tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826326494207776999.post5106185667445853447..comments2023-12-26T10:17:17.178+00:00Comments on Ghana Guide And Blog: Climate Change in Ghana: Blog Action Day 2009Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446120725232042631noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826326494207776999.post-82748145625804379842010-06-04T09:15:15.887+00:002010-06-04T09:15:15.887+00:00I love when I have the opportunity to read blogs a...I love when I have the opportunity to read blogs as interesting as this. really thanks and congratulations. is of great concern to me about Climate Change in Ghana: Blog Action Day 2009 your topichomes for sale costa ricahttp://costa-ricarealestate.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826326494207776999.post-86873374336835899562009-10-27T10:13:18.312+00:002009-10-27T10:13:18.312+00:00Thanks, Gayle.Thanks, Gayle.gamelmaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09063684348143970322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826326494207776999.post-30828314838351003302009-10-26T18:18:21.131+00:002009-10-26T18:18:21.131+00:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GsFiouegJM
Climat...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GsFiouegJM<br /><br />Climate change in Ghana has become a threat to livelihoods. Drought and over flooding in parts of the Northern Region of Ghana has become a yearly worry to the people and government. People along the banks of the Volta river are constantly displaced, homeless and landless. In the South particularly aquatic life is affected as a result of human activities and sea level rise that pollutes water bodies and the main economic activity which is fishing drops and this has affected the income levels of the people. The climate change impacts in Northern part of Ghana results in severe draughts in the dry season, severe floods, high temperatures, influx of pest and diseases taking away human life and property, currently most parts of Northern Ghana is flooded and has rendered people homeless, lost of agricultural products and property. The heavy lost of farm crops is predicted to bring famine if measures are not put in place. The government of Ghana has contracted engineers to come out with ways to solve the problem. The government is also in consultation with Burkina Faso to solve the flooding problems collectively.<br /><br />From a very personal view, I think the political will and commitment to respond fast to climate change has not been evident. African Leaders prefer to sign political agreements and agenda instead of designing these themselves. The fact African leaders never set the pace and lead in these agenda setting therefore limits their say in major issues of international concern. Also there is no common clearly laid down strategies’ by the African continent on how effectively they can handle this issue as a continent. Technologically, Africa has not been very innovative in curbing the effects, for instance green technology and the use of electric cars is gaining grounds in Denmark and Europe as a whole as ways of reducing climate change negative impacts. The question is what is gaining grounds in Africa? Nothing am aware of, or perhaps it’s still in the making, but are we waiting for the worst to happen before we find the solutions? The individual African whose entire livelihood is dependent on our natural resources has no options than to face the severe damages from climate effects in the form of severe draughts, floods, high temperatures, influx of pest and disease among others. The voice of global actors (eg Danish Minister for Climate) for speedy actions must be seen as a wake up call of all Africans politicians especially the youth to look critically into this issue and get motivated to change this course.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />-- <br />"when the voice of the people become so loud the government has no alternative but to listen" Martin Luther King Jnr.<br /><br />John F. Kennedy once observed that “our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man.”<br /><br />Kenneth Nana Amoateng<br />Abibimman Foundation<br />Ghana National Youth Coalition on Climate Change (GNYCCC)<br />GCAP/MDGs-Ghana<br />P.O.BOX BT 1 Tema<br />Flat 1/A 74 Site 3<br />(OPP T.DC),Commmunit 1<br />Tema-Ghana/African<br />E-Mail: abibimmanfoundation@gmail.com<br />Tel# 233-22-213918<br />Skype: kenneth.nana.amoateng<br />Mob# 2332-244023651<br /><br />I'm on assignment to my generation.<br /><br />Jesus is LordKenneth Nana Amoatenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808230736370187764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826326494207776999.post-74594344799324652242009-10-26T11:21:42.681+00:002009-10-26T11:21:42.681+00:00Hi Sadique, thank you. And check out Sadique's...Hi Sadique, thank you. And check out Sadique's blog. No matter your religious preferences, it's one of the most thoughtful, thought-provoking and inspiring resources online: http://mysticsaint.blogspot.com<br /><br />Gameli: Thank you. You might be interested to see this. Some of our mentors are involved blogging and working on the ground in Kenya http://climatedebtagents.com/ <br /><br />Maya: Thank you! I love Adaptation too. And I enjoyed reading the book retrospectively. I'm with you on the rubbers! These days I carry a big strong bag or basket from Bolga when I go shopping and dump everything in there without the rubbers. The shop keepers I visit regularly are used to me saying 'No no no rubber please!' and laugh and just hand naked products over now. You're welcome for the quoting. It was such an honour writing the Nkrumah post and even better to be mostly quoting Ghanaians in the round-up. And so interesting. I loved the photos you had in family albums. It made me reflect and wonder if my family had photos of australian leaders lying around somewhere. Probably not though. They don't quite have the same stature as Nkrumah. I'll probably get shot for writing that. Oh well. I did ask about the Ghana blogging mailing list and will see if I'm now or not. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446120725232042631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826326494207776999.post-34785728275003738532009-10-17T21:12:53.978+00:002009-10-17T21:12:53.978+00:00Hi Gayle, so much information in this post! Imagin...Hi Gayle, so much information in this post! Imagine how much Ghana's waste would decrease if we just stopped using the "rubbers"?<br /><br />I love the references to Adaptation (great movie!) and appealing to our desire for chocolate if our environmental sense won't kick us into action. I hope this Blog Action Day inspires all of us to do something in our communities, every little helps.<br /><br />Thanks also for quoting me and fellow bloggers in the Global Voices article. Are you on the ghanablogging mailing list?Maya Mamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285625732016505054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826326494207776999.post-2328772812031864282009-10-17T17:55:22.554+00:002009-10-17T17:55:22.554+00:00Hmmmm, really really long one! It's refreshing...Hmmmm, really really long one! It's refreshing that there's more debate surrounding the issue of climate change and many countries now see the merits of environmental sustainability. I hope in the years to come more eco-friendly technologies will be developed so as to promote sustainable development.gamelmaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09063684348143970322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826326494207776999.post-51446299112030861542009-10-16T17:17:38.847+00:002009-10-16T17:17:38.847+00:00Thanks for this thoughtful and resourceful post.
...Thanks for this thoughtful and resourceful post.<br /><br />here is mine,<br />http://mysticsaint.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-action-day-09-earth-as-sacred.html<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />SadiqSadiqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979716765564795436noreply@blogger.com