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Launching of Africa’s Top 100 Tree Restoration Project: Restoration of Degraded Land through Agroforestry and Reforestation in Ghana

Aug. 1, 2022

The AFR100 tree restoration project is funded by World Resources Institute (WRI) and is aimed at restoring 100 million hectares of land across Africa. This initiative is rightly contributing to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration which has nine (9) more years to restore the planet’s ecosystem thereby aiming to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems of every continent and in every ocean.

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IGGS, KAS PUSH CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION/MITIGATION AGENDA IN GHANA

Oct. 29, 2018

Ghana cannot effectively adapt to Climate Change unless key institutions, such as Government Departments, Research Institutions, Universities, National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and the Ghana Meteorological Agency, are strengthened and work together.

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Parliament does not do due diligence

Aug. 24, 2018

A natural resource governance expert has noted that Ghana’s Parliament does not do due diligence on the bills and agreements on natural resources that come before it. The expert, Mr Adams Fusheini, who is the African Parliament Capacity Officer for t...

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IGGS/KAS HOLD ENERGY ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE 2017

Nov. 20, 2017

The third Energy Sector Policy Engagement dubbed: ‘Energy Round table Conference 2017’ has taken place in Accra. About 170 participants attended the meeting which was addressed by experts in the energy sector. Presentations were made on the Bus...

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Ghana’s Coal Power dream on course

Nov. 13, 2017

A feasibility studies to construct a 700 MW super critical clean coal power plant at Ekumfi Aboano in the Central Region has been concluded by a consortium comprising the Volta River Authority and Shenzhen Energy. According to Mr Suleman Abubakari, De...

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Policy inconsistencies bane of Ghana’s energy crisis - Experts

Nov. 7, 2017

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute of Green Growth Solutions (IGGS), Dr. Eric Twum, has revealed that policy inconsistencies is the reason for Ghana’s energy crisis. According to him, what governments both past and present have sought to d...

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Ghana: Kaf, Iggs Sensitize School Children On Climate Change

July 17, 2017

A climate change training and awareness creation programme has been organized for students of the Junior High School Division of Vision Seed Academy in Accra. The prgramme, was a collaboration between the Institute of Green Growth Solutions (IGGS)—...

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Gov’t to curb ‘galamsey’ with job-creation

March 22, 2017

Stopping illegal mining, otherwise known as ‘galamsey,’ will not be possible unless there is a conscious effort to ensure inclusive growth, which is why job-creation and education are key on government’s agenda, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has...

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Charge d'Affaires Mr. Jiang Zhouteng Attended the Second Round Table Natural Resource Conference in Ghana

March 20, 2017

On 17th March 2017, Charge d’affairs Mr. Jiang Zhouteng was invited to attend the Second Round Table Natural Resource Conference in Ghana and delivered a speech. H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of Republic of Ghana, Dr. Toni Aubynn, CEO of Mi...

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Policy to fight galamsey in the offing – Bawumia

March 18, 2017

Vice President Dr, Mahamadu Bawumia, has hinted that government will in the next few weeks; announce a policy plan to fight illegal mining popular called Galamsey. Speaking at a round table conference organised by the Institute of Green Growth Solutio...

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