World’s Poorest People Will Live in Africa by 2030 – Report

Source: World Bank

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains strong with growth forecasted to be 4.9 percent (%) in 2013. Almost a third of countries in the region are growing at 6% and more, and African countries are now routinely among the fastest-growing countries in the world, according to the World Bank’s new Africa’s Pulse, a twice-yearly analysis of the issues shaping Africa’s economic prospects.

Poor Waste Management Hampering Ghana’s Attainment of MDG On Sanitation - CONIWAS

By Francis Tandoh

With two years to the deadline of the target set by world leaders in the 2000 for the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), poor management of waste has been a cause of Ghana’s inability to attain the target on sanitation, according to Executive Secretary of the Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS).

Journalists Must Ensure Climate Resilience Finance Are Well Spent - IIED

A researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), David Dodman has entreated Journalists to constantly remind city officials and urban residents about 'hidden finance' for climate resilience, and ensure the money gets well spent.

Ghana’s Low Carbon Strategy Aims To Identify Emission Reduction

Mrs. Bernice Adiku Heloo

Source: Globalnewsreel.com

Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) has been targeted to help identify emission reduction mechanisms and financing plans to implement various initiatives for sustainable development in Ghana.

World Bank Group Must Take Bold Steps to End Poverty - Kim

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim

With more than a billion people in the world living on less than $1.25 per day, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today said that extreme poverty was the defining moral issue of our time, and he described how a new World Bank Group strategy would realign the global institution to help end poverty by 2030 and boost shared prosperity.

Developing Countries Gain Support To Address Local Climate Challenges

Source: Globalnewsreel.com

Among the various interventions to mitigate the severity of climate change, a climate technology program (CTP) is focused on giving a range of global activities to meet the needs of private sector innovators in developing countries.

Develop Western Region: Ghana’s 1st Regional Human Report Advocates

Source – UN Information Centre, Accra

The maiden Western Region Human Development Report (HDR) has been launched, with a call on the residents and citizens of the region to join efforts toward implementing the key recommendations. It is Ghana’s first-ever regional HDR initiated and funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).