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...
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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...
Afia Agyapomaa OfosuScaling-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...
Environment Minister Urges National Action to Protect Ghana’s Ecosystems on Biodiversity Day
Ghana has joined the world in observing the International Day for Biodiversity, with a strong call to align development efforts with environmental preservation. Marked under the theme, “Harmony with Nature and...
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Ghana launches Youth Climate Council
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Ghanaian farmers reeling from the impact of climate change
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Climate Change Could Force 216 Million People to Migrate Within Their Own Countries by 2050
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Clean cookstoves are saving lives but industry says a lack of government support is stopping uptake
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COP26: Ghana and Sweden signs agreement for climate cooperation under the Paris Agreement
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