Citi Business News has gathered that mining companies in the country have resorted to renewable energy as a supplement to power supply due to the increasing cost of thermal power. Mining companies have complained about the high cost of operating thermal power and the discomfort that comes with it. Speaking to Citi Business News Chief … Read more
Thirty people made up of students, education and health workers faced with transportation challenges have received free made in Ghana bamboo bikes. The donors, African Bicycle Contribution Foundation (ABCF), a US-based non-profit corporation, has made a commitment to finance the free distribution of 2,500 bicycles in its first five years of operation. “I’m happy because … Read more
In Ghana, all things are possible. You doubt that? Yes, all things including seeing your confidential document with a groundnut seller. Well, if you want a copy of a public document for example, just buy some ‘Kofi brokeman’ and chances are that, that document is the wrapper. I bought some roasted yam within last week … Read more
The bridge on the main Ahinsan-Atonsu road, a suburb of Kumasi in the Asokwa constituency in the Ashanti region, has caved in posing a threat to residents. The bridge which was repaired a year ago after several reports on the Ultimate Breakfast Show has now become a death-trap to residents. The base of the bridge, … Read more
Ghana’s Lake Bosomtwe, the largest natural lake in West Africa, has been labelled a biosphere reserve by UNESCO, a status given to ecosystems with plants and animals of unusual scientific and natural interest. With the new status, UNESCO will help protect and promote its management, as well as use it for research promotion and provision … Read more
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPECGH)will today petition President John Dramani Mahama to come out with new policies aimed at reducing sulphur content in imported diesel from 3,000 parts per million(ppm) to 10 ppm. A recent study conducted by Swiss NGO Eagle Eye , in collaboration with ACEP revealed that imported diesel from Europe … Read more
Ghana has received approval for $24 million for the first-of-a-kind Private-Public Partnership project to restore degraded forest reserves and double a sustainable forest plantation. This project is backed by a $10-million concessional loan from the Climate Investment Funds’ Forest Investment Program (CIF FIP) approved on July 1, and supplemented by $14 million in co-financing from … Read more
Ghana has received approval from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for a project to restore degraded forest reserves and double a sustainable forest plantation through a first-of-its-kind Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in its forest sector. The project is backed by a US $10-million concessional loan from the Climate Investment Funds’ Forest Investment Program (CIF FIP) approved … Read more
Management and conservation of natural resources in Northern Ghana- Adopting the PES module By Samuel Adadi Akapule The Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions have the highest incidence of poverty, food insecurity and the least climate resilient. As smallholder farmers, decreasing annual rainfall, erratic rainfall patterns due to climate change are affecting rural livelihoods … Read more
The Government of Ghana has put in place mechanisms and measures to ensure that all the targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are achieved, President John Dramani Mahama has said. According to him, although the SDGs, which came to being after the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), are more ambitious with 169 … Read more
The Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions have the highest incidence of poverty, food insecurity and the least climate resilient. As smallholder farmers, decreasing annual rainfall, erratic rainfall patterns due to climate change are affecting rural livelihoods adversely. For instance, the Upper East Region, which falls within the Sudan Savanna zone, is known for … Read more
The Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) has aligned its medium-term development plan, the SADA Master Plan, with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development (SDGs) to make it easier for the zone and the entire country to meet and exceed the global goals. In the plan, which is to be executed over a 25-year period, the 17 … Read more
The global market for organic agricultural produce is growing in leaps and bounds, but the country is hardly taking advantage of it, the Ghana Ecological Organic Agriculture Platform (GEOAP), has said, calling on government to sit up. Organic agriculture avoids the use of synthetic inputs, such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, veterinary drugs, and genetically … Read more
Ghana’s growing population, especially in urban centres, has over the years translated into the generation of huge amounts of solid waste. With our population estimated to hit approximately 50 million people by the year 2050, the quantities of solid waste generated is expected to also increase astronomically. In the absence of a paradigm shift to … Read more