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Bothered by the fact that it is yet to access the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Nigeria has kick-started moves to turn things around and ensure the financial capability to battle the effects of the changing weather. The Department of Climate Change (DCC) in the Federal Ministry of Environment, in its capacity as the nation’s Designated […]

Climate change could produce a refugee crisis that is “unprecedented in human history”, Barack Obama has warned as he stressed global warming was the most pressing issue of the age. Speaking at an international food conference in Milan, the former US President said rising temperatures were already making it more difficult to grow crops and

While the Trump administration was busy postponing yet another meeting on whether to withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement on Tuesday, former President Barack Obama gave his first speech outside of the United States since leaving office. And, in sharp contrast to the current administration, Obama did not shy away from talking about climate

Telling a story through images is an essential way to involve audiences on a global question as climate change. Movies have the power to alter minds and actions, and they are a valuable tool to encourage climate change awareness and movements among different spectators. Because at SustyVibes, we are making sustainability issues easy to understand,

After a 33-year absence, one small village in Ireland has its beautiful golden beach back. Located off the coast of Ireland on Achill Island, Dooagh was hit with a wicked winter storm in 1984 that stripped its popular beach of more than 1,000 feet of sand. All that was left was a rocky outcrop and

How can resilience indicators inform climate adaptation policy and practice in Nigeria? How far do the resilience indicators and key markers reflect relevant factors in the Nigerian context? How should resilience indicators and key markers be weighted to reflect climate resilience in Nigeria? These were the queries that participants at a recent forum in Lagos

Deep down at the bottom of the sea, there is a special kind of algae. Despite the drowning darkness on the bottom of the ocean, the algae manage to absorb solar energy through a special outer shell. Now, a Swedish company has transferred the algae’s solution to the energy industry to make solar cells more

QUESTION Nigerians keep asking “why is Africa still stuck in the quicksand of underdevelopment? With our huge human power and massive mineral deposit, why is Nigeria still far from being among the G7?” ANSWER It is our unsustainable style of living that has brought Nigeria to her knees. Where is Operation Feed the Nation, Better Life for Rural Women, Nigerian Airways, TCTC, SURE-P and

Representatives from Climate Action Network, a network of over 1,000 civil society organizations working to fight climate change in 120 countries, have called on governments to use the ongoing climate talks in Bonn to pick up from where they left off last year in Marrakech in advancing work on the implementation of Paris Agreement. Sven Harmeling, Climate

Another round of the United Nations climate change negotiations commences on Monday, May 8, 2017, in Bonn, Germany. Observers have underlined the need for the 10-day international conference to advance substantive progress on the rules and processes that will fully operationalise the Paris Agreement. The session marks the half-way point to the finalization of this