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Climate Change and Nigeria

Legal Planet

In terms of the economy, Nigeria experienced a surge of growth at the beginning of this century, averaging over 8% from 1999 to 2010. Probably the more serious barrier to adaptation is that Nigeria has what is politely referred to as a governance problem. Corruption pervades the daily lives of Nigerians.

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Science denial is still an issue ahead of COP28

Real Climate

It is noteworthy not because it contains anything new (it doesn’t), but because despite clearly violating the established standards of good scientific practice, it was published by a government agency. But the effect of greenhouse gases is not even investigated in the paper – which suggests the title is politically motivated.

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A “Hunger Catastrophe” in the Making

Legal Planet

Food prices are hitting all-time highs, pushing hundreds of millions of people deeper into poverty and food insecurity and threatening political stability in regions around the world. Price Shocks, Political Stability, and Food Protectionism. For starters, food price shocks are a political nightmare for weak governments.

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When Agencies Fail  

Legal Planet

It took until 2010 to get a CDC leader who was willing to deal with the issue. The drug industry has enormous political clout and were adept in selling their ideas through all kinds of channels, using the playbook of deception first pioneered by Big Tobacco. There were a number of reasons for these failures.

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The Social Cost of George W. Bush

Legal Planet

The earliest government estimate of the social cost of carbon was for 2010: $21/ton with a 3% discount rate and $35 at a 2.5% billion in 2010 dollars. The social cost of carbon is an estimate of the harm done by one additional ton of carbon dioxide. discount rate. billion tons, or $78.4

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IPCC Climate Report: Six Key Findings for Water

Circle of Blue

Vulnerability is higher in high-poverty areas, in countries with poor government, and in farming and fishing communities that are more exposed to climate change. Between 2010 and 2020, the death rate from floods, storms, and droughts in high vulnerability areas was 15 times higher than in low vulnerability areas.

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War in Ukraine, Drought Converge to Worsen Hunger Crises in Horn of Africa

Circle of Blue

Continued high food prices could produce a “tsunami effect” of famine, political destabilization, and mass migration. The global food price spike coincides with an existing hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa that recalls a severe drought in 2010-11 in which more than 250,000 people died. The Kenyan government estimates about 1.5

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