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Climate adaptation fund needed to fight climate change in North

A three-day conference on climate change has ended in Tamale with a call on the Northern Development Authority (NDA) to establish a climate adaptation fund to promote climate adaptation efforts and mitigate its impact in northern Ghana.The Advocacy...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

Ghana's coastline

370KM coastline at risk of destruction

The Ghana Hydrological Authority (GHA) has revealed that 370 kilometres (km) of the country’s coastline are at risk of destruction due to sea waves and human activities.The at-risk coastline forms two-thirds of the country’s 550km coastline stretch...

Green Film Festival

Accra to Host Inaugural Green Film Festival

Accra is set to host the inaugural Green Film Festival (GFF) from October 11th to 12th, 2024, across multiple locations in the city. The two-day event aims to merge the evocative power of storytelling with key environmental themes, fostering a...

Traditional cookstove Ghana

Clean cookstoves are saving lives but industry says a lack of government support is stopping uptake

AMANASE, Eastern Region – On a busy morning Suzzy Klemefe, drops pieces of cut yam in hot cooking oil watching as they sizzle and sputter. Two customers are waiting on the fried yams and fish for which she has become known here in this farming...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

Bilateral Climate Agreement between Ghana and Singapore

Ghana Finalizes Climate Change Agreements with Singapore and Sweden

Ghana today signed bilateral agreements with Singapore and Sweden on the cooperative approaches of the Paris Agreement -a legally binding international treaty on climate change to life. The bilateral agreements, which will be the third for...

Global Carbon Pricing Revenues Top a Record $100 Billion

Emissions trading schemes generate majority of this revenue, over half of which funds climate and nature programs. In 2023, carbon pricing revenues reached a record $104 billion, according to the World Bank’s annual...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

4 months ago

Destruction of Protected Forests – CSOs threaten legal action against government

A group of civil society organizations have threatened to sue the government of Ghana over what they describe as deliberate failure to protect forest reserves in the country. The CSOs – Arocha Ghana, Tropenbos...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

4 months ago

Ghana risks 2 million deaths from extreme weather conditions – World Bank report

The country risks the death of two million people in the next thirty years from extreme weather conditions like floods and drought if measures are not instituted to combat climate change, a new World Bank report on the...

4 months ago

Akufo-Addo commissions 15MWP Kaleo Solar Power Plant

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 24th April 2024, in a momentous ceremony held in Kaleo, officially inaugurated phase two of the Kaleo Solar Power Plant, marking another significant stride in Ghana’s...

5 months ago

Climate change made the dangerous humid heatwave in West Africa 10 times more likely

Human-caused climate change made the humid heatwave in southern West Africa during February ten times more likely, according to rapid analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists from the World...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

5 months ago

Experts warn of climate impact on Ghana’s crop production

Climate experts from the Regional Climate Outlook Forum have issued a grave warning about the potential repercussions of changing weather patterns on crop production in Ghana, raising concerns about food security. This...

6 months ago

ActionAid advocates integration of climate change education into curriculum

The ActionAid Ghana (AAG) has reiterated the need for the Ghana Education Service to incorporate climate change education into the basic school curriculum. The essence is to sensitise the younger generation to actively...

6 months ago

Road to Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Resilience: CIRAWA Project Plenary Lands in West Africa

CIRAWA will host its 2nd Consortium Meeting from 28 February to 2 March 2024, in Santo Antão, Cape Verde. The gathering in Porto Novo will bring together 14 partners from nine countries, all united in their...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

7 months ago

Temperatures are set to rise – Ghana Meteo. Agency warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued an advisory on high temperatures in Ghana. In a press release cited by The Climate Insight, the GhMet affirmed that maximum temperature range of 33 degrees to 37 degrees and 36...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

7 months ago

Tackling climate change: Ghana to receive $850m support from Switzerland

Ghana is expecting to receive up to $850 million from Switzerland in direct investment, carbon revenues and fees by 2030 as part of the country’s efforts to fight climate change. The amount is due from eight out of 12...

7 months ago

Ghana’s long-term low carbon emission strategy to enhance ecosystem restoration

Dr Kwaku Afriyie, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI), says Ghana’s long-term low carbon emission strategy will enhance ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation. He said the...

8 months ago

Ghana signs US$50m Emission Reduction Payment Agreement under LEAF Coalition

The Forestry Commission, under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has signed an Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) with Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator Incorporated (Emergent), a...

9 months ago