Lassa fever outbreaks: WHO scales up efforts in Nigeria, others
Post Views: 1,065 With five countries in Western Africa reporting outbreaks of Lassa fever, the World Health Organization (WHO) has
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Month: February 2019
Guterres hails UN-AU cooperation, calls it an ‘asset’
Post Views: 1,088 “The strategic cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations is a fundamental asset for the
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WMO confirms past four years were warmest on record
Post Views: 1,111 In a clear sign of continuing long-term climate change associated with record atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases,
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Groups restate commitments to Nigeria’s REDD+ programme
Post Views: 1,031 Civil society groups in Nigeria under the umbrella of Climate and Sustainable Development Network (CSDevNet) have restated
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IPCC authors to meet in Colombia for final stages of Climate Change, Land report
Post Views: 1,043 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) authors will meet in Cali, Colombia, on 11-15 February 2019
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No single formula for all forms of deforestation
Post Views: 1,257 The world has been trying for decades to curb deforestation but continues to fail. Forests are still
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2019 Regional Climate Dialogues to boost climate action
Post Views: 1,277 Following the successful conclusion of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Poland last December, which resulted
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Firm supplies world’s first solar-electric sewage pump-out boat
Post Views: 2,163 Torqeedo has supplied an integrated electric propulsion system for the world’s first full-size solar-electric sewage pump-out boat,
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Reviving dying land is doable by 2030, UN review concludes
Post Views: 1,458 Reviving damaged lands and the livelihoods of people affected by desertification, land degradation and drought can be
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