World Planting Day: Group Plant Seed Of Peace & Happiness For Better Tomorrow
A head of world international planting day which is equally (world forestry day) 21th march 2021, Teku international farm and Foundation for the protection of women and children in conjunction with African climate reporters has embarked on sensitizing the general public on the importance of trees planting in their Houses ,schools, markets ,motor parks, places […]
COP25: HON ABUBAKAR BUBA STATEMENT AT SPAIN.
The presentation of the team that represented Kaduna State at the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, was applauded and contributed a lot to the success of the conference. Chairman of Lere Local Government Council, Honourable Abubakar Buba expressed this when fielding questions from newsmen on Tuesday night in Kaduna. He said that Kaduna’s well […]
Global heating made Hurricane Dorian bigger, wetter – and more deadly
We know that warm waters fuel hurricanes, and Dorian was strengthened by waters well above average temperatures Michael Mann and Andrew E Dessler The Bahamas, for those who live there, is simply a place to call home. For many Americans, it’s a dream vacation spot. But Hurricane Dorian turned that dream into a nightmare. And the worst part is […]
Hothouse Earth: here’s what the science actually does – and doesn’t – say
Richard Betts, University of Exeter A new scientific paper proposing a scenario of unstoppable climate change has gone viral, thanks to its evocative description of a “Hothouse Earth”. Much of the media coverage suggests that we face an imminent and unavoidable extreme climate catastrophe. But as a climate scientist who has carried out similar research myself, I am aware that […]
Why Youths Should Drive Actions To Mitigate Climate Change
Experts have continued to harp on the importance of engaging all strata of the society and enhancing cooperation needed to tackle the looming threat of climate change. The impact of climate change is life-threatening and is being felt on health, through air pollution, heat waves and risks to food security. Climate change is real and […]
Swedish Teen Climate Activist Sails Into New York for UN Summit
By VOA NewsAugust 28, 2019 08:31 PM Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, speaks in front of a crowd of people after sailing in New York harbor aboard the Malizia II, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. The zero-emissions yacht left Plymouth, England on Aug. 14. She is… Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York on […]
Five plans for carbon neutrality
UN Development Programme Since the industrial revolution, technology has boosted the development of our societies in ways we never seen before. We tackled some of the biggest challenges of our era: the production of food, the eradication of diseases, and the expansion of transport and communication systems. But this form of development has come at […]
Take action on air pollution to save lives, and the planet, urges UN chief
WMO/Alfred LeeSmog in Beijing In a message to mark World Environment Day, celebrated on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized the link between worsening levels of air pollution and the climate crisis. As well as claiming seven million lives every year, and damaging children’s development, the UN chief noted that many air pollutants cause global […]
Our lives depend on our Environment – Dr. Emeghara
By Bala Shekari Dr. Emeghara Ursula Ukamaka is the Deputy Provost Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State. She represented the College at a recent round table engagement involving non state actors for Climate Action and Sustainable Development Goals in Kaduna State. She spoke to Bala Shekari Q: As a participant how has the program […]
Climate Change: Climatologists & Scientists Use Skating Sport To Raise Environmental Awareness Among Youth & Teenagers in Kaduna
By Ibrahima Yakubu, Kaduna, Nigeria. The patron African Climate reporter Dr yusuf Nadabo, says Sports has the power to address climate change and tackle sustainable development through inspiring, unifying and engaging millions of youth and Teenager on various ways to protect their environment against all forms of threat that could affect human ,animals and even the […]