Nigeria, Kenya, and other African countries have gotten a whopping sum of $23 billion as funding for their climate adaptation and resilience efforts.
ENigeria Newspaper reports that Nigeria, Kenya, and other African countries attracted climate change funding during the Africa Climate Summit held in Kenya’s capital Nairobi.
Announcing the climate change funding was Kenya’s president, William Ruto, at the end of the three-day summit, where he revealed that the fund is a collective effort from various stakeholders, including governments, the private sector, multilateral, banks, and philanthropists.
The African leader said some of the good highlights “include a transformative partnership investing $16 million over two years in expanding grid access in rural Burundi”.
He added: “A $4.5 billion commitment from the UAE to boost renewable energy, a substantial contribution from the European nations, and significant investments from the private sector,” he said.
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Climate Change Update: Reasons Why Pregnant Women, Children May Begin To Die Early In Nigeria
In the Climate Change update for Today, Monday, September 4, 2023, reports show that the lives of pregnant women and children are now at risk in Nigeria, as they may begin to die early, ENigeria Newspaper reports.
In the climate change update today featured on ENigeria Newspaper, some Environmental experts raised alarm on the effect of negative effects of climate change on the lives of Nigerians including pregnant women and children.
According to some of the experts who spoke to ENigeria Newspaper, impacts of worsening air quality, changes in the spread of infectious diseases, threats to food, effects on citizens’ mental health, water quality and quantity. CONT. READING
Source: ENigeria Newspaper
