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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The Risks That Come With Drilling Oil In Nigeria’s North
Nigerian authorities have announced the discovery of oil and gas deposits in the savannah drylands of the north amid a…
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Majority Of African Cities At Risk Of Devastating Climate Crisis
An estimated 70 per cent of African cities, including West Africa’s economic hub Lagos, are at high risk of climate…
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Gender-Climate Solutions Are Not A Women-Only Issue, Report Says
In a world where climate change is fundamentally altering the way food is grown and how rural people make their…
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Equatorial Guinea Donates $760,000 To Help Chadian Flood Victims
The government of Equatorial Guinea has announced it is to donate 500m FCFA (US$764,000) to assist victims of the floods…
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#SinkingCities: In Lagos, Wetlands Are Sacrificed For Profits. Future Generations May Pay The Price
It is the middle of July 2022. The downpour has been going on for four days with no signs of…
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Vulnerable Communities More At Risk Of Threatening Heat Waves – Report
Vulnerable communities are at risk of being challenged with the most severe impacts of climate change as extreme heat waves…
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Dead Trees, No Water, Missing Money; The Truth Of Yobe’s “Great Green Wall”
The Nigerian government is investing resources to build a corridor of trees in eleven states in the North to combat…
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Water Released From Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam Causing Fresh Displacements In Northeast Nigeria – IOM
Flood water has forced nearly 40,000 more people from their homes in parts of Northeast Nigeria since September, and at…
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Mali Experiencing Significant Insecurity, Climate Variability – Report
Mali has, over the past decade, experienced violent conflict, rainfall variability, and increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events,…
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Survival Sex, Seasonal Migration, How Climate Change Is Driving Mali’s Conflict
Now well into its tenth year, Mali’s conflict has been scrutinized with almost every lens available. Numerous angles can help…
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