Ghana’s forest reserves has declined from 8.2 million hectares a century ago to a current 1.5 million hectares.
In her quest towards mitigating climate change, Ghana would in January 2010, begin an ambitious nationwide aforestation project that also seeks to bridge the unemployment gap confronting the country.
Entries from November 2009
Greening Ghana takes off in 2010 to mitigate climate change
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments
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Nepal to hold cabinet meeting on Everest on December 4
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments
After a long wait, the Nepal government has decided to hold a historic cabinet meeting dedicated to climate change in the Himalayas on December 4. Earlier the meeting was postponed due to Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal’s health.
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Akumaa Makes Ghana Proud
November 26th, 2009 · No Comments
From Nathaniel Y.Yankson, Doha, Qatar
GHANA HAS again added another international accolade to its fold as Radio Show hostess Akumaa Mama Zimbi, also known in private life as Joyce Dongotey-Padi, clinched a $20,000 award by the Qatar Foundation (QF) in Doha last Tuesday to support her Widows Alliance Network for Sustainable Economic Development (WANE) initiative.
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Protected: Media policy should not hurt press freedom
November 26th, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments
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The dream of a digital Bangladesh
November 24th, 2009 · No Comments
Poor people in Bangladesh are more likely to own mobile phones and televisions than the same group in India, but the availability of computers in poor Bangladeshi households is almost zero, according to a recent study.
The survey by LIRNEasia – a Sri Lanka-based information and communication technology (ICT) policy and regulation think tank dealing with the Asia-Pacific – also revealed a comparative reluctance among poor Bangladeshis to buy radios.
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“MPism” and press freedom in Bangladesh
November 24th, 2009 · No Comments
Ekushey Television in 2002 in the regime of BNP-Jammat, CSB News in the regime of Dr. Fakruddin Ahmed Moye-General U Ahmed and lastly this year Jamuna preent TV in the regime of Bangladesh Awami League has closed. So, think our press freedom in Bangladesh.
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Media policy on defence coverage
November 24th, 2009 · No Comments
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has said that her government is making a policy which will be a guideline to cover the news of armed forces. I was eager to see the reaction of our main stream media houses, specially in their printed editions. No, I have not found this in the headlines.
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Ghana: Parliament approves €28m German/French credit facility to support district assemblies
November 24th, 2009 · No Comments
Parliament on Friday unanimously approved a credit facility agreement between the Government of Ghana and Kreditanstalt Fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) of Germany for an amount of thirteen million Euros (€13,000,000.00) in support of the District Development Facility (DDF).
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BD President Calls for Expansion of Internet Technology
November 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
The President of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman has called for expansion of Internet technology across the country. He has said this at his inaugural speech of Digital Bangladesh Conference, 2009. Bangladesh Computer Society organised the conference.
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Laptop is getting access in Bangladeshi Parliament
November 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Bangladeshi Parliament is getting the wave of Information Technology (IT). MPs will be allowed to use laptop during the parliament sessions. Parliament is also making provisions to ask question to the MPs by e-mails. Parliament Speaker Abdul Hamid has said this at the inaugural session of IT fair ‘BCS ICT World‘. Bangladesh Computer Society (BCS) organized the [...]
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