2017 is an important year for Africa, marking the transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and from the New Economic Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) to Agenda 2063. But, say analysts, achieving these goals will require a tight network of collaborating leaders. With Sub-Saharan Africa expected to represent … Read more
“Infrastructure is both the backbone for the economy but also the motherboard for technological innovation. Without adequate infrastructure, Africa’s economies cannot realise their full potential. The continent’s low economic performance and weak integration into the global economy is in part a result of inadequate infrastructure—mainly energy, transportation, telecommunications, water and sanitation, and irrigation.” (American-based Kenyan … Read more
Global Heath Leaders and Experts meeting in Shanghai, have agreed a new health promotion course in the sustainable development goals to guide national governments for next 15 years in . In emphasising how health and sustainable development are inextricably connected, the World Health Organisation invited few experts of public health promotion, ministers and mayors to … Read more
Many Ghanaian students are still unable to complete secondary education in spite of efforts to make education accessible and progressive, the 2016 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report has said. The first of a new series of post-2015 reports, says 53 per cent of students in Ghana are able to complete Junior High School (JHS) education, … Read more
Many Ghanaian students are still unable to complete secondary education in spite of efforts to make education accessible and progressive, the 2016 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report has said. The first of a new series of post-2015 reports, says 53 per cent of students in Ghana are able to complete Junior High School (JHS) education, … Read more
Only one per cent of the student population below the age of 25 in Ghana are enrolled in Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET), according to the 2016 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report. Released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the report states that the country’s Gross Intake Rate (GIR) in … Read more
Machakos, November 16TH 2016: Orphans, older vulnerable women and people living with disabilities are groups most likely to be left behind as the government implements the sustainable development goals unless it finds ways to address salient problems they face, a grassroot forum organized by the SDGs Kenya Forum, HelpAge International and the Catholic Dioceses of … Read more
The 10th Further and Higher Education and Research Conference has opened in Accra, Ghana. The three-day conference opened on Monday, November 14 and will end on Wednesday, November 16. The conference will build on the prior experiences and outcomes of previous Education International Higher Education and Research Conferences, as well as the successful first Further … Read more
Morocco, in the eyes of many people, is the place where anything is possible. Through a range of policies and actual programs, the Kingdom seeks sustainable human development and decentralization, achieved through participatory democratic methods. Civil organizations are capable of strengthening participatory democracy and creating federations for sustainable development owing to the existence of Moroccan … Read more
Yesterday, the 9th of November 2016, Hon Nii Osah Mills, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources launched a very important document, titled “The Economics of the Atewa Forest Range”. The report is the first pioneering Economics for Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Report for Ghana. The study which was made possible by the support of the … Read more
Yesterday, the 9th of November 2016, Hon Nii Osah Mills, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources launched a very important document, titled “The Economics of the Atewa Forest Range”. The report is the first pioneering Economics for Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Report for Ghana. The study which was made possible by the support of the … Read more
We live in a world of increasing interdependency and complexity, where international cooperation is necessary, however increasingly multifaceted and complicated. Global challenges such as climate change, global health and security issues require ever higher degrees of global effort and collaboration if they are to be overcome. This calls for new ideas on how to make … Read more
According to a famous African proverb, “When the music changes, so does the dance.” This adage illustrates the continent’s current position amidst opportunities for, and challenges to, development and governance as the 21st century unfolds. In recent years, national leaders have pursued many new development initiatives. Among them are the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on … Read more
Artisanal and small-scale mining offers opportunities to generate jobs, reduce poverty, and provide livelihoods, but this sector has been largely ignored by policy-makers and donors, an UNCTAD official said. In addition, poor management of this sector contributes to serious health and environmental risks, said Yanchun Zhang from UNCTAD’s Special Unit on Commodities. “Artisanal gold mining, … Read more
The Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Emmanuel Terkper, has stated that Ghana’s economy is getting back on the path of growth as a result of a sustainable home-grown policy that has been adopted by the government. He said with the current trend, the World Bank had projected a growth rate of between seven and eight … 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
The United Nations has tasked all Governments and societies to break down the walls of poverty which today affects one billion people worldwide and the more than 800 million who endure hunger and malnutrition daily. It urged the world to address the systemic socio-economic inequalities and facilitate the engagement of all people living in extreme … 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 countries of the United Nations approved a remarkable commitment to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015 to be achieved by 2030. On the one-year anniversary, it’s too early to start measuring their progress, but not too early to assess whether they are ready to make progress. We have found that governments urgently … Read more