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COP 21: Nigeria builds ‘gender-balanced’ group of negotiators

As the much-vaunted 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) approaches,...

How Africa pledged to take climate action, by PACJA

Mithika Mwenda, Secretary General of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), believes that Africa’s climate action pledges show commitment to a fair and...

Nigeria puts finishing touches to INDCs as stakeholders validate draft

A gathering of experts on Friday, September 18, 2015 in Abuja endorsed a draft copy of Nigeria’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), which is...

Scientists pick holes in Canada, China, Ethiopia, Morocco’s INDCs

New analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has examined how national climate pledges from China, Canada, Ethiopia and Morocco intend to limit...

PACJA: Paris climate deal should tackle damages, not just causes

Secretary General at the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), Mithika Mwenda, has said that negotiators must unite and push loss and damage into...

Apprehension, as governments give ‘green light’ for Paris draft agreement

The latest round of UN climate change negotiations ended on Friday in Bonn, Germany, on track to produce the first comprehensive draft of the...

Paris 2015: Civil society seeks urgent action from Nigeria

The civil society declares its official position regarding Nigeria’s actions ahead of Paris 2015 after a two-day forum held recently in Abuja, the federal...

Zambia to host climate fund board meeting

Zambia has been awarded the opportunity to become the first African country to host the board meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Secretary to...

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Lead poisoning: Govt orders illegal miners out of Zamfara

The Federal Government has ordered illegal miners to immediately vacate all mining sites in Zamfara State following the confirmation...
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Nigeria commences work on its Transparency Report, National Communication to promote climate action

In what stakeholders have termed a show of force in the implementation of Nigeria's numerous climate action-driven programmes, the...

Five arrested, 3.765 tonnes of pangolin scales seized in Nigeria wildlife trafficking bust

In a major strike against wildlife trafficking in Nigeria, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), supported by the Wildlife Justice...

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Lead poisoning: Govt orders illegal miners out of Zamfara

The Federal Government has ordered illegal miners to immediately...