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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Sub-committees to man activities of mining
Madam Barbara Serwaa Asamoah, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has sworn in two sub-committee to man the activities of small scale mining. Each of the committees have five members
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World Bank Approves Largest Ever Guarantees for Ghana’s Energy Transformation
WASHINGTON – The World Bank’s Board of Directors today approved a record investment of $700 million in guarantees for Ghana’s Sankofa Gas Project - a transformational project that will help address the
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SNV introduces Carport Solar energy for industries
The Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), an international non-governmental organization, has launched a new solar systems, Photo Voltaid (PV) to help industries in Ghana. The new PV systems would
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Ghana: Poor Sanitation Kills Thousands of Minors
Accra — More than 7 500 Ghanaian children die as a result of unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation every year, it has emerged. The toll is the highest in the continent and seventh-worst in the world.
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Cholera scare hits Cape Coast as refuse engulfs city
The Cape Coast Metropolis has been overwhelmed with mountains of garbage. The piles of garbage have been left on the streets competing for space in the already choked central business district. Residents
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Ghana: World's 7th dirtiest country
Ghana has slipped further on its sanitation performance globally to become the World’s 7th worst performing country, according to a new report released on Tuesday. The Joint Monitoring Programme report,
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Madina cluster of schools lack toilet facilities
Teachers and students of the Madina Estate Cluster of Schools are finding innovative ways to attend nature's call due to the lack of toilet facilities in the school. About 300 students and teachers
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Mandela Forest project launched
The Student Youth and Travel Organisation (SYTO), an NGO over the weekend launched a programme christened: ‘Mandela Forest project’ in the Juaso Community of the Eastern Region. The project is aimed
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Ebola is still a threat to Ghana – Red Cross
The Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) has begun an orientation programme for its volunteers to build their capacity to educate Ghanaians on the threat of the Ebola virus and cholera in the Western Region.
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Energy Commission grant license to construct power plant
A Scottish power producing firm, Aggreko plc, has secured a provisional license from the Energy Commission to develop a power plant at Esiama, in the Ellembelle District to produce initial power between