Sustainable Development

Nigeria’s debt levels are fast becoming unsustainable. The country will be hard-pressed to achieve its developmental and climate commitments given the current fiscal constraints. A debt relief for a green and inclusive recovery initiative could provide innovative solutions to address the challenge.   

About 65% of all Nigerian households continue to use solid biomass such as wood for cooking. Ambitious government plans to change this situation around exist. But what would it take to realise these? The Heinrich Böll Foundation Abuja Office and partners embarked on a stakeholder engagement process to find out.

Nigeria's green bond programme in support of the country's NDC targets stands out as the first of its kind in Africa. This report takes a critical look at how the programme has been implemented thus far and puts forward suggestions to improve development outcomes.

We speak to Terseer Ugbor from the Alliance for Responsible Battery Recycling (ARBR), who helps us unpack the challenges and achievements of battery waste management in Nigeria in a rapidly growing renewable energy sector.

Those most affected by the negative consequences of large-scale industrialized food production must play a vital part in discussing how to transform it. The world, therefore, needs a people’s Food Systems Summit that aims to end hunger and malnutrition, protect ecosystems, and provide small farmers with a decent livelihood.

In addition to the hard facts, data and figures telling the story of plastic from a global perspective, the Nigeria edition of the Plastic Atlas provides insights into the particular challenges facing Africa’s most populous country.

The International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED), in conjunction with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, commissioned a number of research papers that sought to identify important barriers to expanding access to clean-cooking in Nigeria.

In this online event hosted by hbs, experts discuss a Debt Relief proposal with the potential of minimizing Nigeria’s growing debt burden and also sets the country on a path to a green and inclusive recovery.

It is a widespread misconception: as long as we separate our waste into different types, we do not have to change our consumption patterns. But the reality is different: a large proportion of plastic waste is not recycled, much of it is incinerated or ends up in the environment.

The lack of effective policy frameworks is a main challenge in managing Nigeria’s plastic waste crisis. Until this gap is filled, the damages caused by plastic pollution currently experienced in the country will continue.