Climate Watch: NEMA warns of flooding in Rivers, asks residents to relocate | The Round Table Climate change directly affects our communities, health, and livelihoods. Yet, media coverage often prioritises politics and business over climate-related stories, leaving crucial environmental news underreported.
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The United Nations (UN) has released seven recommendations that will help countries accelerate the clean energy transition. The recommendations are part of a report titled ‘Resourcing the energy transition: principles to guide critical energy transition minerals towards equity and justice’. The report followed calls from developing countries over perceived inequality in the energy transition. The recommendations include respect for human rights, safeguarding the integrity of the planet and biodiversity, promoting justice and equity along the critical mineral value chains, and fostering economic diversification through development. Find out more here.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 259 people have died due to floods across Nigeria from April to September. Zubaida Umar, the director-general of NEMA, spoke in Abuja at the national emergency coordination forum (ECF). Umar said the floods displaced 625,239 people while 1,048,312 others have been severely affected, with 29 states and 172 LGAs ravaged within the period. The NEMA DG assured that the federal government would provide the victims and affected states with the necessary support.
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Published 9/16/2024