Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery: Making the Case for Nigeria Published: 18 May 2022 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. By Jochen Luckscheiter
Building a Shared Vision for the Clean Cooking Transition Published: 1 April 2022 Report Summary 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. By Maria Yetano Roche
Nigeria's Green Bond Programme Published: 9 February 2022 Report 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.
Developing the RE Sector Responsibly - Battery Waste Management in Nigeria Published: 10 December 2021 Interview 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. By Chibueze Ebii
Food Systems on the Edge Published: 17 September 2021 Commentary 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. By Barbara Unmüssig
Plastic Atlas (Nigeria Edition) Published: 16 June 2021 Dossier 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.
Expanding Clean-Cooking Access in Nigeria Published: 28 May 2021 Dossier 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.
Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery in Nigeria? Published: 4 May 2021 Event Recording 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.
Waste Management: We Cannot Recycle Our Way Out Of The Plastic Crisis Published: 19 August 2020 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.
Need to Fill the Policy Gap Published: 18 August 2020 Nigeria 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.