International Climate Change Development Initiative

The Chairman of the BRACED Tourism Promotion and Development Initiative (BTPDI), Dr Piriye Kiyaramo, has warned that Africa risks losing an estimated $300 billion annually as a result of neglect of the blue economy.

Speaking with journalists in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Kiyaramo blamed the low attention given to the maritime sector by Nigerian state governments and other African country for the likely loss. https://shorturl.at/a2aIa via EnviroNews

We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to.— Terri Swearingen

For decades, global climate governance has been driven primarily by national governments through multilateral negotiations. Yet as climate impacts intensify, the gap between commitments and implementation has become more apparent.

With nearly 200 countries pursuing different economic interests, political priorities, and development needs, consensus has become increasingly difficult to achieve. The result is a growing pattern of stalemate across the multilateral institutions responsible for negotiating global environmental agreements. https://shorturl.at/InPIJ via EnviroNews

We are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change and the last generation who can do something about it.— Barack Obama