Tag: EPA

Harmattan, the dry and dusty wind blowing from the Sahara Desert across West Africa, is an annual phenomenon that significantly affects air quality across Ghana. Spanning mid-December to late February, ...

Mr. Nicholas Opoku, a lawyer, governance policy analyst, and former staff of CDD-Ghana, has argued that galamsey is not primarily a legal issue, but a political one.  Opoku believes the ...

The Honorary Vice President of the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Bright Simons has raised concerns over the inadequate regulatory oversight in the country’s mining sector amid the alarming ...

The former Senior Climate Change Advisor to the United Nations, Dr. George Manful, highlighted the alarming situation of illegal mining in Ghana, known locally as "Galamsey."  Reflecting on his early ...

Cement manufacturing companies in Ghana have been issued a stern warning by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to discontinue the importation of polypropylene (PP) for cement bagging purposes. PP, a ...

Deputy national director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has expressed concern about government's lack of prioritization in dealing with issues of illegal mining (galamsey) in the country. According to ...

The Centre for Climate Change and Food Security (CCCFS) has called on government to declare state of emergency in areas heavily impacted by the man-made flood in the Volta region. ...

Participants attending a trade facilitation training on the implementation of the Ghana-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) have singled out compliance with trade rules was the solution to rope in more ...

The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has re-emphasized the need to protect and restore the world’s ocean that connects all by taking action locally and on a ...

The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has developed a Circular Economy Roadmap and Action Plan to foster strong alignment between academia and civil society. According to ...