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 …
BVRio’s analysis found that more than 40 percent of the forest management operations in the Brazilian states of Pará and Mato Grosso between 2007 and 2015 were at medium to high risk of having involved severe breaches of the law. Only 10 percent of the cases examined by BVRio showed …
The study was carried out to determine the bacteriological safety of water in hand-dug wells in the Atebubu-Amantin District of the Brong-Ahafo Region in Ghana. A total of 60 samples were collected from ten hand dug wells and analysed for total coliform (TC), faecal coliform (FC), E. coli (EC), Salmonella …
Ghana is losing GH¢4.6 billion annually as a result of child malnutrition which affects their health and education, a study by the National Development Planning Commission has revealed. The study found that positioning nutrition interventions as a top priority for poverty reduction and broad-based development was often difficult because of …
The economy of Ghana loses some GHC4.6 billion annually (equivalent of US$2.6 billion in 2012) due to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a study released in Accra today. This amount represents 6.4 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The report titled The Cost of Hunger in …
The economy of Ghana loses some GHC4.6 billion annually (equivalent of US$2.6 billion in 2012) due to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a study released in Accra. This amount represents 6.4 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The report titled The Cost of Hunger in Africa: …
Hundreds of people have been rendered homeless in the Tamale Metropolitan area. A woman is reported dead at Kulnyevila following a seven hour downpour on Sunday which flooded some communities in the Tamale Metropolitan area and Sagnarigu district. Hundreds of people have been displaced in communities including Belpela, Sawaba, Datoyili, …
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on July 13, 2016 approved a USD 14 million senior loan through its private sector window to Form Ghana Ltd for restoration of degraded forest reserves through sustainably managed forest plantations. The Board decision supports the Bank's contribution to …
Agriculture is the biggest driver of deforestation globally fueled by a growing demand for food, yet it is possible to feed the world without cutting forests, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday. Most forest loss occurs in the world's tropical regions, which lost 7 million hectares …
Overweight among women between ages 15 and 59 has doubled in recent times. Hypertension has also increased just as one third of citizens suffer from malnutrition. This came to light when the Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia, launched a National Nutrition Policy in Accra. The policy is to guide the …
The country is expected to generate US$100m on the average annually, following the approval of the Hazardous and Electronic Waste Control and Management Bill, 2016, by Parliament; which will provide for the control, management and disposal of hazardous and electronic waste. According to the report of the Select Committee on …
This case study is part of a research project by Partnerships in Practice for WaterAid to learn from sanitation planning processes of cities in developing countries that are making good progress in provision of sanitation services to all. The team focused on key drivers affecting progress, the role external agencies …
West Africa nations must crack down on foreign fleets fishing illegally off its Atlantic coastline and build up their fisheries to protect the livelihoods of millions of people, a leading thinktank said on Wednesday. Overfishing by foreign vessels is driving many species toward extinction and destroying the livelihoods of fishing …
Kumasi — Over 200 people in Kumasi were displaced over the weekend following a heavy downpour that lasted two hours Friday night. Among the areas hit by the floods were Anloga junction, where about 30 houses flooded, Buokrom South Africa estate, Asokore Mampong, Aboabo, Sawaba Adenyase and Atimatim. Asokore Mampong, …
Two major investors in African power projects announced Wednesday a joint venture that they said would help boost electricity output across the continent. Harith General Partners and the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) said the tie-up would allow improved financing and development of both renewable and non-renewable energy projects. More than …
Under-five mortality is declining in Ghana and many other countries. Very few studies have measured under-five mortality—and its social and environmental risk factors—at fine spatial resolutions, which is relevant for policy purposes. Our aim was to estimate under-five mortality and its social and environmental risk factors at the district level …
A farming technique practised for centuries by villagers in West Africa, which converts nutrient-poor rainforest soil into fertile farmland, could be the answer to mitigating climate change and revolutionising farming across Africa. A global study, led by the University of Sussex, which included anthropologists and soil scientists from Cornell, Accra, …
For a large majority of Euro-MPs, the G7’s decision to base its programme for food security in Africa on intensive agriculture is a mistake. The European parliament took its first official stance on the subject with the adoption of a report on the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition …
A US$113million Ghana Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) to promote and scale-up agricultural value chains in the country has been launched in Tamale. The six-year project funded by the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) - a United Nations Food Agency - and implemented by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture …
Deputy-Chief of Staff, Johnny Osei Kofi, says if the illegal mining activities in the country’s forest reserves continue indiscriminately as is currently being witnessed, the country will be at risk of importing water from its neighbours. He said if the activities continue the country may have to desalinate sea water …
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has warned of dire consequences on residents and properties if there is flooding in the Tema Community 5. Estimating the extent of damage, the national disaster organization said at least over seven thousand lives would be at stake in the event of a flood. …
