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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Gov’t bemoans non-compliance of sanitation guidelines
It has emerged that one of the major factors preventing the government from rolling out its plans to ensure proper sanitation in the country is the non-adherence of many of its partners to the subscribed
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PayGo Solar Project Will Bring Lights & Phone Charging To Families In Central Ghana
Solar-powered lighting and charging services are coming soon to families in central Ghana who still have no access to the electricity grid. On July 28, the Hon. Dr Kwabena Donkor, Ghanaian Minister
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Drinkable book' cleanses contaminated water sources by 99%
Twenty-five contaminated water sources in South Africa, Ghana and Bangladesh have been cleansed more than 99 percent by a bug-killing book in its first field trials. Its papers successfully killed bacteria
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Bug-killing book pages clean murky drinking water
A book with pages that can be torn out to filter drinking water has proved effective in its first field trials. The "drinkable book" combines treated paper with printed information on how and why water
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African utilities say end to power cuts a decade away
Power cuts in 15 Sub-Saharan African countries could become an "exception" rather than a norm in 10 years time, with private capital expected to play an increasingly bigger role, PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Bia River polluted by 'galamsey' activities
The Bia River which serves Dormaa-Ahenkro and its surrounding communities is polluted by the activities of ‘galamsey’ operators. The situation has compelled officials of the Ghana Water Company Limited
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Trial of GM Crops in Ghana in final stage
The Director of Bio-Safety and Stewardship for Sustainable Agriculture in West Africa, Prof Walter Alhassan says Ghana is following the required procedure for the trial of Genetically Modified Crops.
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Use Of Light Plastics To Be Scrapped On 1st November
Stakeholders in the Plastic Industry have agreed that effective November 1, all light plastic materials will be discarded from the system. They have also agreed that those who produce or import light
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Climate change can grind Ghana’s economy to a halt’
Ghana’s economy could soon grind to a halt unless government takes urgent steps to ensure that all economic activities take into consideration the impact on the environment. According to the environmental
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African gov’ts pledge to stop open defecation by 2030
African governments have declared a 10-point commitment to ensure improvement in sanitation and hygiene on the continent and also endorsed a declaration to follow them through. Specifically, the commitments