The conference titled “Promoting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Nigeria” was organized with the support of the Global Greengrants Funds and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria on the 24th of April, 2008 at the Kano Educational Resource Centre (KERC), Kano City in northern Nigeria. The conference was organized to create awareness on […]
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The second regional conference under the PREEEN project was organized with the support of the Global Greengrants Funds and the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria on the 21 November, 2007 at the University of Calabar Hotel and Conference Centre, Calabar, Nigeria. The event was tagged “Promoting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Nigeria” […]
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Rivers are well known for their contribution to civilization. Many communities of the world have relied on their enormous resources as means of their livelihood. Rivers are the major source of fresh water to man amid other resources. In ancient times, most urban settlements have developed around waterways which served as transport media, water sources […]
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Stream regulation poses threat not only to the aquatic habitat but also to the surrounding terrestrial environment. Damming has physical, chemical and geomorphological consequences on streams and rivers by altering the natural distribution and timing of flow. Stream regulation affects primary biological productivity of ecosystems including effects on river and riparian plant life on downstream […]
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The Niger Delta region of Nigeria is the bedrock of the Nigerian economy making the country the sixth oil producing nation in the world. The communities in this region are faced with adverse effects of the ever changing climate and environmental degradation resulting from exploitation and exploration activities of the multinational oil companies. The study […]
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Promoting Energy Efficiency and Conservation: Initiatives and Lessons from Nigeria
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