The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has said it may be compelled to shut down its water treatment plant at Nawuni in the Kumbungu district of the Northern Region if the water level rises above 36ft as a result of the torrential rainfall and spillage from the Bagre Dam.
The...
Developing targeted intervention to attract young people to become ‘creators’ rather than ‘seekers’ of jobs, Green Economy Ghana is on a job creation mission to help in the increment of the economic growth of the country. Its mission is to adopt new approaches to work that requires the workforce...
According the International Finance Cooperation (IFC), certified Green Buildings in Ghana comprised around 1% of new builds in 2020.  While Ghana has a vibrant real estate market, the Green Building market continues to be nascent. The country’s broad housing deficit, small formal construction market and number of developers, insufficient...
The British Prime Minister has called on nations to make ambitious commitments to secure the planet for the next generation as he addressed a UN Climate Action Roundtable hosted by the UN Secretary-General.
Boris Johnson attended the virtual roundtable to push for action on climate change and to chart a...
Wealthy polluter nations must pay up for climate-induced losses and damages suffered by most vulnerable and poor nations, Country Director of ActionAid Ghana John Nkaw has proposed.
Mr. Nkaw, who was addressing participants at the National Climate Change Seminar in Accra, said millions of farmers in vulnerable countries, including Ghana,...
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...
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’’ ‘‘kenkey’’ are no exceptions. However, these...
After years of just bubbling under, the ESG megatrend has finally opened the afterburners. At a time when the reminders of past flameouts by the fossil fuel sector have been amplified by the pandemic, the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) momentum has reached fever-pitch with assets invested in...
The Sustainability and Policy Lead at the Centre for Sustainable Environment and Socio-economic Legal Advocacy (CSESLA), Priscilla Adwoa Yeboah-Hammond, wants government to be intentional about funding green initiatives.
According to her, deliberate funding policies will serve as a catalyst for green investments, fortify existing initiatives and to a large extent...
The Discussions, which are being organised by CUTS Ghana - research, advocacy and consumer protection organisation in collaboration with Consumer International - aim to spread awareness on sustainable consumption and promote the habit of sharing resources within communities to get people to buy less, or at least to buy...
