Noticias sobre Ghana
Flood warnings for Africa advance with EU expertise
Satellites and on-the-ground sensors are helping Kenya, Ghana and Zambia tackle inundation risks and farmers cope with drought.
The Heads of State Initiatives for Water and Sanitation
To date, 11 countries are developing national water, sanitation and hygiene Heads of State Initiatives: Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia, Liberia, Malawi, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
“Halfway into the SDG period we are failing the most vulnerable in terms of water security”
The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) recently published the world's first-ever "Global Water Security Assessment", highlighting significant development challenges.
Socio-environmental vulnerability index pinpoints sustainability issues in Brazilian river basin
By Luciana Constantino | Agência FAPESP
IPCC elects Jim Skea as the new Chair
Jim Skea of the United Kingdom is the newly elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Flooding tackled thorugh citizen-led adaptation
Extreme weather caused by climate change – such as flooding – will be to easier to prepare for after scientists developed a new method that empowers citizens to identify solutions to the threats their communities face.
World Environment Day brings solutions to plastic pollution into focus
Individuals, communities, civil society, businesses and governments around the world today marked World Environment Day with a focus on solutions to plastic pollution, with official celebrations held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with the support of the Netherlands.
Ghana to improve flood resilience for 2.5 million people
The Government of Ghana received $150 million in additional financing for the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project (GARID) from the World Bank to improve flood risk management and solid waste management for over 2.5 million people in the Odaw River Basin of the Greater Accra Region.
Salt-eating algae and rainwater harvesting treatment ideas presented at UN Gamechanger Challenge
Standing on a stage in a New York high-rise building, 19-year-old Meinke van Oenen hoisted a small glass bottle of greenish water in the air, and proclaimed that the algae in the bottle are “the green gold that defeats salt”.
10 states in Africa, Middle East and Latin America commit to join key water-sharing treaty
In an unprecedented political push for cross-border water cooperation, Ministers from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East have declared at the UN Water Conference their country’s resolve to join a key United Nations accord known as the Water Convention.
Xylem and Manchester City Football Club bring clean water access to Ghana
Xylem and Manchester City Football Club teamed up with Planet Water Foundation and Play Soccer Ghana to provide new water filtration towers for Cape Coast, Ghana. The collaboration combined the love of football, water and community for a better future.
Low emission energy systems can create water conflict without smart design
A new study published in Nature Sustainability has found that using hydropower dams to generate low emission energy can cause problems for other economic sectors such as food production unless smart designs are employed.
Taqa buys additional stake in Taweelah power and water project for $65 million
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), one of the largest listed integrated utilities in the region, announced that it has entered into the operations and maintenance of the Taweelah B Independent Power and Water Plant as well as acquiring an additional stake in the plant.
ACCIONA wins operation and maintenance contract for Egypt’s Gabal El Asfar WWTP
The WWTP treats the wastewater of four million residents of Cairo and features an experimental plot of land for the agricultural use of dehydrated sludge
Microplastic pollution threats the world’s coastal lagoons
Globally, the coastal lagoons of Lagos (Nigeria), Sakumo (Ghana) and Bizerte (Tunisia) —close to large urban centres and without waste and sewage treatment systems— are among the most affected water ecosystems of this nature by microplastic pollution.
It is not enough to save water – we must reuse it
Is it safe to use treated wastewater to irrigate lawns and vegetable crops? This is the question now being addressed by researchers and the water industry.
Cameroon becomes 6th African country to join the UN Water Convention
Cameroon became the 47th Party to the United Nations Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) following the…
Rising global temperatures point to longer-lasting droughts
More frequent and longer-lasting droughts caused by rising global temperatures pose significant risks to people and ecosystems around the world – according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Program launched to deliver water, sanitation & hygiene services to African healthcare facilities
WaterAid has launched a one-year program to advocate and inform policy change for improved access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene services (WASH) in healthcare facilities in Africa through a grant from the Conrad N.
How irrigation scaling partnerships are boosting farmers’ resilience and livelihoods
By Thai Thi Minh, Senior Researcher – Innovation Scaling, IWMI.