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Mr Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bui Power Authority (BPA) has called for concerted efforts towards building a climate resilient society to mitigate the impact of climate change in the country. He said the water sector in Ghana was one of the major areas that…

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has kickstarted an initiative to increase the dwindling stock of Talbotiella Gentii, an extinct plant, only found in Ghana. Apart from its biodiversity significance globally, Talbotiella Gentii, locally called “Takrowanua” provides nutrients such as nitrogen to the soil, which boosts crop yield. Mr Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa,…

Madam Dorcas Adwoa Painstil, the Ag. Executive Secretary of the Water Resources Commission (WRC), has observed that illicit human activities around water bodies poses serious threats to the natural habitat of fish. She identified factors including waste from small-scale industries and mining (galamsey), leaching of agro-chemicals from farms into rivers,…

A hydro-meteorological station to collect and disseminate data and information on hydro-weather climatic conditions in communities along the Volta Basin has been installed at Bongo-Kunkua community in the Bongo District, Upper East Region. The automated weather station would provide relevant information to detect early signs regarding meteorological variables including precipitation,…

A hydro-meteorological station that will collect and disseminate data and information on hydro-weather climatic conditions in communities along the Volta Basin has been installed at Bongo-Kunkua in the Bongo District, Upper East Region. The automated weather station would provide relevant information to detect early signs regarding meteorological variables including precipitation,…

Officials from West African countries situated along the tributaries of the Volta Basin gathered at a workshop in the Ghanaian capital Monday to find solutions to perennial flooding and severe droughts that affect the socio-economic development of their populations. The Volta Basin is the ninth-largest river basin in Sub-Saharan Africa,…

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In the prevention and management of climate risks, women, the youth, and vulnerable people who formed the majority of the population are either less represented or not involved at all in the various decision making bodies. Such a situation, which stems basically from some socio-cultural practices and rules, had generated…

Togo is the fifth country outside the pan-European region to accede to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and

Toward the Elimination of Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS), By Alfred Kwesi Manyeh FGS is threatening the reproductive and sexual health of women and girls. As we celebrate the World Health Day with the focus on “Building a Fairer, and Healthier World”, there is the need for more concerted effort toward awareness creation, detection, treatment and prevention of FGS, together with other concomitant women’s health challenges or else FGS will remain a neglected gynaecological disease. Sc...