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The National Council on Environment has advocated a shift from the resource extraction and consumption-based economy of Nigeria to a model that will focus on reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling materials to boost growth. The council said such an environmentally friendly model will guarantee the de-carbonization and mitigation of climate change for long term sustainability. The council comprising of Commissioners of Environment from the 36 states of Nigeria, the Ministry of Environmen...

Date Time ECOWAS commits to Hydromet services The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared its commitment to support the development of sustainable and reliable weather, water and climate services and their delivery to end users in West Africa. The ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with the Government of The Gambia, held the 2nd ECOWAS Hydromet Forum and Disaster Risk Reduction Platform Meeting from 20-22 April 2021. The Forum was held in collaboration with the World Ba...

Background The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the worlds largest humanitarian organization, with 192 member National Societies. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, our work is guided by seven fundamental principles; humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. Organizational Context Launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019, the Risk-informed Early Action Pa...

A project that spans about 8,000 km (5,000 miles) across three South American countries has been launched in order to maximize cross-border collaboration...

How Harmful Algal Blooms Impact the Coastal Seas of Europe 9th April 2021 Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) across Europe Credit: courtesy of the CoCliME Project Over the last three years, researchers from 12 institutes across seven European countries (Norway, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, France, Spain and Romania) investigated the impacts of ocean climate change on coastal marine ecosystems. The researchers, with expertise in climate change, social science, economics, modelling, marine biology, chemi...

Share We explain the different regional climates in Switzerland and what to expect each season to help you better prepare for life in the alpine country. Similar to other central and eastern European countries, Switzerland has a mainly continental climate with four seasons each year. This includes a generally long and cold winter and a pleasant but variable summer. That said, the Swiss climate is subject to significant fluctuations that can vary depending on where you are in the country. Th...

AI Trends April 8, 2021 By AI Trends Staff  Meteorologists are aiming to use AI to help them get an edge in early detection and disaster relief in response to natural hazards and disasters, which according to scientists have become more frequent and unpredictable due to the impact of climate change.   In response, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) together with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and UN Environment, have launched a Focus G...

Ambassador Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary of The Bahamas to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of Mission to the European Union H E Maria OBrien. BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — The Bahamas, represented by Ambassador H E Maria O’Brien, extraordinaire and plenipotentiary of The Bahamas to the Kingdom of Belgium and head of mission to the European Union, as of yesterday has access to the Climate Services and Related Applications Programme (ClimSA) initiative launched by the Organization of Afric...

Wednesday 17 March 2021 Hilde Fålun Strøm didn’t realise it was a polar bear at first. Reaching the crest of the ridge on her snowmobile, she could make out Bamsebu, the remote trapper’s cabin where she and her expedition partner, Sunniva Sorby, were spending the long, dark months of the Arctic winter. But as she peered through the blackness of the February afternoon, the familiar shape of the hut appeared to be hidden behind what looked like a large snowdrift. For the first time, the pai...

Views: Visits 123 Prof. Sani Mashi, the Director-Gener­al of the Nigerian Meteo­rological Agency (NiMET), has been sacked by the minister of aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, Daily Independent is reporting. The paper is reporting that Mashi was given the boot on Thursday. The former Direc­tor-General, it was gath­ered, was in the NiMET office on Friday to pack his personal effects from the office to which he was appointed in February 2017 with a five-year ten­ure, which was expected ...