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 […]