Environment & Climate Change
HumAngle’s Climate Desk researches, evaluates information about climate change, its characteristics, causes and impacts, and ways to mitigate it.
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From Disaster to Recovery: Borno’s Government Aid Falls Short for Devastated Families
Following the devastating floodwaters that ravaged Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, in September 2024, hundreds of families were…
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Nigeria’s Cocoa Industry in Shambles as Farmers Battle Theft and Violence
Every morning, farmers at Araromi Oke-Odo, a rural community in the Ife-South Local Government Area of Osun, South West Nigeria,…
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The Forest Exploits of Nigeria’s Blood-Thirsty Terrorists
Ali Mainasara can’t forget quickly. He badly wanted to speak about his plight, but no one would ask. A gang…
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Amid Deforestation Scourge, Vanishing Herbal Plants Pose Health Crisis in Southwestern Nigeria
In front of Muftau Ajao’s house in Isalu-Iseyin, a community in Oyo State, South West Nigeria, a group of locals…
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Scores of Flood Victims Stranded in Cameroon’s Far North
Four months after devastating flooding caused death and destruction in Yagoua, the Mayo-Danay division of Cameroon’s Far North, thousands of…
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Farmers and Fishers in Nigeria’s North Caught between State and Non-state Attacks
The call connected after a few rings, and his voice emerged, low and steady over the soft hum of mourners…
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Devastating Floods Worsen Humanitarian Crises in Niger Republic
Disastrous floods have aggravated the humanitarian crisis in the Niger Republic, with residents losing homes and families. On Dec. 2,…
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Nigerian Child Labourers Toiling to Make Ends Meet From Illegal Gold Mining
Abdulwahab Salisu walked through a murky puddle; each footfall stuck firmly into the slippery soil. He stretched the dirt pan…
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Rising Child Malnutrition Amid Food Insecurity and Conflict in Northern Nigeria
Six months ago, Fatima Modu, a resident of the Dagash IDP camp in Maiduguri, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, noticed…
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Leveraging COP 29 for Climate Actions in Nigeria’s Frontline Communities
Aja Bukar had just returned from his farm when we met him at his home in Auno, a small village…
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