Over 240 thousand farmers from 1,400 communities in Ghana’s seven cocoa-producing regions are benefiting from the Carbon Emission Fund in direct payments and community projects. Ghana has begun disbursement of the 4.8...
adminClimate change adaptation action plans will cost Ghana $12.5bn — Ofori-Atta
Ghana needs to raise $12.5 billion to effectively implement its climate change adaptation action plans. Per the country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), $4.2 billion, representing 34 per cent, needs to be...
200,000 trees to be planted in the Greater Amanzule Wetlands
Takoradi – Hen Mpoano, a Ghanaian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), is to plant 200,000 mangrove seedlings to cover 50 hectares of degraded mangrove forests within the Greater Amanzule Wetlands (GAW) in the...
‘NO means NO!’ – Women Adversely Affected by AfDB Financed Projects Chant
‘Our lands and water bodies have been destroyed. Look at the size of cassava we harvest lately, It is very small. We are going hungry due to food shortages. And all these are attributed to the project’. Words of Madam P...
Ghana’s food production projected to dip amid Climate Crisis
Ghana’s food production may drop this year and beyond due to the impact of climate change, Mr Bryan Acheampong, the Minister of Food and Agriculture has indicated. He explained that the long dry spells, floods and...
How climate change impact on fisheries is pushing artisanal fishers into IUU fishing in Ghana
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center It was 10:00 hours on a Saturday morning and artisanal fishers in the coastal town of Abandze, on the West coast of Ghana are seated patiently under their sheds waiting...
GMET launches Green Climate Clubs in Senior High Schools
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has launched the Green Climate Clubs initiative in Senior High Schools to spread knowledge about climate change, adaptation and mitigation. The Clubs will work towards mitigating...
Gold Rush: Illegal mining fuelled by Chinese Nationals in Ghana.
At the heart of Ghana’s gold rush is Wassa Akropong – a farming community in the Western North region of Ghana dominated by Chinese nationals who are milking the country’s most precious natural...
Emmanuel AmeyawTurning the Tide – Inside story of young Ghanaians addressing climate change through innovation
Young Ghanaian Climate Activists and youth-led climate organizations in Ghana are challenging the status quo. They are championing locally-led climate solutions through innovation and technology. In this piece, we...
Ghana Begins Receiving Payments for Reducing Carbon Emissions in Forest Landscapes
Ghana has become the second country in Africa after Mozambique to receive payments from a World Bank trust fund for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, commonly known as REDD+. The World Bank’s...
Ghana, other partners committed to reversing forest loss and land degradation by 2030 – Samuel Jinapor
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, says forest and nature-based solutions have proven to be very impactful and verifiable, and Ghana, as a respected member of the international community...
Ghana launches Green Climate Fund for Civil Society partnership in climate action
Ghana has launched a Green Climate Fund (GCF) to build the capacities of Civil Society Organisations to assist national efforts at developing low carbon and climate compatible projects and programmes. This follows...
