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...
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We must ensure sustainable forest management to fight global warming – Chief
Nana Antwi Agyei Brempong, II, Atwimahene, has stressed the need for effective measures to promote sustainable forest management to help mitigate global warming and issues that come with climate change. The traditional...
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...
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...
Ghana’s Private Sector wooed into climate financing
A Private Sector Climate Change Investment forum has opened in Accra to give the sector players the avenue to explore climate investment opportunities as well as help Ghana implement its Nationally Determined...
COP26 concludes with new global deal on climate
The United Nations climate change conference concluded on Saturday after a one-day extension, with negotiators agreeing on a new global pact to tackle climate change. Nearly 200 participating countries adopted the...
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...
“We’ll Combat Climate Change, But Protect Ghana’s Development As Well” – President Akufo-Addo
“Ghana acknowledges the importance and effects of Climate Change, and the urgent need to combat it, and we acknowledge equally the importance of protecting our development. We believe that a balance must be struck and...
Australia Launches $76M Climate-Responsive Agriculture Initiative Across Africa
In a bold new initiative designed to counter the devastating effects of climate change on food security, the Australian Government has unveiled the Australia-Africa Partnership for Climate Responsive Agriculture...
Climate Financing: Ghana strives to mobilise 22 billion dollars for NDCs
Ghana intends to mobilize US$22.6 billion investment over a 10-year period, from 2020-2030 to implement its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in fulling its obligation towards the Paris Climate Agreement. The...
