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 29th, 2010
By Akanimo Sampson
Burdened by the unbearable harmful effect of gas flaring, youths of Gbarain communities in Bayelsa State, say they are ready to take their destiny in their own hands. 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 »
ngrclimatereports February 3rd, 2010
Minister of Environment, John Odey flags off the Nigeria-Agadez( Niger Republic) Desert Tour in Abuja, February 2, 2010. Photo: Courtesy Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja.
From Etim Imisim in Abuja
Dr. Newton Jibunoh has flagged off the 2010 edition of his trip across the Sahara Desert which will take three weeks. The veteran traveler and his 50 contestants are pressing on to Agades in Niger Republic before pressing on across the desert to London in a convoy of Suzuki SUVs.
They got the blessings of Environment Minister, Mr. John Odey, yesterday during a ceremony in Abuja to mark the event. Odey commended Jibunoh’s interest in the environment, and said that the 2010 youth expedition is a tool to create awareness and combat the menace of desert encroachment.
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ngrclimatereports January 29th, 2010
Bill Gates has warned that growing donor support for climate change threatens thousands of lives in the developing world by squeezing out funding for health, and putting pressure on the environment, the Financial Times/Factiva report. In an annual letter released last Sunday through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates expresses caution over the $100 billion in extra pledges by rich countries made to the developing world by 2020 at December’s Copenhagen climate summit. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports January 27th, 2010
By Etim Imisim (Abuja)
The federal government has set up four committees to evolve strategies on how the country is to respond to threats of climate after agreement reached at the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports January 20th, 2010
By Lewis Ziska
January 20, 2010 (Courtesy SciDev.net) Understanding how carbon dioxide impacts food quality is vital to tackle malnutrition effectively, says agricultural researcher Lewis Ziska.
Researchers are focusing much attention on how to adapt agriculture to ensure steady food supplies in the face of climate change. But it is equally important to preserve the quality of these supplies as well as the quantity.
Researchers, policymakers and the public are increasingly aware that climate uncertainty — characterised by shifting rainfall patterns, increased desertification and warming temperatures — threatens to decrease people’s ability to grow food sustainably in many parts of the developing world. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports January 20th, 2010
World Bank
January 19, 2010, Washington, DC — The World Bank Group launched online consultations today to gather input for a new energy sector strategy, which is expected to be completed in early 2011.
The online consultations are part of broader effort to gather input from a wide range of perspectives on how the World Bank Group can best help developing countries improve the access and reliability of energy while helping facilitate the shift to a more environmentally sustainable energy development path. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports January 19th, 2010
Nigerian Flag
By Etim Imisim (Abuja)
The federal government said Nigeria is adequately motivated to scale up conservation efforts in line with the codes and standards of Geneva-based Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Flora and Fauna (CITES).
“There is a need to preserve the wildlife in the country not only for our eco-system, but also to flourish Nigerian’s tourism potential,” Environment Minister John Odey yesterday told visiting CITES delegation, led by Secretary General Wilem Wijnstekers. Continue Reading »
