The “why” and “how” of mainstreaming women’s empowerment in the context of climate change projects and programmes was the focus of a one-day training session held recently as part of the Green Climate Fund’s Accelerating Direct Access week. Organised jointly by GCF and UN Women, the workshop was delivered to participants attending the Fund’s direct […]
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Environmental groups rallied in Lagos last Wednesday to demand that Nigerian delegates to the UN climate treaty take decisive action to address the influence of the fossil fuel industry on climate policy. The action is part of a global series of actions calling for governments to launch an investigation into industry interference at the United
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Ms. Toyin Adesola popularly known as Aunty Toyin is a 50 year old Sickle Cell Anaemia survivor. We call her a survivor because you don’t find women like her every day. She is also the executive director of the Sickle Cell Advocacy & Management Initiative; an NGO targeted at improving the lives of Sickle Cell
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The Rwandan government will soon use drones to deliver life-saving blood supplies and rabies vaccine to health workers in the western half of the East African country. The effort is part of an innovative collaboration between Zipline, a California-based robotics company; Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; and UPS. The partnership could help save lives around the
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This week, we would be featuring a young person who has chosen a career in sustainable farming; we are excited to be featuring him as he is a great example to other young people. Read his interview below and catch up with the many susty things he’s currently up to. Kindly introduce yourself My
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When I walked into LUFASI park, I felt an incredible aura of calmless; so much nature that I couldn’t help but appreciate the work that had and is still being done in the park. LUFASI which means Lekki Urban Forest and Animal Sanctuary Initiative was founded by Desmond MajekodunmiThe park, which sits on 20 hectares
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Olasimbo Sojinrin is currently the country manager of Solar Sister; a social enterprise aimed at eradicating energy poverty in Africa by empowering women with economic opportunity. She is a community organizer, an advocate for climate change progress and women’s rights in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Olasimbo began her work in climate change when
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I find it amusing how we have traditions and cultural beliefs that make it completely okay for women to endure various forms of sufferings just because they are women; this particular one about carrying heavy loads on the head really got to me. Below is an excerpt from Yoruba Scientific Spirituality: “In West Africa, the
Desmond Majekodunmi is a renowned Nigerian environmentalist, the chairman of Lagos State Urban Forest and Animal Shelter Initiative (LUFASI), the promoter of the expansive LUFASI Park along the Lagos-Epe Expressway. He is a certified experimental extension farmer for IITA Ibadan, he owns and operates Majekodunmi Agricultural projects (MAP) which is the only agro forestry based
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Channels Television in conjunction with Deutsche Welle Television has launched a joint production of an environmental programme called Eco@africa at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja at 6:00pm on Saturday. Eco@africa will report on innovations and best-practice guidelines in Africa and Europe and will present ideas on environmental protection from all over the world. It will focus
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