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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Wildlife Hunting, Trade Flourish In Nigeria Despite Risks To Health And Environment
Iyabo Desire’s family have survived on the business of roasting and selling bushmeat for decades. She inherited it from her…
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Flooding In Maiduguri Displaces Residents As Poor Drainage Systems Fail To Cope
The township of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, North East Nigeria, has again fallen victim to devastating floods, forcing…
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Experts Warn Cameroon Faces Heavier Downpours After Deadly Flooding
Forecasters are predicting more heavy rain in Cameroon, where scores of people have already been killed in floods, landslides and…
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Stakeholders Propose Guidelines To Counter Deforestation in Northeast Nigeria
In a concerted effort to combat deforestation in Northeast Nigeria, stakeholders in Bauchi State have put forth a series of…
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UN Allocates $20 Million For North East Nigeria Hunger Crisis
Over 700,000 children are likely to suffer from life-threatening malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states this year, the United…
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Unofficial Displacement Camp Devastated By Early Rains In Nigeria’s Maiduguri
The year’s first significant downpour in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, has ruined the huts of displaced people in an unofficial…
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With Reusable Pads, A Pharmacist Is Tackling Period Poverty And Protecting The Environment
It began with an idea. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kano, a state in Northwest Nigeria, Maryam Muhammed noticed how…
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As The Sea Surges In Southwest Nigeria, More Residents Are Getting Displaced
Alagbe Sobowale, a fisherman, was sleeping in his small room apartment in Ayetoro, Southwest Nigeria, around 2:30 p.m., when his…
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Nigerians Should Brace For More Flooding In 2023, Say Government
Nigeria’s authorities expect intense and widespread flooding during the rainy season this year. The warning comes as vulnerable communities are…
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Lack Of Food Grips Community In Northeast Nigeria In Flood Aftermath
Hassan Gagiyo Dumbari thought with the huge investment he made last year in his farm in Gashua, Northeast Nigeria, his…
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