The country loses an estimated US$11billion, as the cost of environmental degradation according to a recent Ghana Country Environmental Analysis by the World Bank, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has revealed.
The analysis points to the conclusion that environmental degradation and unsustainable natural resource...
The French Embassy in Ghana, in collaboration with non-governmental organisation ‘Noe’, has launched phase-II of the EconoBio project - an initiative that seeks to develop green value chains for the benefit of local populations living on the outskirts of biodiversity-rich areas.
The four-year project, which is worth €1.8million, is 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,...
The land is essential to our lives – we grow food on it and rely on it for economic growth and development. In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 83% of people depend directly on the land for survival.
However, approximately two-thirds of the continent’s productive land is degraded – it has lost...
The World Bank has released the Next Generation Africa Climate Business Plan (NG-ACBP), which sets out a blueprint to help sub-Saharan African economies achieve low carbon and climate-resilient outcomes.
The Plan calls for countries to seize the opportunity to scale-up climate resilience to grow their economies and reduce poverty, redouble...
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...
FanMilk PLC, a Danone Company, has inaugurated three green projects at its North Industrial Area Plant in Accra in line with global efforts to accelerate to net zero carbon emissions.
Built at a total cost of €7million, the projects, a Wastewater Treatment Plant, Biomass Boiler and Solar Power Installation are...
Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) have renewed their commitment to biodiversity protection and preservation, during the ‘Nature Action – Private Sector Mobilisation Event,’ organised by the government of UK.
The programme seeks to catalyse and demonstrate delivery of the ‘Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’, a landmark international agreement adopted by...
…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...
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...