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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Investments in Ghana's agric sector declining- World Bank report
According to the 3rd Ghana Economic Update report from the World Bank, the Agric sector has witnessed declining trends in contribution to GDP since the year 2010 while there has been a rise in the extractive
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11 jailed for breaching sanitation laws
Eleven people have been jailed one-month each for breaching sanitation laws in the Kumasi Metropolis. The Kumasi Mayor, Osei Assibey Antwi, disclosed that the eleven people were caught dumping heaps
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No African country will end child malnutrition by 2030, says study
No African country is expected to reach the UN target of ending childhood malnutrition by 2030, according to a new study. The research, comprised of two papers published in the science journal Nature,
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EPA closes down ‘toxic’ La rubber factory
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has shut down Edisaw Company limited, a plastic manufacturing factory in the La Dadekotopon Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, which has been cited for
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UN engages research agency to generate flood, drought risk profiles on Ghana, others
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has engaged CIMA Research Foundation to generate risk profiles on flood and drought in 16 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The countries that will
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Using natural areas and empowering women to buffer food security and nutrition from climate shocks: evidence from Ghana, Zambia, and Bangladesh
As climate change makes precipitation shocks more common, policymakers are becoming increasingly interested in protecting food systems and nutrition outcomes from the damaging effects of droughts and floods.
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India To Solarize Airports In Ghana
After becoming the world’s first airport to be fully powered by solar energy, Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) in India is set to help Ghana take this clean energy path as well. According
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Ghana: Agric Sector Still Declining
Agriculture plays crucial role in the Ghanaian economy, and provides the main source of food, income and employment to their rural populations. Around 65% of the country's workforce work in the sector
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Africa's 'lion economies' growth exceeds forecasts
While many Europeans and North Americans still view the continent as poor, war-torn and desolate, Africans see more opportunities at home than outside the continent. In fact, many West African nations
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Illegal rosewood harvesting is polluting water bodies- Kansangbata
There is the need to intensify the fight against illegal rosewood harvesting in the three northern regions as it is destroying the few forests and polluting water bodies. The erratic rainfall pattern