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Ghana IFRC network mid-year report, January – June 2023 (MAAGH002)
OVERALL PROGRESS Context Ghana is situated on the Atlantic Ocean and borders Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. Its population is about 32.8 million (in 2021). In the past two decades, it has...
In Ghana, Sustainable Cocoa-Forest Practices Yield Carbon Credits
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Cocoa farmers in Ghana are improving yields and mitigating climate change by adopting climate-smart cocoa practices while curbing deforestation. Ghana has earned $4.8 million for...
World Bank Supports Ghana to Improve Flood Resilience for 2.5 million People
WASHINGTON DC, May 25, 2023 —The Government of Ghana today received $150 million in additional financing for the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project (GARID) from the World Bank...
Ghana catalyzes new action to address disaster risks and growing climate crisis
Accra, Ghana—The government of Ghana, through its National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), is undertaking a new National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment to help build its capacity...
Ghana 2023 IFRC network country plan (MAAGH002)
Excerpt NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE The Ghana Red Cross Society was established in 1958 and admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1959. It is the...
Ghana: Country, Climate and Development Report (October 2022)
Ghana Can Turn Climate Challenges into Opportunities for Resilient and Sustainable Growth, says new World Bank Group Report ACCRA, November 1, 2022 – The World Bank Group’s new Country Climate and...
Transformational adaptation to climate change in lower-income countries
By Tim Frazier, Erik Wood, and Eirini Maria Pitta Abstract Disasters create a window of opportunity for societies to transform themselves. An increase in the frequency and intensity of disasters...
Ghanaian MSME resilience in the face of COVID-19
Authored by: Lucia Schlemmer (Cenfri) Michaella Allen (Cenfri) Jeremy Gray (Cenfri) Micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are one of the most important, yet vulnerable, drivers of...
Ghana: Roadmap for resilient infrastructure in a changing climate
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a result of climate change, Ghana is expected to experience more acute climate hazards such as flooding, as well as more frequent and intense droughts. This has the potential to...
Climate risk country profile: Ghana
This climate risk profile is intended to serve as a public good to facilitate upstream country diagnostics, policy dialogue, and strategic planning by providing comprehensive overviews of trends and...
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Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction: District-level collaboration for flood mitigation in Accra, Ghana
At least one major flood disaster has occurred every year over the past 10 years in Accra. Some of the common flood issues in Accra include improper settlement location, improper drainage systems,...
Ghana - Risk-sensitive Budget Review
Executive summary This report provides an analysis of public investment planning for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Ghana and provides information on the level of public investment in DRR in the...
Why aren’t people in Accra better prepared for floods? The key is in communication
Matthew Abunyewah Sessional lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle Kim Maund Discipline Head – Construction Management, School of Architecture and Built...
The Journey of World Vision Ghana (1979-2019)
For nearly 70 years, World Vision has been committed to protecting and caring for children and those in need. From our founder Bob Pierce giving the last $5 in his pocket to help care for an...
UNESCO Mobilizes Support for Ghana’s Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts
UNESCO in collaboration with Challenge Company Limited, a company based in Japan, which develops and manufactures innovative products for Earthquake Early Warning System, has provided support to...
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In Focus: Access to the African Risk Capacity Programme
SUBJECT Agricultural production in many parts of Africa is affected by natural climate variability and is likely to be significantly compromised by climate change through the higher incidence of...
Roadmap for integrated climate risk management: Drought risk in Ghana's agriculture sector
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Natural disasters and their associated damages severely impact people around the world every year. Increases in exposure and vulnerability at a global level, linked to the multiple...
Ghana tackles floods, waste and pollution with Accra resilience plan
The West African country on Thursday became the second in the region after Senegal to launch a plan to help its capital city, Accra, grow safely as part of the 100 Resilient Cities global network By...
Committee formed to develop comprehensive framework for earthquake preparedness and response
A ten (10) Member Committee has been inaugurated to develop a Comprehensive Framework for Refocusing National Earthquake Preparedness and Response within the country. The Committee is expected to...