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Securing Ghana’s Blue Economy: Why Marine Protected Areas Are Strategic National Assets

Ghana is a nation defined by its coastline, a 550-kilometer stretch of sandy beaches, estuaries, lagoons and reefs that support millions of livelihoods, sustain critical biodiversity, and feed communities from Keta to Axim. Yet beneath the surface...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

Electric Vehicles Ghana

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Clean Energy Chamber Welcomes Dedicated EV Charging Tariff, Calls for Continued Review to Support EV Adoption

The Ghana Chamber of Clean Energy (GCCE) has welcomed the introduction by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) of a dedicated electricity tariff for public electric vehicle (EV) charging for the first time in Ghana. The approved tariff...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

Hon Issifu Seidu

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Ghana to Establish National Climate Change and Sustainability Hub — Issifu Seidu

The Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Hon. Issifu Seidu, has announced the government’s plan to establish a National Climate Change and Sustainability Hub, a landmark initiative aimed at coordinating research, innovation, and...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

Paris Agreement Ghana

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From Paris to Practice: Why the Paris Agreement Matters for Ghanaian Businesses

For many Ghanaian businesses and entrepreneurs, climate change still feels like a distant issue, something for scientists or governments to worry about. But the truth is, it’s already shaping the world we live and work in. From unpredictable weather...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

Prof. Fatima Denton, UNU-INRA Director

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New UNU-INRA report uncovers the economic, social and justice costs of Africa’s green transition

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 10 SEPTEMBER 2025 – A new report from the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) confronts one of the most urgent questions of our time: how can Africa navigate the global green...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

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AC4NCA Pledges Support to Ghana’s Climate Ministry

The Africa Centre for Nature-Based Climate Action (AC4NCA) has paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s newly established Ministry for Climate Change and Sustainability, pledging to work closely with the government to address...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

September 5, 2025

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New Climate Maps Reveal Where Women in Ghana Are Most at Risk

Ghana has just taken a bold step toward tackling the unequal impacts of climate change—and it begins with a map. At a launch in Accra, a new tool was unveiled that does more than show climate exposure. It reveals the...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

August 1, 2025

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Annoh-Dompreh Advocates For Climate Smart Farming

Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri and a returning Member of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), has used his re-entry into continental politics to call for bold reforms in agriculture and...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

July 31, 2025

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Reclaiming Ghana’s Forests: The Devastating Impact of Illegal Gold Mining

Ghana’s forests were once places of balance. From the northern savannahs to the southern rainforests, the land offered both beauty and function. The scent of fresh soil after rain, the shade of Wawa trees, and the...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

July 30, 2025

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A Rocha calls for swift prosecution of 1,300 galamsey suspects

Environmental advocacy group, A Rocha Ghana, is urging the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to fast-track the prosecution of over 1,300 individuals arrested through a nationwide anti-galamsey crackdown. Speaking...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

July 25, 2025

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Anti-Galamsey Operations Net 1,345 Arrests – Lands Minister

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Armah Kofi Buah has announced that the government has arrested 1,345 people in its ongoing fight against illegal mining activities. Speaking at the Government Accountability...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

July 25, 2025

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AC4NCA Holds Strategic Dialogue with Mexican Embassy to Advance Climate Solutions

A delegation from the Africa Centre for Nature-based Climate Action (AC4NCA) paid a courtesy visit to the Embassy of Mexico in Accra. The purpose of the visit was to officially introduce the Centre, share its vision...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

July 15, 2025

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Lands Ministry Launches National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat

The Ministry for Lands and Natural Resources has launched the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), a centralised body tasked with coordinating Ghana’s effort to combat illegal mining, also known...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

July 1, 2025

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GMet deepens climate preparedness with support from Danish and UK partners

The initiative seeks to improve outreach and stakeholder inclusion in the rollout of the Ghana Climate Atlas, a vital tool for understanding climate variability and change across the countryThe Ghana Meteorological...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

June 19, 2025

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WASCAL launches five-year climate initiative; urges youth inclusion in climate action

To combat the impact of climate change on Ghana, the West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adaptation Land Use, WASCAL, has launched an action plan which seeks to empower the youth to take action now...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

June 11, 2025

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How extreme heat impacts women in Ghana

How extreme heat impacts women in GhanaScorching sun, no shade, and temperatures soaring to 32 degrees Celsius—the relentless heat takes its toll on Auntie Fausty, a hardworking woman in her mid-50s, who ekes out a...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

May 23, 2025

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Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Programme to be launched on May 30 – Energy Minister

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Mr. John Abdulai Jinapor, has announced that the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Programme (SREP) will be launched in Kete Krachi on May 30, 2025. The programme aims to inject...

Emmanuel Ameyaw

May 23, 2025

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