The carbon accounting training is equipping young professionals with technical expertise and real-world experience to shape a new generation of climate leaders [...]

The Clean Air Fund has expressed commitment to support the waste management project implemented by the Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO), a youth-led environment-oriented organization to promote air quality.  The initiative, the Zero Waste Cities project, which promotes separation of waste, stakeholder awareness and reduction of waste burning, has been [...]

The Green African Youth Organisation (GAYO), a youth-led environment and climate change advocacy group, has held a capacity-building workshop for waste workers on clean air and methane gas management.  The one-day workshop held at the La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) in Accra last Thursday (March 20, 2025) aimed at promoting [...]

Choked gutters, burning waste, and toxic air—this is the daily reality in parts of La Dade Kotopon. In response, residents, municipal authorities, and environmental advocates joined forces in a large-scale clean-up effort aimed at improving air quality and promoting waste segregation. Organised by the La Dade Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LADMA) [...]

Accra is facing a growing waste problem, with a staggering 30% of its daily waste left uncollected. The city’s streets are cluttered, drains are clogged, and the environment is struggling under the weight of unmanaged waste. Accra generates over 5,000 metric tons of municipal solid waste every day, and Engineer [...]

With the attempt to amplify the voices of the African youth in climate action and policymaking in 2024, there have been significant strides in Sierra Leone and Nigeria as these countries have embraced the meaningful inclusion of youth in climate discourses through the establishment of the Youth Climate Councils (YCC). [...]