The term climate change is a global phenomenon today because it affects everyone. However climate change impacts are more severe on some continents than others. In retrospect, climate change or global warming as many will understand it; is simply causes by the emission of greenhouse gases. Over the years, the continent of Europe, North America
Solar for Internally Displaced Persons Camp (Solar for IDP Camp) is an initiative of GIFSEP; (Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem) aimed at powering all IDP Camps in Nigeria with Solar. The insurgency and communal crises have displaced about 2 Million people who are taking shelter in Internally Displaced Persons Camp in different parts of the country and nearly all the camps are without electricity. Our goal is to provide clean energy access to all internally displaced persons across Nigeria by lighting up the IDP camps with Solar. We also train selected IDP’s with skills on installation and maintenance of simple solar systems.
Our Executive Director Mr David Michael Terungwa participated in the UN 68TH Civil Society Conference which took place in Salt lake City Utah USA. The conference, which met under the theme, “Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities and Communities” drew registrants from some 130 countries, with an estimated 40 percent of participants aged 23 and younger.
In line with the Federal Ministry of Environment drive to increase youth participation in environmental policies and management, the Honourable Minister of State for Environment, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, hosted a group of young environmentalist in Nigeria to discuss issues pertinent to young people in the environmental sector. The delegation of young professionals was led by
As part of capacity building of students in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to address climate change, Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) with support of Global Environment Facility-Small Grant Programme (GEF-SGP) established environmental clubs in 20 secondary schools in the FCT in 2017. This project has enhanced the adoption of environmental conservation
Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) in conjunction with Climate and Sustainable Development Network of Nigeria (CSDevNet) and the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Abuja, Nigeria, commemorated the 2019 World Environment Day (Beat Air Pollution) with a March for Climate Justice within the University’s environs. The peaceful procession of
Africa Day – Afrika Vuka! Our future is at stake. We demand a fossil- free Africa! Africa – On 24th and 25th of May 2019, people in their thousands, from all walks of life united and gathered in more than 20 countries on the continent to show their support in the continual fight against fossil fuels
An ecologist, Mr David Michael, has urged restaurateurs not to package hot foods with plastics to prevent chemicals from getting into the foods. Michael, the Executive Director, Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. “Plastics are
