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Environmental Health Officers attend a training workshop on air quality monitoring http://envirorichconsultgh.com/2023/03/02/environmental-health-officers-attend-a-training-workshop-on-air-quality-monitoring/ http://envirorichconsultgh.com/2023/03/02/environmental-health-officers-attend-a-training-workshop-on-air-quality-monitoring/#respond Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:48:10 +0000 http://www.envirorichconsultgh.com/?p=3606 Accra, Feb. 23, GNA – A three-day training workshop has been organised for Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) from 15 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Accra to build their capacity on air quality monitoring.

This is to help the officers to monitor air censuses that would be placed in their respective assembly areas to collect data and analysis them to assist in their planning to solve air pollution issues.

The workshop, organised by Ghana Urban Air Quality Project and led by Professor Kofi Amegah of the University of Cape Coast, was to undertake the data component of a two-year Breath Accra Project to mount low-cost air census in some parts of Accra.

The project is being sponsored by the Clean Air Fund and working in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

In October 2022, the Chief Executives of the 15 MMDAs made a commitment to implement the air quality project in their respective areas and the training of the EHOs in the local assemblies form part of the processes.

Prof Amegah in an interview with the Ghana News Agency said what the project sought to do was to bridge the air quality data gaps in Accra, adding that; “There is limited monitoring going on and due to that there is lack of data on air pollution level in the city.

“So, the first thing is to have hipper local air pollution data in Accra where we are going to deploy a number of low-cost censuses, which would be interspersed with monitors so that, we can have real time high pollution data for Accra,” he stated.

He said EPA has some Air Quality Management Plan, but its implementation was a problem, stating that, “it has not been implemented over years since it was developed because of lack of capacity.

“If we really want to implement the plan to the letter then that implementation needs to happen at the assemblies.

“So, what we want to do as part of this project is that we want to build the capacity of the assemblies in air quality monitoring so that they can take charge in addressing air pollution problems in their areas. That is the essence of the training,” Prof Amegah stated.

He said this would go a long way for air pollution issues to become central at the assemblies and, “if we are able to achieve that then of course the sky in Accra would be exceptionally clean.

He added: “In recent times you heard of the story or in the news about Accra being one of the polluted cities in Africa, so such an endeavour would go to clean the air in Accra.”

Mr Desmond C. Appiah, Country Lead – Ghana for Clean Air Fund said having access to clean air was a human right, which was declared by the United Nations, and that it would not happen automatically.

“We have to understand the causes, the current status of air quality so, we can then know the decisions that can be taken to ensure that the air becomes cleaner,” he said, adding that; “In the past few days everybody is talking about the quality of air.

“We are excited because at least it is bringing the issues to the fore. It is making people more aware. EPA is doing what it has to do and supporting this project. This project is going to help us collect more information about the quality of air.”

He said the training would be undertaken in series and that was the first one which focused on the data that would be collected by the census and analysis to understand what it means

Mr Emmanuel K.E. Appoh, the Managing Consultant of Environfin Consult, said currently air monitoring has become a topical issue because about seven million people were dying annually worldwide.

“In Ghana about 28,000 people are dying annually for breathing poor air and from the African perspective children are more vulnerable, especially children under five years about 400,000 of them die annually in Sub-Saharan Africa,” he stated.

Mr Appoh said according to the World Bank Analysis Report the economic cost of poor air was huge, and that in the entire world it cost about 450 million US dollars while in Ghana it was about 2.5 billion US dollars.

“It is a huge cost to government because the GDP value of that amount is about 4.2 per cent. This cost has been assessed based on health outcomes of hospital attendance – medication, loss of man-hours, and productivity.

“This amount of money could be used for the construction of roads and other serious things, if we have taken good care of the air we breathe,” saying that there was the need to monitor the air, especially the dust which forms the particles that we breath.”

GNA

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Tullow Oil, Forestry Commission sign letter of intent to enhance nature-based carbon offset opportunity http://envirorichconsultgh.com/2023/03/02/tullow-oil-forestry-commission-sign-letter-of-intent-to-enhance-nature-based-carbon-offset-opportunity/ http://envirorichconsultgh.com/2023/03/02/tullow-oil-forestry-commission-sign-letter-of-intent-to-enhance-nature-based-carbon-offset-opportunity/#respond Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:22:30 +0000 http://www.envirorichconsultgh.com/?p=3603 Accra, Feb. 28, GNA – Tullow Oil and Forestry Commission have signed a Letter of Intent with the Forestry Commission of Ghana to progress its nature-based carbon offset opportunity beyond the initial project feasibility study.

This followed a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2022 to identify and develop carbon offset projects that will support Tullow’s 2030 Net Zero plans and the Government of Ghana’s REDD+ strategy and its Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement).

The jurisdictional programme aims to generate between 600K and 1,200K tonnes per annum of verified emissions reductions over the project lifetime.

The Letter of Intent gives Tullow a 1-year exclusivity over the identified project area to reach the signing of an Emission Reduction Payment Agreement (ERPA) and in return will provide funding to the Forestry Commission of Ghana to undertake initial project development activities.

Ms Julia Ross, Director for People and Sustainability at Tullow Oil, signed the deal on behalf of Tullow and Mr John Allotey the Chief Executive of Forestry Commission signed for the organization.

The signing of the Letter of Intent marks a key milestone for Tullow in the development of long-term supply of carbon offsets as part of its progress to reach net-zero (scope 1 and 2) by 2030.

“This marks a very important step in our joint effort to address climate change while supporting socio-economic opportunities for local communities. As a company we are committed to the responsible production of oil and gas in our host nations, we aim to be a leader in environmental stewardship,” Ms Ross said.

“This involves managing our emissions footprint through the reduction of routine 
flaring on our operating assets and mitigating the remaining, hard to abate emissions, which we will deliver through carbon offsetting,” she added.

The nature-based carbon offset programme will focus on the Western part of the transition zone in Ghana (Bono and Bono East regions) in line with Ghana’s REDD+ strategy.

Commenting on the Letter of Intent, Director for People and Sustainability at Tullow Oil, Ms. Julia Ross, said “Tullow’s partnership with the Forestry Commission of Ghana to pursue a nature-based carbon offset programme is beneficial to both parties and demonstrates our joint commitment to address climate change whilst supporting socio-economic opportunities for local communities.

The signing of the Letter of Intent is an important milestone that enables Tullow and the Forestry Commission to progress towards ERPA signing in 2023.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission of Ghana, Mr. John M. Allotey said “This partnership with Tullow for activities in the transition zone of Ghana signals yet another significant REDD+ milestone for Ghana as we begin to develop interventions for the third ecological landscape program according to the 20-year REDD+ strategy launched in 2016.

The Commission is particularly enthusiastic about this engagement with Tullow as it demonstrates a proof of concept for a sustainable transition journey towards net-zero decarbonisation in the voluntary carbon market space, which also fosters community development and empowers livelihoods”. 
 
Following the signing of the Letter of Intent, the Forestry Commission of Ghana will commence activities including initial community outreach and engagement, confirming drivers of deforestation, identifying suitable interventions, and developing a roadmap for social inclusion and project safeguards.

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