UNFrom Our Correspondent The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Ishaq Salako, on Saturday in Abuja, expressed the Federal Government’s commitment to phasing out ozone layer-depleting substances. Speaking at the 2023 World Ozone Day Celebration, the minister expressed worries about level of ozone layer depletion in Nigeria. TheNewsZenith reports that UN celebrates World Ozone Day […]
Leaders of African countries have called for more investments in renewable energy to achieve green energy transition with the adoption of the Nairobi declaration. They made the call at a three-day Africa Climate Summit, which wrapped up on Wednesday, in Nairobi, Kenyan. Ministers participating in the summit are exploring the production of green hydrogen to […]
Young activists from Somalia have called for effective action to combat the negative impacts of climate change on vulnerable groups across the country. The activists made the call as they wrapped up a three-day training session, on Thursday, in Mogadishu. TheNewsZenith reports that the UN-backed training focused on the nexus between human rights and climate […]
Ten wildfires have erupted in five Tunisian provinces in the past 24 hours, forcing the evacuation of 11 families, the Tunisian civil protection services said on Monday. “These wildfires broke out in Jendouba and Beja provinces in northwestern Tunisia, in Bizerte in the north, in the central province of Kairouan and in Ariana province in […]
From Our Correspondent in Ilorin Prof. Noah Yusuf, the Vice-Chancellor, of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, says climate change, deforestation and the depletion of natural resources are stark realities that demand everyone’s immediate attention. Yusuf made the remarks at the flag-off of Green Campus Initiative at the Igbaja Campus of the University, on Wednesday, in Igbaja, Kwara […]
An expert in climate change and development, Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, has expressed dismay over negligence of rural dwellers in intervention efforts on climate change adaptation and mitigation in Nigeria. Okereke spoke at the final stakeholders’ workshop organised to share key findings on understanding the effectiveness of local communities in taking necessary action through Locally-Led Adaptation […]
The World Bank and Federal Government have appointed Mr AbdulHamid Umar as the National Project Coordinator for Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) in Nigeria. The appointment is in a statement issued by Mr Olusegun Shogbola, Personal Assistant (Media & ICT) to Minister of Environment on Thursday in Abuja. The statement, emailed to The NewsZenith […]
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Simon Stiell, on Friday lauded China’s determination and concrete actions taken to deal with climate change. Stiell made the remarks during a meeting with the Chinese delegation to the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the UNFCCC being […]