The integrity and fairness should remain the major principles of the 22nd Conference of Parties (COP22), a senior Chinese official said on Monday. A shuttle bus at the venue of the conference has the sign of “100% electric, zero emission,” showing the host country and other participating countries’ commitment to cut carbon emissions. [Photo by … Read more
One of Accra’s major challenges in solid waste management has been the unavailability of landfills. In the past, waste management companies have had to endure tortuous journeys worsened by hilly and bad roads in order to dispose of municipal solid waste at dump sites. Accra never had a landfill until the construction of the Kpone … Read more
Fifteen shop owners were on Saturday arrested and fined by a joint Sanitation Taskforce in the La-Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality (LaNMMA)for undertaking business activities, whilst the National Sanitation Day (NSD), was being observed. Each shop owner was fined GH100.00 each. Meanwhile the NSD exercise, which started at 0600 attracted market women and various groupings including the Concerned … Read more
Researchers have developed a way to turn sewage into biocrude oil, using a process known as hydrothermal liquefaction to produce a material similar to the petroleum pumped from the ground. With roughly 34 billion gallons of sewage treated in the US every day, the researchers say this system could create up to 30 million barrels … Read more
Poor sanitation and river body pollution are the most threatening environmental problems in the Ghanaian society, a new study has found. The Ghana Environmental Concern Meter (GECM), an annual public perception report on environmental protection performance in Ghana released by the Centre for Environmental Research and Policy Analysis (CERPA) has reported that poor sanitation, river … Read more
Poor Sanitation and River Pollution, the Most Threatening Environmental Problems in Ghana. *Photo by Ronny at Anyinam Brim river in the Eastern region* Poor sanitation and river body pollution are the most threatening environmental problems in the Ghanaian society, a new study has found. The Ghana Environmental Concern Meter (GECM), an annual public perception report … Read more
Poor sanitation and river body pollution are the most threatening environmental problems in the Ghanaian society, a new study has found. The Ghana Environmental Concern Meter (GECM), an annual public perception report on environmental protection performance in Ghana released by the Centre for Environmental Research and Policy Analysis (CERPA) has reported that poor sanitation, river … Read more
Ghana is ready to handle any oil spillage should such an incidence happen. This is the assertion by authorities of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to the agency, various governmental bodies have been set up with measures put in place to ensure any such occurrence is immediately taken care of. With Ghana now an … Read more
My dear reader, this article is characterized with a long digression because it is more or less a commentary on James Karuga’s (a freelance Reuter journalist) article. If heaven was to be an academic subject, certainly that would have been history. History teaches valuable lessons of all kinds. My good friend, Michael Adu (MPhil. Sociology) … Read more
The issue of a device to instantly determine chemicals contamination has become sensitive in the country, especially given the fact that majority of fishes arrive at shore harvested through unapproved means. Fish processors and fishermen alike definitely wholeheartedly welcome an initiative that can help identify these once brought to shore. The minister in charge of … Read more
In the heart of Accra lies Agbobloshie, a sprawling scrapyard once tagged as one of most toxic places on earth. A former wetland, Agbobloshie has become a dumpsite for electronic waste products from around the globe. The scrapyard is also inhabited by some 10,000-20,000 youth who sift through the scrap metal to salvage mostly copper … Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in talks with government to ban the production and sale of charcoal in Ghana. This according to the EPA will help Ghana reduce the emission of carbon dioxide as part of climate change mitigation methods set out in the climate change policy of the country. Currently Ghana is emitting … Read more
Julius “Mwalimu” Nyerere sees Development as the process of making people happy and content; John Dewey sees Education as not the preparation for life but is life itself. Hence, I see Development Education as the study and practice of happy life. Africa has a history and presence of poverty, injustice and inequality since the threshold … Read more
Olam has opened entries for the second International Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security, setting off another hunt for potentially ground-breaking scientific research into food security that could revolutionise the agricultural industry. First launched in 2014 by global agri-business leader, Olam International, in conjunction with its scientific partner, Agropolis Foundation, the Olam Prize for … Read more
Plans are underway to include the study of climate change in the education curriculum to equip students to better understand the impact of climate change on the country. The Ministry of Environment and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in talks with the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to make the study … Read more
A Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLWM) project in Ghana’s northern savannah zone is contributing to enhanced food security and increased climate resilience of the beneficiary communities. The World Bank’s Global Environment Facility (GEF) has in the past five years offered a grant of close to $30million to scale-up SLWM interventions to support forest fringe … Read more
The pledge to eradicate hunger and poverty must go hand in hand with rapid transformations of farming and food systems to cope with a warmer world, FAO said today in a new report. Agriculture, including forestry, fisheries and livestock production, generate around a fifth of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Agriculture must both contribute more … Read more
The Administrator General has warned that Ghana’s quest for a smooth and peaceful election would be rendered useless unless a smooth transition is organised thereafter. David Yaro has revealed Tuesday that his outfit may not be able to perform its constitutional mandate of ensuring a smooth transition due to the lack of resources. Section 9.1 … Read more
More than 17,000 people in Ghana die annually as a result of exposure to air pollution, with children and women being the most affected victims, Mrs Gina McCarthy, a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, had said. More numbers of allergies in both adults and children would also be recorded due to the high amounts … Read more
Many African smallholder farmers and farm communities are oblivious to the fact that they are experiencing low crop and animal yields partly due to climate change. In countries like Ghana, many are not aware of what to do to remedy the situation of erratic rainfall, drought and other unfavorable weather conditions. Agriculture across the continent … Read more