The Northern Patriots in Research and Advocacy (NORPRA), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has begun a project in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, to empower communities to adapt to the impact of climate change. The project dubbed ‘Community Adaptation for Sustainable Livelihoods (CASL),’ with funding support from the West
Ghana is set to launch the first phase of its Green Finance Taxonomy, a multi-phase framework designed to guide investments towards sustainable and climate-resilient projects. The launch would happen at the 2024 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investment Fair on Wednesday, October 9, on the theme: ‘Unlocking Green Growth: Financing the
The Ghana Chamber of Mines in collaboration with the International Cyanide Management Institute has held a two-day workshop on implementing and auditing the International Cyanide Management Code. The workshop, the third in the series, was attended by over 160 participants from mining companies, haulage companies, auditors and regulators.? It looked
The Ghana Civil Society Organisations (CSO) platform on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has called for urgent action to halt illegal mining, which poses a significant threat to the attainment of all SDGs. It urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as a former Co-Chair of the Eminent Group of Sustainable Development
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has announced that it will not participate in the October 10 strike action declared by Organised Labour. It has, therefore, instructed its members to ‘remain at post and continue providing safe and quality health services to the people of Ghana.’ This decision
The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development, with support from the European Union through Expertise France, has organised a workshop to validate the draft Urban Observatory indicator framework. The two-day workshop was a step towards the establishment and operationalization of the Urban Observatory (UO) under Component one of
Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister has called on geoscientists to explore alternative and efficient ways of protecting the nation’s natural resources, in the wake of destruction of water bodies, environment and vegetative cover. He said the nation’s forest and natural resources ought to be harnessed to spur economic
The Ministry of Information has held the Northern Regional Townhall Meeting to exhibit the government’s projects and activities over the years. The event saw all the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the region showcasing interventions they implemented to better the lot of the people. Madam Fatimatu Abubakar, Minister