The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has called on President John Mahama and Parliament to name Ghana's proposed ...

Ghana has introduced an annual carbon levy on vehicles and industrial emissions. It’s only the third African country to introduce an explicit carbon tax, after South Africa and Mauritius. The tax is ...

Working with IIASA researchers, Ghana has adopted a citizen science approach to addressing the problem of plastic pollution in marine environments, becoming the first country to integrate this type of ...

Former Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited, Dr. Clifford Braimah, has cautioned that Ghana could face a serious shortage of potable water if pollution of water bodies is not urgently addressed.

Accra, July 3, GNA – Nearly half of all outpatient department (OPD) cases in Ghana are related to poor air quality, Mr. Desmond Appiah, Country Lead of the Clean Air Fund (CAF), said on Wednesday.

Ghana's urban population has more than tripled in the past three decades, from 4 million to nearly 14 million people. Competition for land in cities has increased among various land uses. These trends ...

Vehicle pollution has been identified as a leading risk factor for deaths in Ghana, affecting both children and the working population. Air pollution is now the country’s second-leading risk factor ...

Outdoor air pollution cost Ghana an estimated GH¢28 billion (US$1.9 billion) in economic losses in 2024, representing about 2.3 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a United Nations ...

Accra, April 22, GNA – ActionAid Ghana has raised concern over the escalating impact of coastal pollution and climate change on vulnerable communities. It described the situation as a major national ...