LOCALIZING CLIMATE ACTION “Community adaptation approach for environmental sustainability and strategy for enhancing grassroots mitigative actions, to tackle Climate change.” Table of Content What climate change means to you {identifying and elaborating on the different meaning of climate change, how it affects our Health, environment, means of livelihood, society at large) Telling the story of […]
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Friday 8th October, Benin City played host to the first Niger Delta Climate Change Exhibition―an art exhibition that utilizes visual content (pictures, paintings, and video) to bring to the forefront of the public challenges communities and individuals face as a result of climate change across Niger Delta communities. This event was put together by Connected
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According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), Africa will be impacted by climate change more than any other continent even though the continent only contributes less than 4% of the world’s total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Africa has the lowest historical and current emissions. AR6 also estimates
Can Africa Survive Without Aid?Reflections from the Development 2030/AidEx “Beyond Aid” Dialogue in Geneva, Switzerland By Prince Israel Orekha – Development Practitioner, Green Skills Sustainability Champion & Local Climate Governance Expert For decades, aid has been central to Africa’s development narrative. It has helped build schools, supported healthcare, and provided relief during conflicts and climate disasters.
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The Summit of the Indigenous Peoples Theme: Addressing Environmental Impact of Oil & Gas Extraction on Local Communities in Nigeria Niger Delta RegionVenue: Ori Oke Iwamimo, Ilaje LGA, Ondo State – One of the Abandoned Impacted CommunitiesFocus: Local to Global Consultation; Peer-to-Peer Climate Action Towards CoP 30 Introduction From across the oil-impacted territories of the
Introduction: A Visit to Otuabagi – The Cradle of Nigeria’s Oil Discovery On January 31, 2025, a field trip was organized as a continuation of the Media-Community Dialogue on Renewable Energy Democracy. The group, led by Prince Israel Orekha, embarked on a visit to Otuabagi, a community in Ogbia LGA, Bayelsa State. This community holds
