Climate finance in Ghana
An analysis of climate finance flows in Ghana shows that an annual average of USD 830 million was tracked in 2019 and 2020. This is a meagre 5-9% of its required investment — estimated between USD 9.3-15.5
Ghana
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ECA and partners to fight food insecurity in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and partners have agreed to fight food insecurity on the Continent under shared frameworks. The partners are the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), World
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Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart agricultural (csa) practices in the coastal savannah agro-ecological zone (aez) of Ghana
Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Ghana, rely on agriculture for their income and food security. Any initiative that might help to sustain and improve productivity in agriculture would
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Adapting aquifer storage and recovery technology to the flood-prone areas of Northern Ghana for dry-season irrigation
Limited access to water, droughts, floods and other climatic conditions are major challenges to food security in Ghana. Over 70% of smallholder farmers in the country practice rainfed agriculture, which
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The effects of a CAADP-compliant budget on poverty and inequality in Ghana
Ghana has accepted the CAADP commitment to dedicate 10 percent of government spending to the agricultural sector. In a 2014 paper, Benin argues that Ghana falls short of that goal, and in a 2016 paper,
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Government suspends implementation of new sulphur levels for petroleum products
Government has suspended the implementation of new sulphur levels for petroleum products. The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) from the beginning of this month started implementing the new requirement
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Sand winning activities are destroying our farmlands – Horbor residents
About 90 per cent of arable lands in Horbor, a farming community within the Ga South Municipality in the Greater Accra Region, have been destroyed by indiscriminate sand winning activities. The situation
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Ghana Energy Awards to be launched on August 30th
The Ghana Energy Awards, an awards program which will acknowledge outstanding industry players and their achievements will be launched on August 30th. Promising to be the leading endorsement of the
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MESTI strives to preserve plants species
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has presented some high powered computers to the Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute (PGRRI) to enable it manage its huge
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Resolving dying water bodies: Dealing with waste pollutants through lucrative means
Several possible causes to the dying water bodies in Ghana were raised in my previous article” Reviving the Dying Water bodies in the Light of Rising Pollution Levels and Population Growth”. Among the
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Galamsey task force arrests 26 illegal miners
The Operation Vanguard task force deployed in the Eastern region has arrested 26 illegal miners for defying the ban on illegal mining. The suspects were arrested by the task-force between 3 and 5 August