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By Kelechi Nwaucha By Kelechi Nwaucha Despite the devastation brought on the Niger Delta environment by decades of oil exploration activities, mangroves remain effective natural defense against climate change manifestations in the region. According to research findings, mangroves, indigenous to the Niger Delta, “are one of nature’s most effective tools …

By Kelechi Nwaucha Against the backdrop of worsening environmental crisis in the Niger Delta, occasioned by decades of oil exploration activities, environmental rights groups have intensified calls for urgent remediation measures and environmental justice in the embattled region. According to a United Nations report, life expectancy has dropped to 45 …

Against the backdrop of activities marking this year’s World Earth Day, non-governmental organization, Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Center has called for urgent global attention to reduction in use of plastics and promotion of eco-friendly habits. In a message to communities and stakeholders in the Niger Delta, and Nigeria as …

By Kelechi Nwaucha In 2016, Nigeria signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Paris Agreement, which it ratified in March 2017, and thus committed to an unconditional reduction of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission by 20 percent, as well as a conditional reduction of 45%, by 2030. …

By Paul Williams  The role of the media in promoting gender equality and social inclusion was the main focus of a capacity building workshop organized for journalists in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states by Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Center.The event which took place in Port Harcourt last Friday, with …

By Paul Williams In a bid to deepen awareness of gender and social inclusion issues among students in Rivers State, non-governmental organisation, Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Center, on Thursday December 14, organised a debate competition for secondary schools in the state. The event, tagged ‘2023 Secondary Schools Debate,’ with the …

Of the 27.1 million people in the Niger Delta region, over 70% live at subsistence level, with a greater percentage of them being women. A situation made even worse by the extractive activities of international oil companies, which had degraded their environment, denied the people access to their farmlands and …

The active engagement of the media in building awareness on climate change, and bridging knowledge gaps in the Niger Delta on global initiatives and activities, remains a veritable tool for achieving a cleaner and healthier earth So said the executive director of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, Emem Okon, …

By Pius Dukor Niger Delta Women have advocated for gender and accountability on clean environment as a panacea for economic development. The women dropped the hint at a one day strategy meeting to develop tools for stakeholder engagement on gender and accountability for clean environment in Port Harcourt, Rivers State …

Oxfam and Kebetkache Women Development Resource Centre have organized a one day Exchange meeting on participatory Budgeting, Needs Assessment and Fair Taxation in Port Harcourt. The meeting had in attendance community-based organizations drawn from Enugu, Cross Rivers, Delta and Rivers states. Executive director of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource, Emem …