Ghana and Switzerland signed two landmark agreements to boost the bilateral and economic development cooperation between the two countries in the fight against climate change for the years 2021-2024. The first agreement...
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Youth Climate Council Ghana Appoints Communications Officer.
Youth Climate Council Ghana (YCC) has appointed Kwabena Ameyaw as Communications and Outreach Officer with immediate effect. The appointment is in line with YCC Ghana’s strategy to unify and strengthen climate...
No mercy for illegal fishers – Hawa Koomson
Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD), Mavis Hawa Koomson has warned that her Ministry would not countenance illegal fishing practices on Ghana’s waters. She asked artisanal fishers, tuna...
Ghana leads Climate Vulnerable Forum from May 2022
Ghana will be hosting the next Presidency of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) starting from May 2022 to May 2024. The CVF is a global partnership of developing nations that are disproportionately affected by the...
Trucks loaded with rosewoods impounded at Damongo
Two trucks loaded with rosewood have been seized on Sunday, June 27, 2021. The drivers of trucks with registration GE-6517-X and GX-8801-X were arrested in a swift operation conducted by the Anti-rosewood task force.The...
YCC-Ghana partners with others to organize post COP26 consultation workshop in Accra
Youth Climate Council, a youth-led activist group in Ghana, partnered with Africa Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICCGH), Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO), United Youth Initiative for Africa, Strategic Youth...
Turning 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...
Let’s plant more trees to mitigate effects of climate change – EPA
Madam Sally Biney, the Acting Greater Accra Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has encouraged the citizenry to plant more trees to mitigate the adverse effects of global warming. “Trees are...
‘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 begins disbursement of $4.8 million Carbon Emission Fund
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...