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Climate Change
New Project Aims to Promote African Women’s Leadership in Climate Action
July 10, NAIROBI – A new fellowship has opened applications for African women professionals who work at the nexus of gender, climate change, and...
Media Must Lead Climate Change Fight – Nana Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has called on members of the press in Africa to leverage their media platforms to raise awareness on critical global issues, with...
Climate Change, Galamsey, Greatest Threats to Cocoa Production – COCOBOD CEO
The CEO of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has attributed the growing effects of climate change and illegal mining activities (known...
Why is Ghana so Hot this Year? An Expert Explains
Ghana’s meteorological agency and the state’s health service have issued warnings about a period of very high temperatures expected in the first half of...
Venomous Snakes Could Start Migrating in Large Numbers if We Hit 5ºC Warming
A global group of scientists has predicted that climate change may cause dramatic movements in venomous snake populations across many countries in Africa. The...
Turning the Tide – Inside Story of Young Ghanaians Addressing Climate Change through Innovation.
Young Ghanaian climate activists and youth-led climate organizations in Ghana are challenging the status quo. They are championing locally-led climate solutions through innovation and...
Ghana wants fewer polluting old cars on the road. But it’s going about it the wrong way
Used vehicles contribute greatly to transport emissions, undermining public health and the environment. In the US, Europe and parts of Asia, clunkers programmes –...
Climate Reparations are Redundant; It Won’t Work
IN THE CONCRETE rubble on Kanokupolu beach, Tonga, leaves have begun forming a cover, green and glossy amid the dull grays of the detritus...
European Leaders Ditch Climate Adaptation Summit as African Leaders Fume
The following are the five points of the Africa Adaptation Summit’s Communique:Africa at a tipping point: The international community needs to reckon with the multiple...
Ugandan Women Spearhead the Fight for Climate Justice
Kampala
Evaline Sarah Okeng is a subsistence farmer. The 28-year-old is a resident of Awac village, Alal parish, Aloi sub-county in the Alebtong District.
Mrs Okeng,...