Africa losing 5% of GDP annually to climate-related disruptions – UN
African economies lose up to 5% of Gross Domestic Product on average annually because of climate-related disruptions, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa...
COP29: AFDB wants African countries’ GDP calculation to reflect “green wealth”
As the world’s largest annual climate conference opens in Baku, Azerbaijan, this week, the African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is aiming to mobilize...
Extreme weather cost global economy $2 trillion in past decade
Extreme weather events linked to climate change have cost the global economy over $2 trillion from 2014 to 2023, with the United States bearing...
COP29 begins, IPCC unveils events at climate change conference
Ahead of the upcoming 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Pluboard gets climate award
Pluboard has won its first award, receiving the Climate Media Spotlight award in Abuja on Tuesday.
The recognition, part of the African Climate Caravan, was...