A conference aimed at galvanising action for environmental sustainability as part of efforts to build Ghana's climate resilience was held in Accra yesterday.
Organised by the Centre for Sustainable Transformation (CeST) in collaboration with Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education, it was part of activities to mark the 10th Anniversary of the "Eco Schools" project in Ghana.
The Eco Schools project is aimed at educating students at all levels on the Sustainable Development Goals and sustainability through theory and practice to ensure that students developed critical thinking, entrepreneurial and innovative mind sets to make them agents of change in the society.
Speaking at the conference, the Acting Manager of the Institute for Sanitation and Environment, University of Ghana (UG), Legon, Professor Benedicta Fosu Mensah, emphasised the need for stakeholders in the educational sector to adopt a transformative approach of education that addressed critical global challenges.
