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 billion — highlighting the pressing need to bolster climate finance to achieve Ghana’s …
The National Varietal Release and Registration Committee (NVRRC) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has approved seven new hybrid maize varieties to be released onto the market for cultivation and consumption. The varieties, which were released by scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savannah …
More than 200 million people are diagnosed with the disease annually - killing 430,000 every year. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the jab - to be launched in Ghana, Kenya and …
The Minerals Commission of Ghana with support from Australian government is developing an online mining licensing system for legal miners as a move to weed out galamsey, said Isaac Abraham, Head of Public Relations. Dubbed “Digital Cadastre System”, the framework when completed, would have the capacity to detect the availability …
Director of Waste Management at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Anthony Mensah, speaking on Eezy FM’s Morning Edition in Accra disclosed that the city of Accra generates 3,000 metric tonnes of waste daily. He said: “in terms of quantities of waste generated, it is huge; AMA’s jurisdiction generates waste in …
Government has started the process of reclaiming an estimated 1.5 per cent of the country’s land surface which has allegedly been degraded by illegal mining and other bad environmental activities. The country’s land space is estimated at about 238,000 square kilometers. Out of this, between 50,000 and 60,000sq km, representing …
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, says the US will provide 38 million dollars to support Ghana's Agricultural sector to promote the production of Cashew, Cocoa and Cereals. He said a further 70 million dollars is being invested in the Health Sector while 75 million dollars is set …
The Agricultural Development Bank (adb) has announced a total of GH¢450 million to, among other initiatives, support the government’s ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ programme. The fund, according to Mr Daniel Asiedu, Managing Director of the Bank, is expected to meet the payment requirements for the agro inputs supplied to …
Government has been urged not to concentrate solely on illegal small scale mining (Galamsey) activities but widen its scope to include activities of legally registered mining companies in its determination to control mining activities in the country. Whilst commending government for taking bold steps to stop illegal small scale miners …
Armyworms have invaded several cocoa farms in the Ejisu-Juaben municipality in the Ashanti region. The affected farmers say the application of pesticides to control the disease have not worked as it continues to spread to other farms. The farms are in Mamponteng, Kona, Atia, Boamang, Amampama and other cocoa growing …
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has pledged his commitment to making Accra the cleanest city on the African continent within the next four years. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the commitment I want to make, and for all of us to make, is that by the end …
Government has totally banned mining around water bodies in the country. The move, according to government, is to protect the water bodies from being polluted by miners. Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, who was speaking at a Town Hall Meeting organized by Joy FM in Accra recently said, “We are …
Three persons have been arraigned before the Bolgatanga Magistrate Court by the Municipal Assembly for various environmental offences. In February this year, the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council issued a directive to the environmental sanitation office of the Assembly to clamp down on individuals cited for environmental related offences. The …
Tanzania, with potential reserves of 5 billion tons of coal, is planning its first coal-fired power plant. Kenya wants to build for its own coal-powered plant, while Ghana and Nigeria are eyeing expanded use of coal for electricity. Landlocked Botswana is building a 1,000-mile railway to transport coal to a …
The West African nation of Togo has battled coastal erosion for decades, but now it’s with both a new sense of urgency and new strategic partners in the fight. The wind and waves are destroying between five and 10 meters of shoreline every year, with some spots seeing 25 meters …
The Greater Accra Region records more maternal deaths than any other region in the country, with bleeding and hypertension being the leading causes, the Ghana Health (GHS), has said. Last year (2016), the region recorded 197 cases with 100 of them being attributed to bleeding. This figure represents 180.4 per …
Research scientists at the Water Research Institute (WRI), one of the institutes of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), have raised alarm over dangers posed to many fish farmers in fishing communities along the Volta Lake. They attributed the problem to aquatic weeds, unregulated human activities and climate …
Parliament has passed the Energy Sector Levies Amendment Bill which will review the two components of the levies downwards. National Electrification Scheme Levy and the Public Lighting Levy have also seen some reductions. While the National Electrification Scheme Levy goes down from 5% to 2%, the Public Lighting Levy has …
The government of Ghana has put a moratorium on licensing of small-scale miners. Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, says the moratorium is aimed at helping fight the illegal small-scale mining menace (galamsey). A media coalition was launched by the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, …
The ministries of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and Lands and Natural Resources are developing a programme that will protect cocoa farms in the country from the operations of small-scale and illegal miners (‘galamsey’). The move, according to a Deputy Minister designate for Food and Agriculture, Mr William Agyepong Quaitoo, had …
A programme to promote the uptake of sustainability best practices in forestry and agricultural commodity supply chains in West Africa has taken off. Known as the ‘Africa Legality Programme,’ its goal is to promote legal compliance as a first step for businesses to demonstrate compliance with national and international commitments, …
