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A group of Ghanaian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has released a statement calling on international lenders to cancel enough of Ghana’s debt to make it sustainable. The CSOs in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency called on Ghana to be supported by the G20, and UK, to stay…

The implementation of nature-based solutions, or NbS — a hotly debated concept that has gained traction in recent years — is seen by many policymakers as a potential means for allowing nature to aid humanity in curbing global climate change, biodiversity loss and other rapidly escalating planetwide environmental problems. However, these and other analysts warn […]

Country sought intermediate public health alert for outbreaks yet to be declared public health emergency

Lorho Pfoze, the MP from Manipur, has asked the Centre to invoke provisions in Indian patent laws to facilitate production of generic versions of the three drugs — abemaciclib, palpociclib and ribociclib

The COP27 fund is an important step forward. But it’s not climate justice.

Portions of the Minerals and Mining Act, 206 (Act 703) must be amended to make provisions for meaningful consultations with mining communities for the assessment and determination of compensations, Dr Abdulai Darimani, a researcher has advocated. He said the Act 703, therefore, needed urgent amendment to further provide opinions for…

Ensuring equity and solidarity, promoting preparedness while respecting sovereignty will form the crux of this document

Too little, too late; we are in real danger, as one commentator remarked, “our foot is still on the fossil fuel accelerator”. Cop27 disappoints- what next?

Big Ag’s influence was evident in a final text that crowded out small-scale farmers’ demands.

At COP27, economically developed countries tried to undermine the Paris Agreement and developing countries tried to stop them.