Ghana Needs $1 Billion Each Year for Climate Change, B&FT Says
By Ekow Dontoh -
2012-03-23T09:41:32Z
Ghana will need $1 billion annually to adapt to climate change, Business and Financial Times reported, citing Jeremias Blaser, deputy country director of the United Nations Development Programme.
Desertification, droughts, floods and a decline in fresh water resources have made the West African nation vulnerable to climate-change threats, Blaser was cited by the Accra-based newspaper as saying.
To contact the reporter on this story: Ekow Dontoh in Accra at edontoh@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Emily Bowers at ebowers1@bloomberg.net
More News:
Sponsored Link
Rate this Page
Bloomberg moderates all comments. Comments that are abusive or off-topic will not be posted to the site. Excessively long comments may be moderated as well. Bloomberg cannot facilitate requests to remove comments or explain individual moderation decisions.