ngrclimatereports August 27th, 2010
Akanimo sampson
A round table strategic meeting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), has kicked against continued selling of forests by communities and governments in Nigeria Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports August 3rd, 2010
The World Bank is releasing second phase of a major study on the economics of climate change. Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC) was a large study estimating the costs to developing countries of adapting to climate change, as well as aiming to help them identify, cost and prioritize adaptation initiatives and projects. The study was a joint initiative from the governments of the Netherlands, The UK, Switzerland and The World Bank in partnership with the governments of Bangladesh, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, Samoa, and Vietnam. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports July 30th, 2010
Akanimo Sampson
Foremost environmental rights advocacy group, Environmental Rights Action (ERA), has taken on the Federal Government over non-availability of clean and safe drinking water for citizens.
The group therefore, wants Abuja to stop continued politicisation of water, claiming that the era of politicising access to water must now give way to commitments to better the lot of citizens. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports July 1st, 2010
By: Etim Imisim in Abuja
The World Bank has said it will begin to implement the first phase of its new policy on access to information July 1. The policy is one of several major reforms the global financial institution has undertaken to increase its effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability, the bank added.
The new policy was first announced June 3, 2010 when the bank said the measure positioned it as a transparency leader among multilateral organizations. It changed the bank from an institution which declared what it could make public under the current disclosure policy to one which makes available to the public all information in its possession. Exceptions are information staff personal and those which are still being deliberated upon and had not yet been accepted as policy. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports April 27th, 2010
From Etim Imisim in Abuja
Minister of Water Resources, Chief Obadiah Ando, has said that government will improve the livelihood of Nigerians through sustainable water supply. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports April 26th, 2010
From Etim Imisim in Abuja
Nigeria and India yesterday considered the possibility of working together to promote agriculture in the two countries.
Indian high commissioner, Mr. Mahesh Sachdev, said his country has a large population and made significant progress in its agricultural development. He spoke during a visit to Nigeria’s new agriculture minister, Prof. Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah, in Abuja. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports March 30th, 2010
Meeting of the Specialised Ministerial Technical Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources of the ECOWAS Commission
At the invitation of the ECOWAS Commission, the Meeting of the Specialised Ministerial Technical Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources of the ECOWAS Commission, composed of the Ministers in charge of Environment, was held on 18 March 2010 in Accra, Ghana with a view to considering and adopting the sub-regional programme of action on climate change. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports February 10th, 2010
Left to right: World Bank Country for Nigeria, Mr. Onno Ruhl; Beverly Warmington, DFID Director for West and Southern Africa; Kaduna State Governor Namadi Sambo; and Helder Muteia, UN Resident Coordinator, at the Aid Effectiveness framework signing in kaduna… today
By: Etim Imisim (Abuja)
Kaduna State Governor Namadi Sambo today signed a Development Cooperation Framework (DCF) with UK Department for International Development, the World Bank and United Nations System in Nigeria. The framework covers all existing and future development partner assistance in the state by the signatories for the 2010-2014 period and may be reviewed in 2012.
Beverly Warmington, Director for West and Southern Africa; Country Director for Nigeria, Onno Ruhl; and Helder Muteia, Resident Coordinator, respectively, represented DFID, the bank and UN (development partners) at a ceremony in Kaduna, the state capital. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports February 10th, 2010
IFDC
Agriculture and Water Resources Minister, Dr. Abba Sayyadi Ruma, is today expected to flag off North East chapter of Nigeria Agro Dealer Input Support Project which the International Centre for Soil Fertility and Agriculture (IFDC) has been running since 2008. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports February 10th, 2010
By Etim Imisim (Abuja)
The British Council in Nigeria and the First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB) are today on the second of a two-day interfaith seminar on climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Climate change poses a threat to agriculture, livelihoods, social cohesion, etc. in the region. The forum is a follow up to a research done by the council in collaboration with the BBC World Service Trust on perceptions of climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa. One significant finding relates to the understanding of issues and language of climate change, which are very low. The second is that many people in Nigeria and several other countries across the region link climate change to faith, which the researchers term ‘God Frame’. Continue Reading »
