The recent disasters occurring in parts of Accra like James Town, Bortianor, Tsokomey and Ada areas as a result of coastal flooding have left coastal dwellers, particularly fisher folks, very vulnerable. These events occur periodically during extremely high tides and also when there are high waves and storm events at sea. Climate change resulting in…
One woman established a new law to prevent child marriage, and is enforcing it with serious gusto. Theresa Kachindamoto, senior chief in the Dedza District in Central Malawi, was tired of seeing 12-year-old girls walking around with babies on their hips, according to Al Jazeera. She decided to take a stand and made 50 of…
PDA has held a World Climate event in Accra as part of the World Climate Week. The event which took place on Thursday 13th October brought together over 30 students from three tertiary institution to partake in the event. The World Climate event is a simplified international climate change negotiations meeting. Each participant played the…
Ghana goes to elections in December. In this first installment of a two-part article, the author argues that, like in many developing countries, heightened expectations that democratisation would lead to inclusive and sustainable development have not been realised. Ghana has successfully transformed from authoritarian rule to a fledging liberal democracy, but in the midst of…
Filling stations are dying in advanced economies like Germany, Canada, Japan and China. This has been attributed to increasing sensitivity about environmental protection in these economies, leading to the rise of more sustainable vehicles or better alternatives of fossil fuel like compressed natural gas.Despite these developments, emerging economies like Ghana remain largely dependent on diesel…
Ghana is famously known for its hospitality. However, our attitude as a society towards psycho-social patients (mental health patients) leaves little to be desired. Psychosocial people have fundamental human rights to access basic needs for a dignified living. At Participatory Development Associates , we believe that everyone matters, thus, they must be protected. Social protection…