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
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Pan-African scientific body launches platform for research findings
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) on Wednesday launched a platform to help showcase cutting edge research that is addressing endemic challenges in the continent like diseases, hunger and climatic shocks.
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UN expert urges Ghana to address high poverty level
A UN human rights expert, Philip Alston, on Wednesday said unless Ghana addressed growing inequality and continuing high poverty rates, the country would fall far short of meeting the key UN Sustainable
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Scavenging: A means of livelihood and solution to filth in Kumasi
Waste management has become one of the biggest challenges confronting Ghana Walking down the streets of the famed 'Garden City' of Kumasi, one is overwhelmed by the volumes of litter blotting the Ashanti
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Road accidents kill 6 everyday in Ghana
An average of six (6) people die in road accidents everyday in Ghana, the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police service has revealed. The Head of Education, Research and
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Kenya: Farmers Stare at Huge Losses as Armyworm Marches On
Cereals growers in North Rift region, the country's grain basket, are staring at heavy losses due to the re-emergence of the Fall armyworm. The worm invasion has increased production costs and also
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Government needs $400 million to clean Ankobra River
The government has estimated that $400 million will be needed to dredge and clean the heavy mercury content in the River Ankobra in the Western Region due to the activities of illegal small-scale mining.
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FAO bemoans rapid destruction of forest in Ghana
The destruction of forests according to the FAO may cause huge financial losse for the nation The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has bemoaned the rapid destruction of
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Women, business and the law 2018
Women, Business and the Law (WBL) measures gender inequality in the law. The dataset identifies barriers to women's economic participation and encourages the reform of discriminatory laws.
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Armech Africa to build $300m clean energy power plant in Ghana: report
Armech Africa Limited, a subsidiary of the Armech Group, will construct a $300-million (3.57-billion) waste-to-energy power plant in the Ghanaian city of Tema to generate 60 megawatts of clean energy after
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Ghana: 5 Chinese, 4 Ghanaians Convicted for Polluting Ankobrah
Takoradi — A Sekondi high court on Thursday convicted five Chinese and four Ghanaians to a total fine of GHȻ54, 000, for polluting River Ankobra in the Bamiankor area of the Western Region, in March, last