Today 30th September, 2021, the “Plateau State Green Growth Strategy” was publicly presented to the governor of Plateau State, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong by the Country Director–Tearfund, Mr. Paul Mershack.
In a bid to reduce carbon emission, the Paris agreement was signed by 175 parties (174 states and the European Union) on the first day it was opened for signature. The Paris Agreement (French: Accord de Paris) is an international treaty on climate change, adopted in 2015. It covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance. …
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Yesterday, the team had an assessment of model green projects across sectors (Water resources and Energy, Environment, Tourism, Transport, Housing, Urban Development, Agriculture, Mining etc) with a choice criteria guided by cost-benefit analysis, institutional feasibility, climate risk opportunities, synergies, financial cost, Technology feasibility, Finance eg. Capital-intensive interventions may not have adequate financing, Local capacity to …
The Nigeria Green papers as a template for national renewal is a collection of twelve key papers spanning the breadth of issues that have challenged the nation on its path to nationhood and contributed in pushing the nation to the brink. Tearfund Nigeria with collaborative partners like Christian Rural and Urban Development of Nigeria (CRUDAN), …
Tearfund Nigeria and other project collaborating parties today launched the “Reimagine Plateau Project”– A plan for a shift from the “ Brown Agenda” to “Green Agenda.” It is aimed at promoting and supporting a transition to a green economy– an economy that aims at reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities, and that which aims for …