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‘Nigeria Loses $100bn Annually to Climate Change’

'Nigeria Loses $100bn Annually to Climate Change'   Climate change costs Nigeria about $100bn annually, an Agora report has stated. “The report titled “Climate Change and Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria, “ noted that climate change was increasing hunger, poverty, disease burden, migration, conflict, and insecurity in Nigeria,...

UK Pledges £200m For Nigeria, Others To Fight Climate Change

UK Pledges £200m For Nigeria, Others To Fight Climate Change   The Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, James Cleverly, has said the UK will significantly step up its bid to help African countries fight climate change by supporting the African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window...

Africa’s Climate Change Impact Rises To $50bn Annually

Africa’s Climate Change Impact Rises To $50bn Annually       The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said the impact of climate change on the continent could rise to $50 billion each year by 2040, with a further three per cent decline each year in gross domestic product...

Climate Change: W/Bank Plans $5bn Investment In Africa

Climate Change: W/Bank Plans $5bn Investment In Africa         The World Bank plans to invest over $5bn over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity, and promote livelihoods across 11 African countries on a swathe of land stretching from Senegal to...

Nigeria, Others Losing $15bn To Climate Change – AfDB

Nigeria, Others Losing $15bn To Climate Change - AfDB       The President, African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said that Nigeria and other African countries would lose between $7bn and $15bn per annum due to climate change. Adesina said this in his opening speech at...

Climate Change: EU To Support Nigeria With €150m

Climate Change: EU To Support Nigeria With €150m     The European Union says it will support Nigeria with 150 million euro to enable it to tackle challenges of climate change. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and Head of delegation, Mr Ketil Karlsen, disclosed this at the European...