Rural awareness and capacity building of the local inhabitants is key to addressing climate change. The United Nations and other development partners working to address climate change impacts, must identify and work with local partners within the media and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to undertake rural awareness and capacity building on climate change. And, in …
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One of the greatest challenges facing climate change understanding that will encourage mitigation and adaptation is a huge lack of awareness among rural communities’ inhabitants and urban dwellers. If we must address climate change and encourage citizens to take mitigation actions, investments in public awareness are fundamental and must be done. Climate Change appears to …
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Residents of Maje in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger state are dying over deplorable nature of hospital in the community. This is even as an estimated 2000 population depend on the community hospital for their healthcare delivery. Tracka, a public accountability organization that first exposed the deplorable nature of the hospital says it has …
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Environmental scientists say Abuja estate developers are only interested in making money and do not care about biodiversity loss. They pointed out that their clearing of forests and vegetation for housing estates could lead to wildlife loss forever. Environmentalists who spoke to MAWA Foundation say the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and its Development Control, …
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Small-scale farmers at the Bmuko Community in Bwari Area Council of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have continued to lament how climate change is affecting Banana production and impacting their children’s education. Mr. Liberty Oseni, the Coordinator of MAWA Foundation, under the organization’s “Community Voice Project” led a team of journalists and researchers to the …
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Residents of Dapa Community in Kwali Area Council of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) rely upon dirty water from floating gutters as their only source of drinking water. The community that has an estimated 1,500 inhabitants lack access to safe drinking water, a situation that has since forced them to drink from dirty gutters that …
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Tungan Gari community residents in Kontagora Local Government of Nigeria state are lamenting the deplorable condition of a Healthcare Centre they rely on for healthcare delivery. Nigeria Health Watch, which first exposed the deplorable condition of the Tungan Gari community Healthcare Centre that has made it unable to provide healthcare delivery to the inhabitants, says …
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Residents of the Dagiri community in Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja, are lamenting over poor healthcare conditions. The Dagiri Comprehensive Primary Health Center which is meant to serve an estimated 5,000 population has no staff, a situation that makes it impossible for it to deliver healthcare to the people. Tracka, a public accountability organization that …
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Pregnant women in the Tabanni community at Wagara ward, Tofa Local Government Area of Kano state trek over three kilometres to other communities in search of healthcare delivery as a healthcare centre in their area has since become deplorable and collapsed. The Tabanni Kano community health centre which serves an estimated 10,000 population has no …
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The deplorable condition of healthcare in Ebonyi state has gone out of hand forcing Ntezi-Aba community in Ebonyi North Local Government Area to convert a Goat Pen meant for rearing goats into a Primary Health Centre. On a visit to Ntezi-Aba community hospital, one sees a mud house with tattered leaking roofs and fallen windows …
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