ngrclimatereports January 29th, 2010
By Etim Imisim (Abuja)
Improvement in oil sector management was among reasons the International Development Association, a good will arm of the World Bank offering concessionary loans to poor countries, and the International Monetary Fund gave full debt relief of US$1.9 billion for the Republic of Congo. Continue Reading »
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 20th, 2010
United Nations
January 20, 2010, Bonn – Addressing the media today for the first time since last month’s Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Yvo de Boer said the fact that Copenhagen did not deliver the full agreement the world needs to address climate change “just makes the task more urgent.”
Three key things that Copenhagen produced are: 1) It raised climate change to the highest level of government; 2) The Copenhagen Accord reflects a political consensus on the long-term, global response to climate change; 3) The negotiations brought an almost full set of decisions to implement rapid climate action near to completion. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports January 19th, 2010
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By Etim Imisim (Abuja)
Nigeria at the weekend called for sufficient funding of Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) to enable it discharge its duties effectively in accordance with its mandate. These include Chad, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger and Nigeria. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports January 19th, 2010
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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 »
ngrclimatereports January 18th, 2010
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By Etim Imisim (Abuja)
The Federal Government yesterday said that the country’s scientists and research organizations should be on alert and watch out for early warnings for possible geological signs in the environment. Continue Reading »
ngrclimatereports January 13th, 2010
By Etim Imisim (Abuja)
Nigerian officials yesterday sounded alarm that the combination of climate change and pests posed threats to agriculture in the country and in the West African sub-region. Continue Reading »
