“Mangroves provide protection against storms, erosion, and flooding, sources of food and timber, improved water quality and carbon sequestration,” UNEP points out,
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In the United States of America (USA), preparations are in top gear in various parts for the total solar eclipse…
Africa shows the largest share of maladaptive outcomes at all levels of warming. For example, intensifying the cultivation of maize and sorghum in west Africa or earlier planting of maize in Uganda further decreases yields – in addition to climate impacts – rather than reducing projected risk, even at 1.5C warming.
Residents in Saketa, Birnin Kebbi are facing a significant challenge with the poor drainage system leading to floods in their community. Click the link to read their cry for help and government intervention
“The Weather Kids add a powerful voice to alert us to a future that will certainly materialize if we do not take meaningful climate action today,” said Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator.
About 2 million people in areas affected by the insurgency in Borno have been reconnected to clean and safe drinking…
According to Business Insider, the DRC became the second-largest producer of the mineral when it hit 2.8 metric tonnes of production in 2023 surpassing Peru’s 2.76 million metric tonnes. Chile, the leading producer in the world, was projected to hit 5.3 million metric tonnes in 2023.
Read about the challenges faced by students at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto due to water scarcity affecting their academic endeavors and overall well-being.
Increasing water scarcity can fuel conflicts around the world, the United Nations has warned. Globally, 2.2 billion people were without…
The researchers have used two examples to demonstrate how this can be done: how a country’s economic development is linked to its adoption of agri-environmental policies and how such policies impact soil erosion.