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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Korea Eximbank EDCF finances the establishment of University of Environment and Sustainable Development
The Ministry of Education and Korea Eximbank recently signed a Project Concept Paper (PCP) for the establishment of University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) in Accra. The PCP outlines
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PEG Africa wins prestigious Ashden Award for driving pay as you go solar energy in West Africa
PEG Africa has been announced as one of the 13 winners of the 2017 Ashden Awards, the world’s leading green energy awards. They won the Ashden Award for Innovative Finance, which is supported by Citi.
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Ghana: Ada wind power project to inject 50MW by 2019
Global energy company ENGIE has signed a joint development agreement with eleQtra for the development and construction of the 50MW Ada wind power project in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. According
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Pangolin scales shipped from Ghana seized by Malaysian officials
Malaysian officials say they have seized another illegal shipment of pangolin scales as it passed through Kuala Lampur International Airport (KLIA) late last week. The 288 kilograms of pangolin scales
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Ghana records 60,000 cancer cases every year – Dr Joel Yarney
Dr Joel Yarney, the Head of the Medical Centre for Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has said about 60, 000 cancer cases are recorded by the country annually. He
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Study shows water access problems in Lawra, Nandom
More than 74 per cent of respondents in a baseline survey, has expressed dissatisfaction with the level of access to potable water in the Lawra District of the Upper West Region. The survey which was
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Timeabu cocoa farmers heighten risk of climate change as they cut down trees on farms
Cocoa farmers at Timeabu in the Ejisu-Juabeng Municipality of the Ashanti Region are cutting down trees on their farms, impeding efforts to tackle climate change effects on cocoa production. The practice
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Agreement signed for $120m wind power project in Ghana
The project is expected to require an investment of approximately $120 million and to start operations early 2019. ENGIE and eleQtra, a developer of power and transportation projects in sub-Saharan
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Fall Armyworm attacks 18,000 hectare farmlands costing Ghana $64m
The Fall Armyworm (FAW) detected in the country last year has so far infected a total of 18,000 hectares (ha) of farmlands, causing the country loses to the tune of $64 million. The Brong- Ahafo Region
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USAID-Ghana rice project promoting food security, incomes in Upper West Region
The US Agency for International Development, Ghana Mission (USAID-Ghana) is providing new technologies and improved seeds to boost rice production to promote food security and incomes in Upper West Region.