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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Forestry Commission commits to reduce emissions in cocoa-forest landscapes
The Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie has reiterated the commitment of the Commission to help reduce carbon emissions in Cocoa-forest landscapes through the Ghana Cocoa
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Ghana: Oxfam Engages Civil Society Partners On Private Climate Financing
The limited engagement of the private sector is a major barrier to developing innovative and scalable climate adaptation solutions in West Africa, Mr Komlan Messie, General Secretary, West Africa Civil
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Senegal: Study finds mining-related mercury levels among highest in world
Dangerously high levels of mercury and a related toxin are pervasive in rivers and soils near artisanal gold mines in Senegal, according to a new study from Duke University. “Nearly every sample we
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EPA orders closure of plastic factory causing pollution at Asutuare
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the shutdown of a plastic processing factory at Asutuare in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region accused of severe air pollution.
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Meningitis kills 4 persons in West Gonja District
A rapid response team has been placed on standby to keep the situation under control Four persons have been confirmed dead following an outbreak of meningitis in the West Gonja District of the Northern
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Third Ghana economic update: agriculture as an engine of growth and jobs creation
The Third Economic Update, Agriculture as an Engine of Growth and Jobs Creation, examines the agriculture sector’s potential to be one of the leading sectors for a more diversified economy and how the
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Community-led Total Sanitation: A mixed-methods systematic review of evidence and its quality
<p>Community-led total sanitation (CLTS) is a widely applied rural behavior change approach for ending open defecation. However, evidence of its impact is unclear. Researchers conducted a systematic review
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Protecting cassava from disease? There's an app for that
Cassava is one of the developing world's most important crops. Its starchy roots and leaves are a staple food for more than 500 million people in Africa each day. And Africa produces half of the world's
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GWCL starts water rationing across the country
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has begun rationing water in most parts of the country as a result of the dry season, environmental degradation and pollution of water bodies by illegal miners. Those
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Cape Coast Metro Assembly initiates 'one-trader-one-litter bin' policy to deal with filth
The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly has rolled out a new policy to help rid the assembly of filth. The new policy dubbed “Wrap Your Waste, Own a dustbin” is the provision of litter bins for households