At the invitation of the World Bank Group, Samuel Abu Jinapor, Lands and Natural Resources minister joined the Country Director, Mr. Pierre Laporte, to launch the first Ghana Country Climate and Development Report.
The Country Climate and Development Report, which integrates climate change and development considerations, is being piloted in twenty-five (25) countries this year, including Ghana.
In the minister’s opening remarks, he underscored the nexus between climate change and development, and the need to tackle climate change, as a catalyst for sustainable development.
He said “The experts tell us that if well managed, forests, and other nature-based solutions have the capacity to contribute about a third of global climate solutions, while supporting the lives and livelihoods of billions across the globe”.
According to Hon. Abu Jinapor indicated the Government of President Akufo-Addo is committed through programmes such as the Green Ghana Project, the Ghana REDD+ Strategy, the Forest Investment Programme, the Cocoa and Forest Initiative, as well as the Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small Scale Mining Project, to address the drivers of deforestation, restore our lost forest cover and contribution global climate action.
Source:Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
