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Tag: pollution
World Health Day: tackling urban air pollution top priority for African governments
As the world marked World Health Day on 7 April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted air pollution — most notably in fast-growing cities ... Read More
Addis Ababa: Morocco Takes Part in 19th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
Morocco is taking part in the 19th African ministerial conference on the environment which opened Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss ways of enhancing ... Read More
Nigerians lose UK Supreme Court’s case over Shell oil spill
The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that it was too late for a group of Nigerian claimants to sue two Shell subsidiaries over a 2011 ... Read More
World Bank grants Egypt $9.13 M to expand the greater cairo air pollution management and climate change project
Egypt has secured $9.13-million grants from the World Bank for the expansion of the management of e-waste and healthcare waste under Greater Cairo pollution reduction ... Read More
Environmental conference in Senegal calls for pan-African response to plastic waste crisis
Environmental disasters, food insecurity and the issue of plastic pollution and the burning of waste — these are the main topics discussed by the more ... Read More
Mauritania: government submits $17 billion-plan to reduce pollution
UN Climate Change Convention Framework indicated last week that Mauritanian submitted a plan worth $17 billion for the fight against climate change and reduction of ... Read More