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Vice-President Kashim Shettima has called on world leaders to take decisive and practical steps toward addressing climate change, warning that time is running out for passive discussions.
The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has warned that climate change is now a major cause of violence and large-scale displacement in Nigeria and the Sahel region. They are calling for urgent and united action to deal with it.
The Climate and Sustainable Development Network of Nigeria (CSDevNet), in collaboration with the African Focus for Youth Development (AFFYD), on Tuesday trained smallholder farmers in Kano on climate literacy to help them adapt to the growing impacts of climate change.
The latest warning comes as Lagos and other parts of Nigeria are seeing more unpredictable and heavy rain. This change in weather is linked to global climate change and is raising concerns about how prepared cities are for flooding and how to protect people most at risk.
A researcher and lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, Dr Chinwoke Ifeanyi-Obi has developed a Gender-Responsive Smart Monitor (G-SMART) tool to track gender inclusion in agricultural adaptation initiatives.
A non-governmental organisation, Natural Justice, in partnership with African Activists for Climate Justice, has launched a two-day intensive training workshop on climate change litigation for female lawyers across Nigeria.
The Participatory Approach to Climate and Environmental Protection (PACE), a group, has called for stronger climate policies and greater public involvement toward mitigating the challenges of climate change.
A new World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) report warns that global temperatures are likely to continue rising, with an 80 per cent chance that at least one year before 2029 will be hottest.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has warned that West Africa and the entire African continent are at risk of severe climate-related disasters.