| CCAA PROJECT EXHIBITION IN UMUAHIA 16 DEC. 2011 |
The CCAA Project held an exhibition workshop showcasing products and designs made from the improved Akwete fabric,on friday 16th December 2011 at Gado Hotel and Gardens, Umuahia, Abia state, Nigeria.
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| CCASTR now available online |
You can now download the latest version of CCASTR
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| NASPA-CCN now available for download |
You can now download the latest version of NASPA-CCN
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| HOW NIGERIA’S CLIMATE OUTLOOK IS INDUCING EXTREME RAINFALL |
The cost in future of the emerging climate scenario for Lagos is too expensive to wait. As the loss for Nigeria is projected to be between 2 per cent and 11 per cent of Nigeria’s GDP by 2020, rising to between 6 per cent and 30 per cent by the year 2050. In naira terms this loss is equivalent to between N15 trillion and N69 trillion, writes Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba. He says that bolder urban renewal; redesign and re-conceptualisation will take Lagos out of its recent quagmire.
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| Communiqué of the NASPA Validation Workshop |
This is the communiqué of the NASPA validation workshop organized by the SCCU of the Federal Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with BNRCC/NEST and other Lead Partners, and held on Tuesday 21 June 2011 at the New Chelsea Hotel Abuja where it convoked 79 participants including representatives from the ministries and non-governmental organizations.
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| NEST Organizes Consultative Forum on Effective Project Information Dissemination |
As part of the activities for effective project implementation of the Climate Change Adaptation for Africa/International Development Research Centre ( CCAA/IDRC) Project, NEST on Wednesday , May 18, 2011 in Umuahia, Abia State brought together consultants, experts and other key stakeholders to share some of the emerging outcomes from the project.
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| You are welcome to download and review ‘Towards NASPA – a Consultative Document’. |
This document is a product of several efforts in Nigeria, supported by ‘Building Nigeria’s Response to Climate Change’ (BNRCC) project. BNRCC has mobilized and supported many valuable initiatives to learn about climate change impacts and adaptation needs – plus options and opportunities – for Nigeria. They included:
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| 'IN THE RED ZONE' AND 'WATER RUNS DEEP' CLIMATE CHANGE IN NIGERIA (A DOCUMENTARY) LAUNCHED BY BNRCC AT ITS 3RD EDITION OF MEDIA FORUM |
On Wednesday March 9th, BNRCC launched ‘Water Runs Deep’ and ‘In The Red Zone’, two films that tell the story of climate change in Nigeria.
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| CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FOR AFRICA PROJECT: Triggering Rural-Urban Interactions to Cope with Climate Change: An Adaptation Experiment in Aba and its Region in South-Eastern Nigeria. |
The CCAA Aba Project is funded by Climate Change Adaptation for Africa (CCAA) with the Nigerian Environmental Study Action Team (NEST) as the implementing partner.
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| LIST OF UPCOMING EVENTS |
These BNRCC events are scheduled as follows:
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| LIST OF UPCOMING EVENTS |
These events are scheduled as follows:
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| BNRCC PILOT PROJECTS HOST REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE SHARING WORKSHOPS |
To begin the new year with an emphasis on communications between government, local communities and civil society organizations, one of NEST’s project -Building Nigeria’s Response to Climate Change project (BNRCC) held Knowledge Sharing Workshops – one in Makurdi, Benue State, on January 18th, and one in Calabar, Cross River State, on January 20th, 2011.
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| NEST ORGANISES GENDER MAINSTREAMING TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR STAFF AND PROJECT PARTNERS |
As part of the process of gender mainstreaming,a project of NEST 'Building Nigeria's Response to Climate Change' (BNRCC) developed a draft Gender and Climate Change toolkit. The toolkit is meant to act as a guide for users to providing suggestions, strategies, and methodology to ensure that gender mainstreaming is an integral part of the overall Project Implementation Plan (PIP).
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| REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR STRATEGY ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS FOR LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA |
BACKGROUND
Located in Nigeria’s western coastal region, Lagos State, dominated by the mega-city of Lagos, is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, particularly in the areas of human settlement, agriculture, land use, water resources, health, energy, coastal resources, transport, commerce and industry that affect the livelihoods of the majority of the people. Unless sufficient attention is paid to the impacts of climate change, and to building adaptive strategies, resilience and coping mechanisms, the vulnerability of Lagos State, the economic hub of Nigeria and also West Africa, will jeopardize the long- term development of the country towards reducing poverty and reaching economic sufficiency consistent with VISION 20: 2020 and the MDG policies and programmes.
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| Nigerian Youths Make Case for a Safer Climate Future |
"OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR YEAR, OUR VOICE", was the theme of 2010 first climate change youth forum held on August 16th 2010 at Shehu Musa Yaradua Center in Abuja to celebrate the International Year of Youth
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| Nigerian Youths Make Case for a Safer Climate Future |
"OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR YEAR, OUR VOICE", was the theme of this year's first climate change youth forum held on August 16th 2010 at Shehu Musa Yaradua Center in Abuja to celebrate the International Year of Youth
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| Gender and Climate Change Toolkit |
The First Edition of the Gender and Climate Change Toolkit is now available on our website! Gender mainstreaming is an important component of the BNRCC project and should be incorporated and inform the work of BNRCC and our partners.
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| SITES AND VOICES FROM NEST PROJECT COMMUNITIES |
In continuation of what started early this year, the BNRCC monitoring and evaluation team again embarked on its monitoring visits to five more communities.
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| NEST through its BNRCC Project organizes climate change research symposium and gender toolkit training workshop for partners |
Between April 26-29th, 2010 at the Mirage Hotel, in Calabar, the organization brought together over 45 participants drawn from its 5 research projects.
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| NEST through its BNRCC organizes climate change research symposium and gender toolkit training workshop for partners |
Between April 26-29th, 2010 at the Mirage Hotel, in Calabar, the organization brought together over 45 participants drawn from its 5 research projects.
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| Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition (NYCC) Launches Climate Change Youth Communication and Outreach Project |
More than anyone, the youth face unprecedented challenges as a result of global climate change. They also share the responsibility of addressing it by educating their peers on adaption issues and engaging in policy advocacy.
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| NASPA-National Stakeholders Workshop |
Towards the development of Nigeria's National Adaptation Strategy and Plan of Action (NASPA), a National Stakeholders Workshop for key stakeholders was organized by the Lead Partners Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team (NEST)/Building Nigeria's Response to Climate Change (BNRCC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Heinrich Boll Foundation (HBF) and NigeriaCAN.
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| NEST organizes capacity building training workshop for partners |
Between March 16-19th, 2010 at the Topview Hotel, in Abuja, NEST through its BNRCC Project brought together over 40 participants drawn from its 7 community-based pilot projects to further strengthen and share best practices about climate change knowledge and project delivery.
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| NEST KICK STARTS A CONTINENTAL CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PROGRAMME |
NEST has launched yet another climate change adaptation scheme in five council areas in Aba, Abia State. This programme brought together twenty-eight different stakeholders at Binez Hotel, Aba, from 23rd to 24th September, 2009.
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| SITES AND VOICES FROM COASTAL AND RAIN FOREST ZONE OF NIGERIA |
"Our mangroves that provide protection from wind and rain storms causing our fishes to produce well and which act as buffers to erosion are being destroyed rapidly. Now we cannot predict our seasons anymore and this has led to poor crop yields. We attribute all these to 'Iphen obhina'."
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| SITES AND VOICES FROM TOSHUA AND SANSAN |
Climate change impacts have taken their toll on the Nigerian Sahel communities of Toshua and Sansan,located in Geidam and Mobbar (Damasak) local government areas of Yobe and Borno states respectively.
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| SITES AND VOICES FROM FALGORE |
"Before now, our rainy season started in March but now the rain comes in May or early June. In the 70s, we used to plant our guinea corn 'yar falgore' in April and harvest it in October, now we are not planting that species again. We now plant 'kaura' which matures in four months and also engage in mixed farming because the rainy season has reduced"
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| SITES AND VOICES FROM DAUDU |
Daudu community in Guma Local Government area of Benue State is leaving nothing to chance as they unite to adapt to climate change. The community, with the assistance of Greenwatch initiative, has started the establishment of a small nursery of fast growing drought tolerant citrus trees which will later be distributed to beneficiaries and transplanted in their fields during the rainy season.
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| NEST ORGANISES GLOBAL CLIMATE CHAMPAIGN |
Ahead of World Climate Day and in the spirit of COP15 as World leaders converge in Copenhagen (December 7-18, 2009) to take far reaching decisions that affects our planet, NEST/BNRCC in partnership Centre for Disaster and Crisis Management (CDCM) and Project Shield organized a public lecture and stage rally in the ancient city of Ibadan, Nigeria on December 7, 2009.
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| National Adaptation Strategy and Plan of Action (NASPA) Stakeholder Forum Inaugurated |
A major step in the development of a climate change adaptation plan for the country took place on December 1, 2009
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| NEST COMMISSIONED CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH AND PILOT PROJECTS |
Overwhelmed by the impacts of climate change in Nigeria and worried by the future challenges, NEST under its BNRCC projects has taken proactive steps to prepared the populace to adapt in a sustainable manner with the challenges of climate change phenomenon.
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| NEST KICK STARTS A CONTINENTAL CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PROGRAMME |
NEST has launched yet another climate change adaptation scheme in five council areas in Aba, Abia State. This programme brought together twenty-eight different stakeholders at Binez Hotel, Aba, from 23rd to 24th September, 2009 for two days.
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| NEST KICK STARTS A CONTINENTAL CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PROGRAMME |
NEST has launched yet another climate change adaptation scheme in five council areas in Aba, Abia State. This programme brought together twenty-eight different stakeholders at Binez Hotel, Aba, from 23rd to 24th September, 2009 for two days.
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| NEST KICK STARTS A CONTINENTAL CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PROGRAMME |
NEST has launched yet another climate change adaptation scheme in five council areas in Aba, Abia State. This programme brought together twenty-eight different stakeholders at Binez Hotel, Aba, from 23rd to 24th September, 2009 for two days
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| BNRCC Organizes Media Forum. |
BNRCC recognizes that effective information dissemination and networking (in the right format, quality and language) enhances people’s knowledge base for proactive engagement on climate change and its effects, and creates a sound foundation for policy formulation and action on climate change adaptation.
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| BNRCC Builds Capacity of Staff and Partners |
BNRCC will be hosting a Gender training workshop for its staff and partners soon.
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| Makurdi NGO takes climate adaptation project to Kano |
The Makurdi, Benue state based Greenwatch Initiative (GI), has begun the implementation of the Building Nigeria’s Response to Climate Change (BNRCC) project activity in Falgore, Kano state.
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| Africa's new climate leader outlines continent's stance |
Ethiopian Prime Minister Zenawi says Africa will speak with one voice at international climate negotiations
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| KEY CLIMATE PARTNERS SIGN AGREEMENT TO COLLABORATE ON NIGERIA'S CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY AND PLAN OF ACTION |
The Special Climate Change Unit (SCCU), BNRCC/NEST, Nigeria-CAN, UNDP and Heinrich Boell Foundation (HBF) are collaborating to develop a National Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan through a consultative Multi-stakeholders Forum process.
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