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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Cape Three Points Forest Reserve under threat
The Cape Three Points Forest Reserve in the Ahanta West District in the Western Region, considered to be a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area (GSBA), is now under serious threat. As a GSBA,
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Ghana records 1,600 cancer cases in 2016
The quest for children with cancer in Ghana to seek lasting treatment from Ghana’s health service has suffered a major blow regarding government’s refusal to include treatment of this malady on the National
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Raw waste water use on farms is '50% higher' than estimated
The global use of untreated waste water from cities to irrigate crops is much more widespread than previously estimated, says a new report. According to this updated assessment, nearly 30 million hectares
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At least 14 gold miners missing in collapsed Ghana pit
ACCRA (Reuters) - At least 14 people were missing and feared dead after an illegal gold mine in western Ghana in which they were working collapsed, police said on Tuesday. Five people escaped unhurt
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Swine fever hits Ashanti Region, 400 pigs killed
An outbreak of African swine fever in three districts of the Ashanti Region has led to the killing of over 400 pigs between May and June this year, the Veterinary Services Department has revealed. The
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Galamsey pit swallows 19; 14 feared dead
Fourteen out of 19 illegal small scale miners (galamseyers) have been trapped in the belly of the earth since Sunday, July 2. The accident occurred at Prestea-Nsuta in the Western Region as the illegal
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Floods render many homeless at Dunkwa-On-Offin
Many people have been rendered homeless at Dunkwa-On-Offin in the Central Region following floods in the area. According to a National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) official, Madam Esther
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Ghana to host the 20th Africa Union Conference on TB
Ghana will host over 800 delegates from Africa and the diaspora to deliberate and find ways of fighting Tuberculosis (TB) on the continent. The 20th conference to be held at the Accra International
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Ghana: China Offers Support Package to Ghana's Renewable Energy Program
Accra — China offered on Friday a support package for Ghana's renewable energy program in off-grid communities. The package, worth 20 million RMB (about 3 million U.S. dollars) and including 2,000 solar
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Drought and armyworm threaten Africa’s food security
The ongoing drought in the Horn and southern African countries and armyworms invasion, pose a major food security threat to the continent, official said. The African Union Commissioner of Rural Economy