Major agriculture financers along with the U.N. agencies and other research organizations are concerned about the effects of climate change on small-time farmers and their activities. At the five-day African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the Major agriculture financers and noted the overall impacts of climate change and its effects on farming “We must […]
Tell the truth, this is my land The stench of oil in the air The sight of a burning flame like day that never ends My lungs black trying to breathe only to inhale worse My eyes are crying with no tears It’s just so dry The richness of my land being used by a
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A group of students in Taiwan came up with a creative way to raise awareness about water pollution- They made popsicles out of 100% sewage water. Before you lose your mind, they aren’t trying to kill anyone. They did it for an art project. Watch here:
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Original Post on Environewsnigeria The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and sixteen other NGOs have joined forces to issue a complaint about permits allegedly issued by the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) for genetically modified (GM) cotton and maize in Nigeria. The NGOs are asking the court to dismiss the permits granted to Monsanto Agricultural Nigeria Limited
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Original post by ELIZABETH KAHURANI for International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) For a long time, a majority of African countries have not been proactively mitigating the negative impact of drought and flood events. As a result, relief initiatives are often too late to stem the loss of lives and other social and economic impacts. To
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Original post on Konbini Software programmer-turned-environmentalist, and Co-founder of Wecyclers – Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola has been appointed by the Lagos state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, as the new General Manager of the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK). LASPARK, was launched five years ago by the Lagos State government to make Lagos greener and healthier by developing and maintaining functional and operational
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Original post on Huffington post Post By Elliott Negin for TriplePundit What can you do when the president of the United States says climate change is a hoax and Congress is gridlocked by fossil fuel industry-funded climate science deniers? Look to the courts for redress — with a major assist from science. Using sophisticated computer
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President Muhammadu Buhari on inaugurated the Presidential Advisory Council on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) chaired by him to boost the fight against poverty and climate change. Buhari, who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, reaffirmed the administration’s belief that SDGs implementation would have decisive implications for Nigeria’s development. According to him, the SDGs occupy a
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By Achim Steiner Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) The impact of climate change and environmental degradation threatens our efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, indeed, the very foundations of life on our shared planet. Unless degradation is curtailed, poverty and instability will deepen, and growth cannot be lasting or inclusive. Healthy ecosystems bring
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While some regions experience scanty rainfalls, others flood away in inundated rainwater. Lives and properties continue to be lost, threatening our hope of an inclusive and resilient world. In the last weeks, different cases of flood disasters were recorded in different places across the world. The telegraph reported that more than 1,200 people have lost
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