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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Merkel’s G20-Africa meet aims to reduce poverty, migrant influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Monday meet African leaders in Berlin on initiatives aiming to reduce the poverty and conflict driving a mass migrant influx to Europe. The idea is to team up
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Renewable energy project from Ghana among winners of $7m global competition
Access Power , a developer, owner and operator of renewable power projects in emerging markets in partnership with EREN Renewable Energy a global independent power producer, are delighted to announce the
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About two million Ghanaian children affected by child labour – Survey
The recent Ghana Labour Standards Survey (GLSS-6) has shown that 21.8 per cent, representing 1.9 million children aged between five and 17 years out of the over eight million nationwide population, are
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Army worms destroy hectares of farms in Sunyani
Army worms have destroyed about 1,380 hectares of maize farms in the Sunyani Municipality Army worms have destroyed about 1,380 hectares of maize farms in the Sunyani Municipality. In an interview
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Extreme weather threatens Cameroon's hopes of becoming a cocoa giant
Cameroon's plan to more than double cocoa production by 2020, moving the country up the global ranks of producers and improving incomes for its farmers, is under increasing threat from extreme weather,
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World Bank approves $150 million to improve road connectivity in Northern Ghana
The World Bank approved today a $150 million International Development Association credit for Transport Sector Improvement Project (TSIP) in Ghana. It will help improve regional connectivity in the
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Two African satellites launched into space in a week
We always hear about satellites being launched into space but hardly hear about African satellites. This is not the case anymore as South Africa’s first privately owned nanosatellite – nSight1 – was
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Food and nutrition security in transforming Ghana: a descriptive analysis of national trends and regional patterns
In recent decades, Ghana has experienced high economic growth and transformation, which contributed to the nation achieving the Millennium Development Goal targets on reducing extreme poverty and hunger.
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Green investment diagnostics for Africa: what are the binding constraints to investment in renewables in Kenya and Ghana?
The vast potential of renewable energy is failing to be realised in many African countries, in spite of the many pledges made by donors and international financiers. This is not due to a lack of policies
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Impact assessment on climate information services for community-based adaptation to climate change: Ghana country report
This country report forms part of a regional impact assessment by CARE Adaptation Learning Programme on CIS (climate information services) for community-based adaptation to climate change. The regional