The African Development Bank is planning to deploy $1.1 bn following board approval to fight drought and famine in some African countries, the bank said in a statement on Saturday. The bank issued the statement to commemorate the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought which was observed on June 17, aiming to promote public […]
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With several houses already swallowed up by erosion and hundreds of lives lost while properties worth billions went down the drain on account of the menace, the government backed the World Bank’s driven project with N100 million counterpart funding in 2016. Under the project, the World Bank is contributing $500million, Global Environment Facility (GEF) $8million,
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Miss Chioma Obiadi, the 40th Miss Nigeria, has called on Nigerians to treat their environment with care and caution to ensure a healthy living for themselves.The beauty queen said that environmental degradation was one of the greatest threats in the world today, noting that every Nigeria must join hands in tackling the menace.The current Miss
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Drylands like grasslands and savannahs are particularly vulnerable to environmental degradation. Overgrazing and unsustainable farming combined with climate change can quickly turn a productive dryland into a wasteland. Much of the reason why healthy soils are more fertile and can be found underground. A typical healthy soil might contain several species of vertebrate animals and earthworms, over
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Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have created a revolutionary new solar paint that can be used to produce endless amounts of clean energy. The innovative paint draws moisture from the air and splits it into oxygen and hydrogen. As a result, hydrogen can be captured as a clean fuel source. The paint contains a recently-developed compound that looks and
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The Stars in Global Health program supports Bold Ideas from the best and brightest scientists and innovators, both in low- and middle-income countries and in Canada, to address some of the most pressing global health challenges. It provides funding to explore transformative ideas at proof-of-concept that bring together scientific/technical, social and business innovation. The Program
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The Vedica Scholars program for Women is a unique alternative to the traditional MBA and seeks to create a cadre of successful women professionals for the 21st century. It is an 18-month full-time, residential, post-graduate program with a curriculum that has been carefully crafted to the expectations of employers today. The program is a combination of
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Yes, you read that right. I am thanking Donald Trump. Now before you take out your pitchforks and torches, hear what I have to say. It’s no longer news that the President of America, Donald Trump, announced he would be pulling America out of the Paris Agreement (set out to reduce the world’s greenhouse gases emissions
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The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Climate Change, who also doubles as the Vice-President of Globe Nigeria, Honourable Samuel I. Onuigbo has hinted that the much-awaited Climate Change Bill would be passed into law before the end of the year. Hon. Onuigbo who fingered climate change as one of the leading causes
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As you may already know, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 in number, they are a set of ambitious, interconnected goals that aim to end poverty, fight climate change and ensure prosperity for all, one particular SDG which determines the survival of humans and every living thing on land is Goal 15. The goal
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