[ 2014-09-16 ]

British High Commissioner calls on Environment Minister
Accra, Sept. 15, GNA – Mr Jon Benjamin, British
High Commissioner, has called on Mr Akwasi
Opong-Fosu, Minister of Environment, Science,
Technology and Innovation as part of efforts to
understudy Ghana’s efforts to fight climate
change.

Mr Opong-Fosu told journalists after a closed door
meeting with Mr Benjamin, said September 20 to
September 24 is slated for the United Nations (UN)
conference on Climate Change, and President John
Dramani Mahama is expected to address the UN on
Ghana’s progress in combating the phenomenon.

The meeting would also offer Ghana the platform to
present the country’s Ghana’s National Climate
Change Policy (NCCP) aimed at providing the
opportunity for a rethink of Ghana’s commitment
to address the complex challenges of climate
change.

He said the Government is moving climate change
discussions beyond empty rhetoric by putting in
place proactive governance mechanisms that are
effective and far-reaching.

According to the minister Ghana has taken
ownership of climate change challenges by putting
in place context-relevant measures that are
proactive to safe the nation.

He is of the view that climate change discussions
in Ghana is left out of mainstream policy issues
and does not get the needed attention, adding
that, the NCCP has made provisions of all relevant
measures to protect the nation against the
environmental challenge.

Mr Opong-Fosu noted that the cause of destruction
of farm land by climate change could affect
Ghana’s long term plan on food security.

He said climate change could be the cause of the
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis (CSM) which was mainly
affecting people in the Northern, Upper East and
Upper West Regions where there the weather is hot.

Source - GNA

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