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Meet The Third Cohort Of The ADH Community Climate Journalism Fellowship
Today, we are excited to announce the newest cohort of the ADH community journalism fellowship (ACJF), The fellowship will provide intensive training and mentorship to a diverse group of journalists who within the next 12 weeks will learn through intensive tutelage to produce evidence-based and data-driven reports to address the health intricacies of climate-related footprints…
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COP27: What Nigeria Is Pushing For
As the United Nations Conference of Parties 27 resumed in Egypt, the President, Muhammadu Buhari directed the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, to represent him in Nigeria’s delegation. According to the directive, Mohammed would lead other ministers and heads of agencies to the United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change holding at Sharm El Sheikh,…
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South Africa Gets World Bank Funding For Clean Energy Project
The World Bank has granted South Africa financing of $497 million to decommission one of its largest coal-fired power plants and convert it to renewable energy. According to a statement by the apex bank, the newly closed Komati power station about 170 kilometres (105 miles) northeast of Johannesburg will be repurposed using solar and wind…
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Infographics: Mapping Flooding Across West African Countries
Earlier in the year, The African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD) forecasted above-average rainfall in West Africa from June 2022. As predicted, heavy flooding has ravaged West African countries, leaving the destruction of lives and properties in its wake. A report from the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) shared…
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What Is The ‘La Nina’ And How Would It Affect Global Temperatures?
The United Nations weather agency has predicted a mysterious weather pattern that could worsen climate patterns across the globe. Last Wednesday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said La Nina conditions, which involve a large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures, have strengthened in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific with an increase in trade winds in…
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Infographics: The Catastrophic Effects Of Flooding in Chad
Since the start of the rainy season, above-normal rainfall has left vast areas of Chad submerged under water. Aid groups and the state’s weather agency have revealed that many people have been forced out of their homes as parts of the country are now only accessible through boats. In N’Djamena, the country’s capital, families have…
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Fact Check: Was Last Month The Hottest July In History?
On July 13, 2022, the temperature in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia reached 118 degrees Fahrenheit (48 degrees Celsius), its highest in 40 years. The heatwave and fires reportedly damaged the country’s grain crop, reducing crop harvest to about 1.4million metric tons instead of the predicted 1.8 million metric tons. Large parts of Ethiopia, Somalia and…
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Elephants Are Devouring South Nigerian Farms
Having spent his entire life surrounded by forest, Kyrien Ojong (52) considered no other business as good as farming in Bamba community, located in southern Nigeria. All of a sudden, elephants started eating all of his crops. “When the gorillas entered my farm, they ate all my cocoa; both the ripe and unripe ones. They…
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“Fire immediately spreads”: Extreme Wildfires Become New Threat In This African Village
Climate Tracker visited the Olum community in South-South Nigeria to report how extreme wildfires are changing indigenous villages, forcing them to enact a law to control the flames. For Martins Abang (37) growing up in Olum village, an indigenous town located in Southern Nigeria’s Cross-River State, during the 1980s was a happy upbringing, surrounded by…
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World Bank To Loan The Gambia $68m To Revive Tourism Sector
The Gambia has recently signed a deal with the World Bank to loan up to $68 million that would be used to revive the country’s tourism sector. The grant would promote diversification and climate resilience of tourism and help protect the Atlantic coastline of The Gambia, a country of about 2.1 million inhabitants surrounded by…