By: Abudu Olalekan Out of Africa comes a rising cry against unfair climate impacts. During late March 2026, voices gathered in Lilongwe – not just policymakers but people living through droughts, floods, storms. The meeting, hosted in Malawi, marked the fifth regional forum focused squarely on loss and damage. Instead of vague promises, attendees stressed…
By: Abudu Olalekan Local youth take the lead as Enugu trains champions to teach climate resilience in secondary schools. Last week saw a significant shift happening right here in Enugu. Officials from the Governor’s office on Climate Policy joined forces with the First Lady’s office and the State Ministry of Environment. And yeah, UNICEF was…
By: Abudu Olalekan Ghana finds itself center stage these days. A key event unfolds here – three intense days packed with talks by the African Group of Negotiators. This isn’t routine chatter; momentum builds behind closed doors. Plans take shape ahead of COP31 in Turkey, then later COP32 in Ethiopia. Unity gains quiet strength on…
By: Abudu Olalekan People live in communities, not numbers on paper. During talks at the 5th African Loss and Damage gathering in Lilongwe, officials pushed for practical fixes built from local voices – those hit hardest by crisis. When the rain stayed away, crops failed. Sometimes it arrived fierce, flooding fields, sweeping young maize off…
By: Abudu Olalekan Yesterday marked the close of the IPCC’s 64th Plenary Session in Bangkok. Tension ran high throughout those packed days. Much of the work focused on revising the operational framework – specifically, the Principles and Procedures guiding the organization’s actions. Instead of rushing ahead, participants dug into details. One by one, sections were…
By: Abudu Olalekan Prof Charles Anosike, Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, has called on the private sector to massively increase investment in weather and climate services across Nigeria and the wider region. He made the call during opening remarks on Wednesday March 25, at the World Meteorological Day celebration in Abuja. This year’s…
