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#COP26: C21st joins climate activists, groups at Global Climate Action Day in Glasgow

The Centre for 21st Century on Saturday, November 6th, joined other groups, climate activists at the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow to demand more action to address the climate crisis. The "Global Day of Action for Climate Justice" march started at Kelvingrove Park in the west of…

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#COP26: C21st co-host joint side event on gender-just climate finance

The Centre for 21st Century Issues (C21st) in collaboration with Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres (FCAM), Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA), and Heinrich Böll Foundation on November 4, co-hosted a joint side event on Gender-just climate finance - from barriers to solutions Representatives from various organisations on the…

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#Women4ClimateFinance: Prioritising Climate Finance for Women in Africa

OUR ADVOCACY STATEMENT FOR #COP26 As COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy opens with focus on climate discussions and negotiations, it is critical to re-emphasise the place of climate financing which is aimed at tackling climate change and protecting the poorest and…

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C21st trains women on climate finance, Green Climate Fund processes in Nigeria

Centre for 21st Century Issues in collaboration with Natural Eco-Capital, Department of Climate Change, Federal Ministry of Environment and Lagos State Government on Thursday September 9 and Friday September 10, trained women on climate finance and how to facilitate engagement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) processes in Nigeria. With…

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PHOTOS: C21st organises training on monitoring of Lagos Phase 2 COVID-19 vaccination exercise

PHOTOS: Participants at the training conducted by Lagos Civil Society Coalition Against COVID-19 under the coordination of Centre for 21st Century Issues on monitoring the 2nd phase of the vaccine roll-out exercise at Presken Hotel, Ikeja Lagos on 28th of August, 2021.

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Lagos residents urged to participate in Phase 2 COVID-19 vaccination exercise

PRESS RELEASE  As Lagos begins Phase 2 COVID-19 Vaccination Exercise Wednesday, August 25, 2021, Lagos Civil Society Coalition Against COVID-19 under the coordination of Centre for 21st Century Issues (C21st) urge Lagos residents to partake actively in the exercise. We urge residents to make themselves available for vaccination as a…

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Africa’s COP26 countdown in the context of COVID-19: A high-level multi-stakeholder dialogue

Ahead of COP26 Conference, strategies to mitigate impacts of climate change on Africa’s vulnerable communities took the centre stage recently - The conference opened with welcome remarks from the Executive Director of PACJA, Dr. Mithika Mwenda. He said the meeting is holding against the backdrop of little progress in international…

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LG POLLS: CENTRE FOR 21ST CENTURY ASSESSMENT ON CONDUCT AND ADHERENCE TO COVID-19 PROTOCOLS 

PRESS RELEASE Peaceful and credible elections are essential for democracy to thrive. The Centre for 21st Century Issues (C21st) expresses satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the July 24 council polls conducted by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) across the 20 Local Governments and 35 Local Council Development…

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Climate Change and Agriculture in Nigeria

By Titilola Kazeem-Arnold The Federal Republic of Nigeria is in West Africa between Latitudes 4° to 14° North and between Longitudes 2°2` and 14° 30` East. To the north, the country is bounded by the Niger Republic and Chad; in the west by the Benin Republic, in the East by…

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