A former Director of Engineering at the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), Ing. Norbert Anku, has said that the nation’s grid infrastructure is well structured to integrate nuclear energy once the power is generated.
According to him, electricity integration is one of the mandates of GRIDCo and enough technology is available to...
The 5th Ghana Green Building Summit organised by Yecham Property Consult was held from October 5-6, 2022 at the green-certified CalBank Head Office in Accra, and opened by its MD, Mr. Philip Owiredu.
For the second year running, the summit followed a hybrid style that attracted 204 in-person delegates and...
The Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) has partnered with the International Development Innovation Alliance (IDIA) to co-host a Green Economy Innovation Session and hold conversations with the donor community. within and outside Ghana, on issues around the Ghana climate and enterprise ecosystem.
IDIA is a collaborative platform that unites the top...
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will, on Wednesday, December 22, launch the e-pharmacy digital platform in Accra.
The digitization of pharmacies, which will have the nation's pharmacies converged on one digital platform, is aimed at addressing the difficulties of roaming around looking for medicines in pharmacies.
It is also expected...
Ghana is making significant progress toward the sustainable management of cocoa forest landscapes, boosting livelihoods and addressing the impacts of climate change
Ghana has received an advance payment of US$1.3million out of a US$50million agreement with the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility for results-based payments for reducing emissions from...
Human activities such as cutting down of forests, improper waste disposal, use of fertilisers, burning of coal and petroleum products and gas (fossil fuels), continue to have a brunt on the environment. These are leading to changes in average weather conditions such as temperature and rainfall, affecting natural resources...
New research highlights a $200 billion climate investment market opportunity for climate-first investors to help achieve universal access to energy in Africa and avoid 626 m/t CO2e by 2030.
In the newly released A Green Energy Future for Rural Africa report, opportunities for climate-first funders to avoid carbon emission –...
In many African countries including Ghana and around the globe, plastics play a very important role in the economic lives of people due to its durability, potability and affordability. Plastics play a significant role in transporting Ghana’s indigenous goods. Indigenous food products like ‘‘waakye’’ and ‘‘kenkey’’ are no exceptions....
One of the striking cultural elements of many a society is their building architecture; a personality carved deliberately with indigenous material, colour, motifs and other symbolic accents.
Until the influence of western design, indigenous design leveraged the immediate natural environment to provide quality indoor air, cooling and other functional spaces....
The Acting Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ghana, Jelena Raketic, has called on the private sector to leverage the Green Climate Fund to increase investment in climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives.
She made this call at a Private Sector Climate Change Investment Forum...