By Joke Kujenya ACROSS VULNERABLE communities worldwide, the impacts of climate change are being felt daily, from soaring food prices to extreme weather events that threaten homes and livelihoods. Fueling the focus of COP29, held this year in Azerbaijan, which aimed to address these challenges head-on by launching a landmark carbon market fram...
By Joke Kujenya AS COP29 approaches, environmental activists and food justice advocates have rallied for urgent climate action. The conference, set to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024, has spurred a series of critical discussions regarding global climate policy. Ahead of the conference, the Health of Mother Earth Fo...
By Joke Kujenya IN THE Sahara Desert, where annual rainfall barely reaches two inches, a massive downpour hit for the first time in 50 years—an event never seen in such a short span. For two days in early September, rainstorms swept across regions like Errachidia and Merzouga, depositing several inches of rain. Residents of Errachidia, [&helli...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ABENA MENSAH remembers the days when the Pra River flowed clear, offering her community both clean water and a steady source of food. But now, the river’s once-blue waters run thick with mud and chemicals, a casualty of illegal mining activities that have swept across her village in Ghana’s Western [...
By Joke Kujenya THE NIGERIA Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has announced a forecast of thunderstorms and heavy rains spanning three days, starting Wednesday. Released on Tuesday in Abuja, the weather outlook predicts significant weather activity across various regions in the country. Morning thunderstorms on Wednesday are anticipated over Jigaw...
By Joke Kujenya ON A SCORCHING afternoon in Gbagada, located between Kosofe and Shomolu local government areas in Lagos, Maria Abbey felt the relentless heat seep through the walls of her small apartment. Despite having her ceiling fan on full blast, the stifling air offered no respite. By noon, she narrated to JKNewsMedia how the […]
By Joke Kujenya FROM JULY 8th to 12th, Africa will take a decisive step in confronting its air pollution crisis as it hosts the CLEAN-Air Forum in Lagos. The event, organized by AirQo from Makerere University and co-hosted by the University of Lagos and Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), aims to address the continent’s...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter AS TORRENTIAL rains continue this year, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has released its annual Flood Outlook, serving as the cornerstone for the Federal Government’s flood mitigation strategies. The NIHSA says this crucial report outlines anticipated flood patterns and provides e...
By Joke Kujenya ON THE urgent need to preserve and restore the global habitat through sustainable environmental practices, the Union Bank of Nigeria has entered a partnership with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in commemoration of 2024 World Environment Day (WED). During an event held on June 5th, 2024, at the Lekki Conservation Ce...
By Joke Kujenya TO ADVANCE her green industrial ambitions through substantial climate financing, Nigeria is set in a collaboration duel with the United States. This announcement was made by the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action (SPEC), Ajuri Ngelale, during his meeting with the U.S. Head of Delegation to the United Nations Climate C...
