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...
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...
Environmentally friendly refrigerators and ACs will soon become widely accessible in Ghana through the Green On-wage (GO) financial mechanism under the ECOFRIDGES program with CalBank PLC. The ECOWAS Refrigerators and Air Conditioners Initiative (ECOFRIDGES) is a joint program by the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative and...
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...
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...
…under the 2nd GrEEn Innovation Challenge A total of 15 green businesses that have graduated, or are currently enrolled in the 6-month GrEEn Incubation and GrEEn Acceleration Programmes of SNV Ghana, will be awarded up to €25,000. The businesses are required to provide business advisory support for start-ups to help...
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...
For almost 25 years, extreme poverty was steadily declining. Now, for the first time in a generation, the quest to end poverty has suffered its worst setback. This setback is largely due to major challenges — COVID 19, conflict, and climate change — facing all countries, but in particular those with large poor populations. The increase in extreme poverty from 2019 to 2020 is projected to be larger than...
Gov’t, ECG should focus on minimising systemic losses Pay suppliers, power generators, transmitter on time The growth of renewable energy in the country should be seen as an opportunity, not a threat to the viability and future growth of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the largest distributor of...
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...