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World Climate is a group role-playing simulation of the International Climate Change Negotiations. This exercise provides participants the chance to explore the risks of climate change and the challenges of negotiating international agreements to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The simulation which was held in UniLag had a face-to-face setting where participants played negotiators representing […]

Mabel Suglo is a social entrepreneur and a final year student from the University for Development Studies, Tamale where she currently pursues her Bachelors of Education in Health Science. A 2015 Anzisha Prize Fellow and member of the Global Shapers of the World Economic Forum, Mabel is an ardent result-oriented development professional with a passion

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of the Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, to serve in the African Union (AU) Reform Steering Committee.  The committee, headed by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda is tasked with ongoing institutional reforms of the AU Commission and its organs. The committee, which comprises eminent persons from the

Fifteen years ago, all African governments made a commitment in Abuja to increase health spending to 15% of their national budgets. However, the funding for the historic Abuja Declaration has never been met by Nigerian policymakers – only 4.37% of the country’s budget is allocated to health in the 2016 Appropriation Bill – and the

Yesterday, Boko Haram militants handed over 21 Chibok schoolgirls to authorities after a series of negotiations. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Swiss government brokered the deal between the Islamist militant group and the Nigerian government, said Mallam Garba Shehu, spokesman for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Some confirmatory tweets from the ICRC

Hamzat Lawal is an activist who has successfully led grassroots campaigns in over 40 African countries with over seven years experience in the non-profit sector and specializes in practical issues associated with Climate Change, Open Data and development policies as it affects rural communities. Leading the development and implementation of CODE’s strategy with responsibilities of

Leonardo DiCaprio may be the star of his latest documentary, Before the Flood, but something much bigger takes center stage: Earth. The Oscar-winning actor and longtime environmental advocate celebrated the world premiere of his climate change documentary on Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) a couple of weeks ago. In the documentary, the