Cape Coast
Ghana
189,295
Mr Ernest Arthur
Signatories
2024 July
Committed
Articles
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PRESS RELEASE | After the floods: Eight Ghanaian cities pledge to turn climate plans into action
Following catastrophic flooding that claimed lives across Greater Accra, Mayors and Chief Executives from eight Ghanaian local governments pledge to turn climate adaptation plans into action — but say that citizens, government at every level, and partners must join them. TEMA, GHANA — [July 24th] — Eight of Ghana's coastal and climate-vulnerable municipalities have concluded a landmark two-day workshop last week with a shared commitment: to translate years of climate risk planning into concrete, fundable action — starting now.
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CoM SSA kicks off 2026 with strategic engagement with cities
Early in the year, CoM SSA co-implementing partners, Expertise France and GIZ, intensified engagement with partner cities to define cooperation priorities and prepare new partnerships to work on spatial planning, flood and water management, and waste management.
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Resources
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Tracking transformation: How African Cities are driving global climate action through local data
Since 2011, 115 African subnational governments have measured and managed their environmental data through CDP’s annual reporting cycle. In 2019, CDP and ICLEI partnered and launched their Unified Reporting System, later renamed CDP-ICLEI Track. The data reported by cities forms the foundation of this report.
