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We are a team of self-motivated climate solutions enthusiasts from diverse professional background with a strong affinity to advocate, preserve and conserve the African environment through systematic thinking while working in line with national policies and international framework on climate change.
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Energy Efficient Africa: Time to Bridge the Gap
With the Paris Agreement signed by 195 countries in 2015 the transition towards a cleaner, smarter and secure energy system has rapidly accelerated. The Paris agreement gives a clear and ambitious direction of travel for investment into low carbon solutions where...
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PACC Policy Participates in “Africa Is Open For Business” Meeting
Submitted by Media & Communications Team The Executive Director of PACC Policy, Mr. Kwame Anane Frempong participated in a one-day Canada Council on Africa (CCAfrica) Business Meeting, held at the Ontario Investment and Trade Centre. Canadian investors in the...
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COP 23: CLIMATE ACTION THROUGH AGRICULTURE, HUMAN SETTLEMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION
Climate change is challenge humanity will have to solve together. On this challenge, there is no race, tribe, ethnicity, religion, and any other classification. For us to proffer solutions to climate change, we need to be ‘ONE’. The good news is, Syria is now part of...
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NIGERIA’S LAWMAKERS’ RESOLVE TO REDUCE PLASTIC BAG WASTE
By: David Temitope Policy Analyst Temitope@www.paccpolicy.org The Nigerian House of Representatives on Tuesday, 10 October 2017, resolved to control the manufacture, use and disposal of plastic bags, also known as polythene bags, in the country. The lawmakers...
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Assessing Solid Waste Management Practices in Limbe Municipality, South West Region of Cameroon
Assessing Solid Waste Management Practices in Limbe Municipality, South West Region of Cameroon By Ewi Stephanie Lamma Research Fellow -Natural Resource Management Stephanie@www.paccpolicy.org Introduction In many African cities, municipal solid waste management has...
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Exploring The Relationship Between African Women’s Health & Climate Change
It is no news that the earth is warming up, and the climate is changing; crops are failing, sea levels are rising. It is now common knowledge that climate change affects us all and that all hands must be on deck. However, climate change affects us all in different...
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Task Force destroys over 2000 galamsey equipment in Ashanti Region
Over 2000 illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) equipment have been destroyed by the Ashanti Regional task force of the Small Scale Miners Association. The fight against galamsey in Ghana has been a longstanding one, with government taking major steps to ensure the...
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Ghana and Ivory Coast sign MoU to tackle galamsey
The governments of Ghana and Ivory Coast have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with an eye on addressing the menace of the polluting water bodies through illegal mining activities (galamsey). Ministers of both countries met in Accra on Thursday, June 29, to...
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Commending Ghana’s Effort to Inculcate Climate Change Education into Junior/Senior High School Curriculums
The fight against Climate Change is one that requires a collective effort. However, it appears we have left the younger generation out of this fight, allowing them to grow without being educated enough about the threats climate change poses to our society. In the...
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Harnessing Women Resources against Climate Change: The case of Baro, Ayong and Osirayib in the South West Region of Cameroon
By Ewi Stephanie Lamma Research Fellow – Natural Resource Management Stephanie@www.paccpolicy.org Introduction Cameroon is a resource rich country heavily dependent on revenues generated from oil, timber, and agricultural products. Despite high development prospects...
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FLOODING IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
By Onome Pearl Oraka PACC Policy Research Fellow onome@www.paccpolicy.org Last week, the Nigerian social media space was bombarded with images of flooding in Benue State, Nigeria. The images were as saddening as they were disheartening. The statistics of the attendant...
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PACC – POLICY “AFRICA CLIMATE WATCH”
SPECIAL REPORT ON THE SIERRA LEONE MUDSLIDE – A CALL FOR REFLECTIONS We mourn with the people of Sierra Leone and pass our condolences to each and every affected person; we hope the nation rises strongly at this moment to prevent such occurrence in the future. The...
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2017 INTERNATINAL YOUTH DAY: THE ROLE OF THE YOUTH IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
As we mark the 2017 International Youth Day, so is the world reminded that the youth have a very critical role to play in the fight against climate change. Today, millions of people – both young and old, from far and near – will gather to celebrate the contributions...
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TIME TO LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE: WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO REVOLUTIONISE AFRICA’S POWER SECTOR
Whenever Africa is mentioned anywhere around the globe, all that comes to mind – in most instances – is poverty, illiteracy and underdevelopment. This is a continent blessed with so many resources and minerals, yet its potential remains untapped, with majority of its...
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Disaster: 14 miners feared dead after galamsey pit collapse at Nsuta
Fourteen 'illegal' miners are feared dead after being trapped in a mine at Prestea-Nsuta in the Western Region of Ghana. A total of 19 miners are reported to have entered the pit in an attempt to extract minerals, however, a heavy downpour in the area led to the...
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