Between 1991 and 2013, Ghana experienced an impressive decline in absolute poverty from 51.7 per cent to 24.2 per cent. However, the cost of environmental degradation to the country has been high. In 2012 it was estimated that the cost to Ghana of environmental degradation was equivalent to ten per...
The National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) is Ghana’s integrated response to climate change. It has been prepared and designed within the context of national sustainable development priorities; it provides a clearly defined pathway for dealing with the challenges of climate change within the current socio-economic context of Ghana, and looks...
Working under the overall direction of the Ministry of Forests and Environment and in partnership with the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) launched the Electric Mobility Program in 2017, to support a transition towards clean and sustainable transportation in Nepal. Under the program...
Since 2013, China has been pursuing the targets for addressing climate change set out in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan; implementing the action plan for controlling greenhouse gas emissions, adjusting the country’s industrial structure, saving energy, increasing energy efficiency, optimizing the energy structure, increasing carbon sinks, adapting to climate change and...
For the purpose of preparing for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 20-22, 2012, the Chinese government established a Preparatory Committee in April 2011. This Committee consists of 29 organizations including five core ones—the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Foreign...