Health and Sanitation

CUTS engages stakeholders on plastic waste reduction

Stakeholders have met in Accra to discuss practical ways of reducing the usage of single-use plastic among the populace in Ghana. The first in a series of the two stakeholder engagements is being organised by CUTS Ghana, a research, advocacy and consumer protection organisation, in collaboration with Consumer International. This is to raise consumer awareness …

Global Plastic Pollution May Be Nearing an Irreversible Tipping Point

Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new study by researchers from Sweden, Norway and Germany published on July 2nd in Science. According to the authors, plastic pollution is a global threat, and actions to drastically reduce emissions of plastic to the environment …

Akufo-Addo launches initiative to rally support in fight against plastics

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday launched a national initiative that will see the country join the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) project aimed at addressing and managing the environmental impact of plastic waste in the country. The Ghana National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP), a collaboration with the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), is …

Allocate more resources towards sanitation and water, government urged

The Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) has called on the government to increase budgetary allocation towards Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to enable the country meet the investment requirement of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. CONIWAS also urged government to make full and timely releases of approved budgetary allocation to the …