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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Sea Surges Drive Ondo Community From Homes, Oil Spills Ruin Businesses
After losing his first house to a sea surge in 2015, Oluwole Omope built another from his little earnings as…
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More Heat, New Inequities: The Poor At Greater Risk When Temperatures Climb
This time of year the weather in the northern part of Nigeria changes from the cool-dry harmattan to the hot…
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Conservationists Push Back Emerging Threats Against Yankari Wildlife
The loud crunching sound of dry leaves beneath boots suddenly went cold as the expedition came to a halt. A…
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Seeds Of Hope: How Tree Planting Is Making Kano Green
Dahir M. Hashim could vividly remember a time when Kurna, the place of his birth, was a lush and verdant…
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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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