The number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai otherwise called COP28 has generated a lot of controversies and strong social media conversations in the last 24 hours. It is important to set the record straight and provide some clarity. To begin with, the Summit is tagged COP which means Convention of Parties. The ongoing Summit in Dubai with over 97,000 delegates from more than 100 countries around the world is the 28th in the series since the issue of climate change and action took preeminent stage in global affairs. COP27 took place at Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt last year.
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Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to train 1,000 youths in the Niger Delta region on the conversion of fuel engines to condensed natural gas (CNG).
The COP28, UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, with recorded 97,000 participants, should not become a model for the future in terms of attendance, head of the UN Development Programme, Achim Steiner, said.
ASHENEWS reports that the World Health Assembly is set to consider its first resolution on climate and health in 2024.
The Nigerian gvernment has unveiled its Long Term Development Strategy at the COP 28 holding in Dubai.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Government has approved the release of N300 million for tree planting as part of efforts to address the impact of climate change.
With the ongoing gale of building demolitions in Lagos State and other parts of the country, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has urged governments at all levels to show compassion and not multiply the pain of the poor.
Livestock keeping in Africa is being recognized as a credible climate solution, as it is a means to provide valuable agricultural resilience to climate extremes
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has signed an Executive Order on the Green Economy.
As droughts and floods wreak havoc on harvests, small-scale farmers are spending billions of dollars of their own money each year to adapt to a changing climate, despite it being a problem they did not create, according to research released on Tuesday.