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Drowning in Plastic: How Plastic Pollution is Destroying Nigeria

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Picture credits: Image by flocking via Pixabay. Drowning in Plastic: How Plastic Pollution is Destroying Nigeria   Background: Historically, plastic was introduced to improve performance, reduce cost, and make our lives easy, but under the prevailing circumstances, plastic has become a global nuisance. Though plastic pollution is a global menace, its worst impact and big […]

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COP28: CSO COALITION CALL FOR ACTION ON COMMITMENTS ON HEALTH, AGRICULTURAL, SECURITY AND EDUCATION SECTORS

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GHI CEO/President Engr. Sadiq Gulma at the 2023 World Water Week conference held in Stockholm, Sweden.

Reflections from my Participation at the World Water Week 2023 in Stockholm

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Actors and stakeholders in the water sector often ask what we must do to close the water gap. Doing things in a business-as-usual way will not close the widening water gap. It calls for a new approach to addressing water issues. New ideas that will accelerate closing the gap are imperative for all stakeholders. While

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Why Unidentified People in Nigeria May Not Have Sustainable Water Supply

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Water is free, but gaining access to it is not. And even when access is established, maintaining access to it comes at its own cost. The journey to ensuring the sustainability of access to clean water goes beyond focusing on providing access and relying on the communities to take ownership of the facilities. But on

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Sustainable Living

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Despite denial and weak action in some quarters, the impacts of climate change keep increasing, threatening livelihoods and communities across the globe. The impacts of climate change are felt most around the global hotspots, which include Sub-Saharan Africa.  With very limited information about climate change and resilience strategy, it feels like we could be more

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World Water Day 2023: Accelerating change

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There can be no life without water. Water is essential for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use.  However, the availability of water to meet expected domestic and economic demands is becoming even more difficult with the impact of climate variability, aging infrastructure, and population growth.. The 22nd day of March is World Water Day, and the

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USAID I-WASH ACTIVITY ESTABLISHES SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CLUBS (EHCs) IN KEBBI STATE

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Two GHI staff, members of Dangoma Junior Secondary School Environmental Club, WASHCOM members, Patron and Coordinators of the club during the establishment of the club in Kalgo LGA, Kebbi State 01-02-2023 Children have a right to education, which includes access to safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services. Every child needs a healthy environment to

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World Wetlands Day 2023

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World Wetlands Day is a global awareness campaign celebrated every year on 2nd February to highlight the value of wetlands. This day also marks the anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands, an intergovernmental treaty adopted in 1971 and which now has a global membership of 172 countries (Nigeria included), officially known as Contracting Parties. World

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GHI adds new members to its Governing and Advisory Boards

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In line with promoting accountability and sustainability of our work as a nonprofit organization, GHI has added new members to its governing and advisory boards. The three people joining, are individuals of high repute, who have made tremendous achievements in their personal and professional lives. GHI is more than excited to have these additional members

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The Intersection of COP27 and GHI’s Mission

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The 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27), organized by the group of nations that have signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which took place from 6th to 20th November 2022 in the green city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, has a close relationship with GHI’s mission; to support the advancement, adoption,

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