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 Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has launched the 2014 state of the economy report which also looked at the state of infrastructure in Ghana. The report launched in Accra, contained empirical evidence on how best to manage the nation’s infrastructure, to enable policy makers to take …
Ghana’s Cocoa Eco-Project has a major outcome of increasing carbon sequestration by minimizing the emission of harmful gases on cocoa farms into the atmosphere. Carbon sequestration involves the long-term storage of carbon dioxide to mitigate climate change – it has been proposed as a way to slow the atmospheric accumulation …
Cutting trees for timber has a devastating impact on birds, with a decline of more than 50 per cent recorded in Ghana's forests, a new study finds. Researchers found that the level of legal and illegal logging increased more than 600 per cent between 1995 and 2010 — six times …
Intense rain and devastating floods in Ghana, Togo and Benin in early June proved yet again the importance of preparing for extreme weather events and climate change. The Red Cross Red Crescent is committed to responding to such disasters and better preparing communities for their increasing frequency in the future. …
The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has stepped up checks at the country’s entry points to stop the illegal entry of Genetically Modified Foods (GM Food). This follows concerns GM foods including rice and soya oil are being imported into the country without approval. Some GM foods produced in America are …
The government has so far received GHc44.3 million from the waste management fund between 2011 and 2014. However, the money is yet to be disbursed to the various service providers to enable them to manage waste in an effective and efficient manner because the regulations to govern its operations are …
Only a third of Europe's electronic waste is properly recycled, with vast numbers of cellphones, computers and televisions illegally traded or dumped, a study led by the United Nations and INTERPOL said on Sunday. Sweden and Norway were close to European targets of collecting and recycling 85 percent of all …
Deforestation is assuming high proportions in the Northern Regions, especially the Upper East region as some unscrupulous persons have resorted to cutting down young trees to sell as fuel wood and charcoal. The tree choppers use dangerous chemicals to uproot the trees without necessarily using chainsaws to cut them and …
Two research institutions are conducting research into developing crop varieties with useful biological traits that will not only be high-yielding but also tolerant to pests, diseases and drought. Some of the crops the research is being conducted on are cassava, sweet potato and cocoyam. The initiative by the Savanna Agricultural …
Non Governmental Organizations and Donor Agencies in the country have been urged to put pressure on illegal mining operations (galamsey) to curb their activities. When affected communities collaborate with these advocacy groups, it could bring moral pressure to bear on members of their communities, who are damaging the environment by …
It has emerged that one of the major factors preventing the government from rolling out its plans to ensure proper sanitation in the country is the non-adherence of many of its partners to the subscribed guidelines developed by the government. In its desire to support the development of a cost-effective …
Solar-powered lighting and charging services are coming soon to families in central Ghana who still have no access to the electricity grid. On July 28, the Hon. Dr Kwabena Donkor, Ghanaian Minister for Power, formally launched the rollout of a PayGo home solar power in the Assin district of Central …
Twenty-five contaminated water sources in South Africa, Ghana and Bangladesh have been cleansed more than 99 percent by a bug-killing book in its first field trials. Its papers successfully killed bacteria with promising effect to filter a person's water supply for four years. The result, presented at the 250th national …
A book with pages that can be torn out to filter drinking water has proved effective in its first field trials. The "drinkable book" combines treated paper with printed information on how and why water should be filtered. Its pages contain nanoparticles of silver or copper, which kill bacteria in …
Power cuts in 15 Sub-Saharan African countries could become an "exception" rather than a norm in 10 years time, with private capital expected to play an increasingly bigger role, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said in a survey on Thursday. Africa's installed power generation capacity is expected to quadruple to 380 gigawatts (GW) …
The Bia River which serves Dormaa-Ahenkro and its surrounding communities is polluted by the activities of ‘galamsey’ operators. The situation has compelled officials of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) at Dormaa-Ahenkro to close the valves of the two dams, which is normally opened to the inflows of the river. …
The Director of Bio-Safety and Stewardship for Sustainable Agriculture in West Africa, Prof Walter Alhassan says Ghana is following the required procedure for the trial of Genetically Modified Crops. He said the country is through with trying the plants under Green Houses and three of the four crops are now …
Stakeholders in the Plastic Industry have agreed that effective November 1, all light plastic materials will be discarded from the system. They have also agreed that those who produce or import light plastic materials below 20 microns be sanctioned. The move is part of government's effort to ban light plastic …
Ghana’s economy could soon grind to a halt unless government takes urgent steps to ensure that all economic activities take into consideration the impact on the environment. According to the environmental protection group, Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), this has become imperative because Ghana’s economy is highly vulnerable …
African governments have declared a 10-point commitment to ensure improvement in sanitation and hygiene on the continent and also endorsed a declaration to follow them through. Specifically, the commitments are geared towards achieving universal access to adequate and sustainable sanitation and hygiene services and the elimination of open defecation by …
