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Top security official in Nigeria blames climate change for worsening insecurity
2013-04-25 22:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Climate change is in part to blame for rising conflict and crime in Nigeria, according to the president's National Security Advisor, Colonel Sambo Dasuki. Speaking to the House Committee on Climate Change, Dasuki said that the rise of Boko Haram insurgents, a jihadist group in northern Nigeria, and worsening crime was linked to climate change reports All Africa. According to Dasuki, worsening desertification, rising sea levels in the Niger Delta, and the shrinking of Lake Chad have pushed young...
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Nigeria: National security adviser blames insecurity on climate change
2013-04-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
This Day: The National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), Tuesday blamed the widespread insecurity in different parts of the country on the phenomenon of climate change. He said there was a link between the disruption of local economies and the insurgence of the Boko Haramm sect, the activities of the Niger Delta militants and other groups involved in violence and criminality across the country . Dasuki, who spoke when he appeared before the House of Representative Committee on Climate Change,...
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Low Developing Countries Warned Over Food Insecurity
2013-04-02 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Times: Developing countries have been criticized for focusing much on increasing food production in rural areas and forgetting to come up with policies to ensure food accessibility in urban areas. According to a report released by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), this has increased food insecurity in urban areas and poverty among citizens. IIED is a global and international development and environment policy research organisation that deals in research, advice and advocacy....
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Tackling food insecurity with "A Place at the Table"
2013-03-22 23:32:48| PortlandOnline
The film, "A Place at the Table," addresses food insecurity in our nation