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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Using Big Data to combat the illegal timber trade in Brazil
BVRio’s analysis found that more than 40 percent of the forest management operations in the Brazilian states of Pará and Mato Grosso between 2007 and 2015 were at medium to high risk of having involved
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Ghana loses GH¢4.6bn on child malnutrition- NDPC
Ghana is losing GH¢4.6 billion annually as a result of child malnutrition which affects their health and education, a study by the National Development Planning Commission has revealed. The study found
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Hunger Costs Ghana Ghc4.6 Billion per Year
The economy of Ghana loses some GHC4.6 billion annually (equivalent of US$2.6 billion in 2012) due to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a study released in Accra today. This amount represents
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Bacteriological quality of drinking water in the Atebubu-Amantin District of the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana
<p>The study was carried out to determine the bacteriological safety of water in hand-dug wells in the Atebubu-Amantin District of the Brong-Ahafo Region in Ghana. A total of 60 samples were collected
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The cost of hunger in Africa: the social and economic impact of child undernutrition on Ghana’s Long-Term Development (COHA)
The economy of Ghana loses some GHC4.6 billion annually (equivalent of US$2.6 billion in 2012) due to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a study released in Accra. This amount represents
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Floods kill one, displaces hundreds in Tamale
Hundreds of people have been rendered homeless in the Tamale Metropolitan area. A woman is reported dead at Kulnyevila following a seven hour downpour on Sunday which flooded some communities in the
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AfDB Approves USD 14 Million for Its First Private Sector Direct Investment in Restoration of Degraded Forests Through Sustainable Forest Plantations in Ghana
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on July 13, 2016 approved a USD 14 million senior loan through its private sector window to Form Ghana Ltd for restoration of degraded
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Can we feed the world without cutting forests? It can be done, says U.N.
Agriculture is the biggest driver of deforestation globally fueled by a growing demand for food, yet it is possible to feed the world without cutting forests, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
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National Nutrition Policy launched in Accra
Overweight among women between ages 15 and 59 has doubled in recent times. Hypertension has also increased just as one third of citizens suffer from malnutrition. This came to light when the Minister
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E-waste fund to generate US$100m annually
The country is expected to generate US$100m on the average annually, following the approval of the Hazardous and Electronic Waste Control and Management Bill, 2016, by Parliament; which will provide for