Stakeholders at the Ghana Climate Dialogue have called for robust inclusive climate governance frameworks and strengthened political action to tackle increasing environmental and climate challenges threatening Ghana's sustainable development.
The dialogue, organised by Climate Voice Global and supported by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and the Embassy of Denmark under the theme "Bridging Community Awareness, Policy Governance, and Political Action," brought together over 120 participants, including government officials, civil society organisations, youth, women's groups, researchers, and climate activists and sought to among other things strengthen climate reporting and governance in Ghana.
The Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Issifu Seidu, announced that the government would soon introduce a National Sustainability Index to assess and rank organizations, companies, and government agencies on their environmental performance.
According to him, the upcoming Sustainability Index would serve as a benchmark to measure the environmental performance of various entities in Ghana adding that the Index would evaluate organizations based on a sustainability scorecard covering energy efficiency, waste management, and environmental stewardship. "This ranking system will not only encourage accountability but also track our collective progress toward sustainability," the Minister said, calling for collaboration among all stakeholders to ensure its success.
