Home-Grown Innovation: Endogenous solutions to climate change can offer more effective and scalable solutions, particularly in developing countries. How can we encourage more of them to flourish?
Article by Ruka Sanusi, Executive Director of Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC), as published in the Climate Change Strategies 2020, a Climate Technology Centre & Network publication. There is a quote that speaks bold and loud on the Inspirational Wall at the entrance of GCIC’s offices at Ashesi University in Berekuso. The quote, from TT […]
GCIC Hosts The Green Run for Climate Change
Green Run, the biggest Climate Change campaign in Ghana has been held in Accra. The first edition witnessed over 500 people run and walk 7 kilometres, representing the 7 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) connected to Climate Change. A cross section of people including foreign emissaries, entrepreneurs, government agencies, students and the general public went through […]
GCIC – Creating Greater Climate Change Awareness with the ‘GREEN RUN’
As part of its climate change and climate action advocacy mandate, the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) will host The GREEN RUN on Saturday, December 7th in Accra, to advocate on climate change and its seven related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The GREEN RUN is a 7 kilometre run conceived to raise awareness about climate […]
How Two Young Men Are Transforming Farming …The Story Of Vinmark Farms
By B&FT’s Inspiring Startups Edition Sometimes, it takes boldness to cause a change. Keeping your job may only bury your dreams or talent. If one young man had not made the tough decision of leaving his job with an NGO, he would still be doing the bidding of his boss—a vision he no longer shared. But […]
Sabon Sake Ready For Climate Launchpad 2019 Global Competition
Audrey S. Darko, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sabon Sake is convinced that her business will win the Climate Launchpad 2019 Global competition in the Netherlands in November. In her words, diligence and hard work pay off. It took some time to meet up with her, especially as she has been doing some international travel, […]
GCIC Collaborates with Stakeholders for Climate Action2019 at Social Good Summit
The Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) and stakeholders in sectors across Ghana’s development have identified collective effort as the solution to dealing with issues of Climate Change. It was agreed that isolated efforts yielded limited results while holding a unified front was more pertinent in mitigation and adaption to Climate Change. This solution was arrived […]
Remarks of Ruka Sanusi At The Social Good Summit 2019
The following is the remarks of Ruka Sanusi, Executive Director, Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) as delivered by Ahuma Cabutey Adodoadji, Marketing and Communications Director of GCIC at the Social Good Summit in Accra on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. The summit was organised by the UNDP in partnership with GCIC on the theme, “Take Action […]
