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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Government bans mining around water bodies
Government has totally banned mining around water bodies in the country. The move, according to government, is to protect the water bodies from being polluted by miners. Vice President Dr. Mahamadu
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Bolgatanga: Three charged for environmental related offences
Three persons have been arraigned before the Bolgatanga Magistrate Court by the Municipal Assembly for various environmental offences. In February this year, the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council
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Power-starved Africa develops appetite for coal, dismisses environmental concerns in West
Tanzania, with potential reserves of 5 billion tons of coal, is planning its first coal-fired power plant. Kenya wants to build for its own coal-powered plant, while Ghana and Nigeria are eyeing expanded
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Togo: Renewed efforts to turn the tide on coastal erosion
The West African nation of Togo has battled coastal erosion for decades, but now it’s with both a new sense of urgency and new strategic partners in the fight. The wind and waves are destroying between
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Greater Accra tops in maternal deaths- GHS
The Greater Accra Region records more maternal deaths than any other region in the country, with bleeding and hypertension being the leading causes, the Ghana Health (GHS), has said. Last year (2016),
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Fish farming in danger- WRI
Research scientists at the Water Research Institute (WRI), one of the institutes of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), have raised alarm over dangers posed to many fish farmers
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Energy sector levies amendment bill passed
Parliament has passed the Energy Sector Levies Amendment Bill which will review the two components of the levies downwards. National Electrification Scheme Levy and the Public Lighting Levy have also
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Government puts moratorium on small-scale mining licences
The government of Ghana has put a moratorium on licensing of small-scale miners. Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, says the moratorium is aimed at helping fight the illegal
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MoFA, Lands Ministry to protect farmlands from mining activities
The ministries of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and Lands and Natural Resources are developing a programme that will protect cocoa farms in the country from the operations of small-scale and illegal miners
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New programme to promote forestry, agric takes off
A programme to promote the uptake of sustainability best practices in forestry and agricultural commodity supply chains in West Africa has taken off. Known as the ‘Africa Legality Programme,’