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Women take front role in combating climate change under Ghana-DGM |
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by Rosa Domingos | 18-09-2018 15:38
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Residents of 52 communities in the Brong Ahafo and Western regions are to be empowered and supported with knowledge and financing to adopt and practice sustainable land use as part of measures being made by Ghana to halt land degradation to reduce the effects of climate change. Through the Ghana Dedicated Grant Mechanism (Ghana-DGM), the residents who mostly depend on land for their livelihood, will be given the necessary support to reorient their way of living to be sustainable, resilient and climate smart. This project was launched in Sunyani has been widely accepted by interest groups, especially women, who are confident the initiative will help replenish the lost natural resources for the future generation. Madam Akua Yeboah, a representative of queen mothers in the target areas, expressed gratitude for the intervention and appreciated the engagement of women in the project planning and implementation. According to her, the local people are excited at the exposure to knowledge on the causes and impacts of extreme weather conditions.  The DGM Intervention Unsustainable use of fuel wood, illegal logging and mining, uncontrolled wildfires, expansion of cocoa farms and other infrastructure development are factors militating against sustainable lands, forests and water bodies. For a tropical country like Ghana, the reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere involves reducing deforestation, reforestation, and exploring affordable and sustainable alternatives to fuel wood. Through the World Bank, the Climate Investment Fund is providing $5.5million to implement Ghana?s DGM over a five year period. Similar projects are being implemented in other countries including Mexico, Indonesia, Burkina Faso, Peru, Brazil and the Congo. The core goal of the Ghana-DGM is to challenge the target communities to learn more about climate change and how it impacts their daily livelihoods. The project therefore seeks to help the communities to solve the problem by giving them the knowledge and the financing to be able to do so. ?We can make all the policies we want but unless local communities help; they have a part to understand how climate change affects their livelihoods and they can put it to practice what is needed to ensure sustainability in the forest zone, sustainability of the soils and water bodies in a long time to come,? said Dr. Nkrumah. National Policy and Environmental Protection Foresters have noted that the shade provided by one healthy matured tree is equivalent to ten room-size air conditioners running 20hours a day...I don?t know about you but that is pretty impressive! Local actors under the Ghana-DGM are ready to take advantage of the project to promote sustainable and climate smart practices. Isaac Gyamfi of project partners, Solidaridad, believes strengthening the knowledge and skills about nature in the local communities will lead to building climate resilient communities that use smart ways to farm and cook.  The chief expects the legal department of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to wield prosecutorial powers to effectively enforce laws on the environment. The Ghana DGM is expected to foster synergies to drive the implementation of the country?s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted to the United Nations Convention Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which has targets for climate mitigation and adaptation. Reference https://enaghana.com/2018/02/07/women-take-front-role-in-combating-climate-change-under-ghana-dgm/
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Greetings rosa
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Keep writing
Green cheers
Regards
Sus
Posted 15-03-2020 16:36
Hi Joon!
It is truely remarkable to see women push the boundaries and work towards combat climate change. What you said about individuals fight climate change in our everyday lives is also true. We all should play a part in mitigating the issue at hand.
Thank mentor!
Posted 24-09-2018 04:58
Hi Gyeongrin!
I agree with you 100% to see that women are also taking their step in the direction of fighting against climate change and global warming is truely remarkable! All thanks to the SDGs that accommodate gender equality!
Thank you Mentor!
Posted 24-09-2018 04:55
Hello Rosa, I read about the roles of women around the globe participating to act against climate change last time too.
When it comes to the worktime and housework time management, the roles in the reality especially decrease and get restricted to its range and boundary but still it is important to acknowledge of ourselves that all of us do have our own roles participating into anti-climate change world.
Thanks for your report!
Posted 22-09-2018 23:59
Hello Rosa!
Nice to read such admiring acts through this report!
It is really the time for people to stand up for environmental issues and it is also great that some equity is coming real regarding gender problems. The fact that SDGs has helped in achieving this equity makes me even gladder!
Thanks for sharing :)
Posted 21-09-2018 20:22
Hi Israel!
Yes, truely a collective force in arms to resolve environmental issues is imperative.
Hi Nikolay!
Thank you so much for you comment. I appreciate it!
Posted 19-09-2018 14:54
I continue to admire the commitment of women around the world, including Ghana, in the fight against climate change. Bravo, Rosa! Thank you for such a brilliant report!
Posted 19-09-2018 04:03
As I've once commented, environmental management is a collective responsibility, it requires both feminine and masculine intervention and contribution.
The importance of females in this cannot be over-stressed.
Thanks Rosa
Posted 19-09-2018 01:13
Hi Kushal!
Very much true, seeing the equality in women to combat climate change is vital. And the Sustainable Development Goals are helping by making this achievable. Climate change is not bias against, gender moreover creed, age or race and we should tackle this issue with as many forces as possible.
Posted 18-09-2018 16:33
Women play equally an important role to combat the challenges of climate change. I n the context of agricultural climate change vulnerable country like Nepal, women are the one who get more affected by the impacts of climate change. So, their role becomes vital
Posted 18-09-2018 16:25