Globally, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) provides guidance on how to significantly reduce disaster risk. In Africa, the Programme of Action (PoA) guides different stakeholders in DRR. Both SFDRR and PoA recognize the state as leaders in the implementation, follow up and review of the document. In addition, both documents recognize children and youth as active and strong stakeholders in DRR.
As activists, we are normally those guys who remind the conscious ones and inform those who are new and have the heart for the environment. So much has happened from history but so many limitations have persisted leading to what many referred to as “Words have changed all over the world, but actions seem to …
Its #WorldOceansDay and we have a simple message to everyone: SAY NO TO PLASTICS! (#singleuseplastics ) Not only do plastics harm aquatic life physically, but also the chemicals contained in #plastics have a tremendous effect on the water ecosystem which humans and all life forms entirely depends on. We ask you to reconsider your consumer …
HIT by the complete change in color of the Pra River along the way to Cape Coast from Kumasi, we decided to take a stroll into the communities to see how galamsey is affecting education. At the district assembly, we were stroked by an awful photograph on the notice with inscription: Our class rooms are …
I am an optimist but that does not make me overlook reality. I was quizzed whether I agree with the statement; “Development can never be sustained” and after thinking for minutes, I have this to say; Development is defined by the business dictionary as the process of social and economic transformation that is based on …
Carrying capacity is the maximum number of people the Earth can hold without causing environmental degradation. I believe this was coined with the assumption that “ALL HUMANS ARE SUSTAINABILITY INCLINE” but the way most humans are handling the environment nowadays, we don’t need to reach the carrying capacity before environmental degradation occurs. Many nations are …
Last month, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched below50 initiative hubs in North America, South America and Australia, to create much bigger demand and markets for sustainable fuels. Below50 is a global collaboration that brings together the entire value-chain for sustainable fuels, that is, fuels that produce at least 50% less CO2 …
The central goal of the Paris Agreement is to keep the average global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius and as close as possible to 1.5 degrees. About one degree of that rise has already happened, underlining the urgency to progress much further and faster with the global clean energy transformation. Off course, this …
“Happy World Wetlands Day to everyone who works to protect global wetlands” – From Our Founder, Joshua Amponsem. Wetlands are the link between land and water, and are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world. Some common names for different types of wetlands are swamp, marsh and bog. To be called a wetland, …
Green Africa Youth Organization took the World Climate Simulation to Cape Coast. The event in the University of Cape Coast brought together exceptional environmental science students, scientists, and also visiting students from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark who were under Kultierstudier programme in the university. The event commenced with a brief education on climate change (science, …