An environmentalist, Mr Furoebi Akene has called on the Federal Government and states along the Atlantic coastline to save coastal communities from being submerged due to the alarming rate of rising sea levels due to climate change.
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China has underscored the need for Africa to be included in the global green transition process to effectively tackle environmental and climate challenges.
Experts have called for a unified action to secure scaled-up climate finance for Africa.
Kano State government has trained 80 young women on renewable energy skills as part of its efforts to empower women in the state.
The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has said that 2,517 houses and shops were either completely or partially destroyed by flood which ravaged 33 communities in the state.
Flood triggered by days of torrential rain destroyed 1,650 houses in Jajere and Yunusari towns of Yobe state.
The Managing Director of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Mohammed Alkali, says climate change is responsible for the incessant collapse of bridges in the region.
An NGO, Women Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE), in collaboration with the Kaduna State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, has distributed clean cookstoves to 400 women in the state.
Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has reported that at least seven people are missing following severe flooding in Magama and Mashegu Local Government Areas (LGAs) after heavy rainfall on Friday.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to addressing the effects of climate change in Nigeria.