk. And while...

Global economies lose $2.97trn to water-related disasters – UN

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says the global climate crisis is exacerbating and intensifying water-related disasters, jeopardising lives and livelihood of four billion people, resulting...

Investors managing $41 trillion in assets urge govts to speed up climate policy or lose out

Some 457 investors managing over $41 trillion in assets have released a statement to all world governments urging a global race-to-the-top on climate policy...

Biodiversity and climate crises must be tackled together – IPCC, IPBES

Because biodiversity loss and climate change are both driven by human economic activities and mutually reinforce each other, neither will be successfully resolved unless...

Kenyan campaigner urges action on climate crisis in coastal region

Kenya should intensify action on the climate crisis in the coastal region that has disrupted livelihoods of predominantly fishing and pastoralist communities, Nairobi-based Pan-African...

Leaders’ Summit on Climate: Adesina says Africa is ‘ground zero’ of crisis

African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, on Thursday, April 22, 2021 joined 40 heads of state and government at the Leaders’...

Global Just Recovery Gathering to explore recovery from COVID-19, climate crisis

A three-day online “Global Just Recovery Gathering” will explore what the world needs for a just recovery from the compound crises of COVID-19 and climate...

Movement flays Climate Ambition Summit, demands urgent action to address climate crisis

The Cop26 Coalition, a coalition of organisations campaigning for urgent action on the climate crisis, has criticised the UK government’s Climate Ambition Summit held on...

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Experts take first step towards GEF-9 replenishment

With less than five years on the clock to meet key international environmental targets, experts gathered this week to...
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Coastal highway: Construction begins in Cross River, Akwa Ibom in March

Construction on Sections 3A and 3B of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, located in Cross River and Akwa Ibom respectively,...

Five candidates cleared for AfDB presidency race – Committee

The race to lead the African Development Bank (AfDB) has officially begun with the release of the list of...

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Experts take first step towards GEF-9 replenishment

With less than five years on the clock to...

Coastal highway: Construction begins in Cross River, Akwa Ibom in March

Construction on Sections 3A and 3B of the Lagos-Calabar...
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