April 01
Nigeria: Children and the Future of Health in a Changing Climate
"Our Climate is Changing.... Why Aren't We?" -- Vanini Aggarwal, a 15-year-old telling climate stories by young people in Nigeria. Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: Developing a Climate Resilient WASH Policy in Nigeria Come Rain or Drought
In 2018, the Federal Government of Nigeria developed a 13-year strategy to address the WASH crisis in the country. Five years post-implementation, the strategy seems to be missing… Read more »
January 29
Nigeria: Nourishing Nigeria - Advancing Nutrition Through Climate Resilience
Climate change poses a critical global crisis, impacting environments and threatening public health. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), climate change is expected to… Read more »
January 24
Nigeria: Out of Sight, Out of Mind - a Community's Struggle to Access Clean Water
In ensuring access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene for ALL, we cannot overlook the needs of remote and hard-to-reach communities. Read more »
December 10, 2023
Nigeria: What Has Climate Change Got to Do With Me?
Wetin concern Nigeria and climate change? (how does climate change concern Nigeria?) This was a post shared on the social networking site X on the very same day that the Conference… Read more »
November 14, 2023
Rwanda: Small Farmer-Led Irrigation Schemes Helping to Fight Malnutrition in Drought-Prone Areas in Rwanda
As a young man, Charles Furaha began assisting his father in constructing dams in Karangazi, a small village in Nyagatare district of Eastern Rwanda. These dams provided the water… Read more »
November 01, 2023
Nigeria: The Fight Against Open Defecation - Can Nigeria Meet the 2025 Target?
Editor's note: We are counting down to 2025 when Nigeria expects to end open defecation. Although significant progress has been made, much work still needs to be done. As Nigeria… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Nigeria: The Climate-Health Nexus - Time to Build Evidence for Global Health Action
Editor's note: In the run-up to COP 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this year, Nigeria Health Watch, interviewed Simon Bland, Chief Executive Officer of the Global… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: Strengthening Nutrition Outcomes in the Face of Climate Change in Nigeria
The effects of climate change on food insecurity are direct and substantial. Food production is becoming increasingly challenging and unpredictable as global temperatures increase… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Nigeria: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Advocacy in Nigeria Must Include Health - Make the Evidence Visible
On the 16th of April 2023, Ayetoro, a coastal community located in southwest Nigeria and known as the happy place, had yet another incursion on its land by the Atlantic Ocean,… Read more »
March 22, 2023
Nigeria: World Water Day 2023 - Accelerating Change to Solve the Water and Sanitation Crisis
As the saying goes, "Water is life". However, one could rephrase it to say-"Adequate and safe water is life", or better yet, borrow the famous line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's… Read more »
June 08, 2022
Nigeria: #OnlyOneEarth - Making Sustainable Living Our Only Option
Nigeria's power situation has been at an all time low since the national grid collapsed early this year. A few days ago, Nathaniel Bassey, a Nigerian gospel music icon, shared an… Read more »