Tag: Climate change
Kenya vows to advance Africa’s agenda on security and climate change at UNSC
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday evening reiterated his government's commitment to advancing Africa's agenda at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), particularly on...
Fisheries Sector needs a Minister with in-depth knowledge – GTA
The Ghana Tuna Association (GTA) at weekend maintained that the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector needs a Minister with in-depth knowledge about the industry...
Saboba flood victims receive relief items
Children Believe (CB) formerly known as Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC) a child focused International Non-Governmental Organization incorporated in Ghana, has presented ...
Power to the Fishers Project promotes efficient fishing technologies-Director
Mr Paa Kofi Osei-Owusu, the Director of CERATH Development Organisation (CDO), says "Power to the Fishers Project" has promoted efficient fishing technologies amongst Ghana's...
Adu Koranteng: Ghana Must Invest More On Renewable Energy To Secure Future Needs
A business and Financial Journalist, Kwabena Adu Koranteng, has advised the president, Nana Akufo Addo, to instruct the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta to...
Brazil Africa Institute highlights climate change and sustainable development in seminar focused on renewable...
On March 30, the Brazil Africa Institute (IBRAF) will hold the “Seminar Renewable Energy in Brazil and Africa: The Clean Engines of Economic Development”....
Xi stresses green consensus, green development at China-CEEC Summit
China and Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) should uphold their "green consensus" and promote green development, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday.
Xi made...
Multilateralism, climate change top agenda at virtual Davos gathering
Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech and his pledge on multilateral cooperation set the tone for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Virtual Event of the...
WaterAid Ghana builds capacity for climate change communication
WaterAid, a UK international non-governmental organization dedicated to the provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education, is facilitating the development of communication...
Education Cannot Wait to support education needs in Burkina Faso
The Director of Education Cannot Wait(ECW), a global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Yasmine Sherif, is on a three-day mission in...
Climate change hurts Central American coffee farms, spurs migration
tca/dpa/GNA - Harvest season had just begun in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, and the coffee plants stood ripe and ready. But there was no one working...
Post-Brexit trade deal “new starting point”: UK PM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that the post-Brexit trade deal is a new starting point for Britain and the European Union (EU).
"I...
Macron urges immediate action to deal with climate change
French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday hailed the efforts of the European Union and China in the past years to advance the Paris Agreement and...
NGO advocates inclusion of agroecology in FASDEP III
The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD), an NGO, is advocating for the inclusion of agroecology in the successor policy of the...
UNDP to boost reforestation, response to climate change in Kenya
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday pledged to support Kenya's efforts to improve forest cover and respond to climate change.
Walid Badawi, UNDP...
US set to formally exit 2015 Paris agreement to fight climate change
The United States is set to formally exit the Paris climate accord to fight climate change on the day after Tuesday's presidential election.
Wednesday will...
UNDP and EIB expand partnership to aid governments in tackling global crisis
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a new partnership agreement to scale up their support to...
Accra to unveil Climate Change Action Plan on October 21
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) would on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 launch the city’s first Climate Action Plan (CAP) aimed at mitigating the impact...
AGRA joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Food Day
The COVID-19 pandemic struck Ghana at a time when the country was grappling with youth unemployment, effects of climate change, and 2.5million people (5%...
Ghana on ‘track to achieve universal access to electricity’ by 2030 – IEA
Ghana is among a handful of countries that are “on track to achieve universal access to electricity” by 2030, according to the World Energy...
Climate change adaptation is key on our agenda – NADMO
Mr Divine Bosson, the Volta Regional Director, National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), says climate change adaptation is key on the agenda of the organization.
...
African campaigners urge action on climate change
Green advocates drawn from the sub-Saharan African region on Friday renewed call for robust action on the climate crisis in order to hasten post-pandemic...
Kenyan industrialists launch center for green growth, climate change mitigation
Kenyan manufacturers on Friday launched a center for green growth and climate change mitigation.
Mucai Kunyiha, chairman, Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM),...
Kenya to have higher temperatures, less rainfall amid climate change
Annual maximum temperatures in many parts of Kenya are expected to average 32 degrees Celsius by 2050 as rains decrease in regions that currently...
S. African president wants UN role to be strengthened in confronting challenges
With the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly taking place this week, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday stressed the urgent...
Climate change to ultimately cost humanity US$100,000 per ton of carbon
Two geoscientists and a philosopher from the University of Chicago (UChicago) estimated that an "ultimate cost of carbon" to humanity comes out closer to...
Use recovery from COVID-19 to tackle climate change: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged countries to use recovery from COVID-19 to tackle climate change.
"We have a choice: business...
Climate change not stopped despite COVID-19 pandemic – report
Climate change has not stopped for COVID-19, as emissions are bouncing back after a temporary decline caused by the pandemic lockdown and economic slowdown,...
We’re Not Just Losing Our Global Air Conditioner. We’re Actively Destroying It.
The science on the rapidly melting Arctic sea ice, our global air conditioner, was already bleak enough to warn us all to leave it...
2020 Africa Agriculture Status Report Unveiled
The 2020 Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR)has been unveiled at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) virtual summit in Kigali, Rwanda.
This year's AASR focuses...