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Applying Ancestral Lessons to Contemporary Realities – A Return to Ghana’s Architectural Heritage

By |2024-01-04T16:30:59+01:00November 15th 2022|Housing and Construction, Resilient Cities and Climate|

Breathing new life into city architecture through native materials and construction techniques will catalyse lasting change and adaptability amidst unpredictable climate change-related incidences. Kweku Addo-Atuah on a return to Ghana's architectural heritage.

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Urban Green Space in Accra’s Informal Settlements: Slum Residents’ Perceptions

By |2024-01-04T16:28:29+01:00July 28th 2022|Gender and Inequalities, Housing and Construction|

Urban Green Spaces (UGS) contribute to the functioning of a city´s urban (eco)system. With the rapid urban expansion and the emergence of new slums, Patrick Brandful Cobbinah and Michael Osei Asibey call to include the residents in protecting UGS.

Community Engagement in Accra: Playgrounds Meet Markets

By |2024-01-08T16:38:04+01:00January 27th 2022|Gender and Inequalities, Good Governance|

With children spending their days at their parents' market stalls, how can we turn markets into safe places for them, where they are free to learn and play? Amowi Phillips from the Mmofra Foundation shares an inspiring example of community engagement in Accra, Ghana.

Urban Mining in Ghana

By |2024-01-04T13:44:07+01:00April 23rd 2020|Gender and Inequalities, Sustainable Infrastructure|

Analyses of Ghana's e-waste import tend to focus on the dangerous effects of its informal processing. Richard Grant and Martin Oteng-Ababio employ the concept of urban mining to take a more differentiating look at a thriving informal economy.

Having a Say in What Affects Your Life: Youth Participation in Kumasi, Ghana

By |2024-01-03T11:16:41+01:00February 21st 2019|Good Governance|

In Ghana, several policies and laws aim at including youth in urban planning processes. In reality, however, youth do not take part in city development. Emmanuelle Laurinda Godjo analyses the causes and suggests measures that authorities should take.

“The SDGs Are Critical in Everything That We Do”

By |2024-01-02T15:15:02+01:00July 12th 2018|Finance, Good Governance|

Political will is a huge factor for effective SDG implementation. Yet, it is equally important that people understand the SDGs as something that directly benefits their daily lives. We spoke to Dr. Isaac Mensa-Bonsu from Ghana’s National Development Planning Commission about their lessons learned in implementing the SDGs.

Interview: The Power of Decentralisation

By |2024-01-02T15:15:15+01:00July 10th 2018|Good Governance|

Ghana is one of the frontrunner countries dedicated to implementing the SDGs. Highlighting the local perspective, one area of implementation is the revision of the country's National Urban Policy. URBANET spoke to Sylvanus K. Adzornu from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development about key drivers for successful implementation of SDGs.

Antananarivo, Madagascar: Partnership for water access transformation

By |2023-12-19T15:23:01+01:00December 14th 2017|Good Governance, Integrated Planning|

In order to reach the Sustainable Development Goals related to water, sanitation and hygiene, the government of Madagascar has drawn up an action plan and commissioned JIRAMA, the country’s state-owned electricity and water provider, to improve access to safe water supply.

Learning from peers – Shaping Africa’s urban development

By |2023-12-19T14:27:57+01:00October 5th 2016|Finance, Good Governance|

In September 2016, Cities Alliance organised a workshop in Accra, Ghana, to encourage mutual learning between Cities Alliance’s members and active partners in Africa and to create synergies and increase collaboration efforts. The official delegation from Mozambique used this opportunity for an extended study trip in order to exchange with their Ghanaian peers.

Internally Generated Funds – How local governments in Ghana can generate their own money

By |2023-12-19T12:20:03+01:00August 11th 2016|Finance, Good Governance|

A colourful video overview how local governments in Ghana can increase their Internally Generated Funds and what benefits they provide.

The challenges in achieving sustainable urban development for cities in Ghana

By |2023-12-19T12:21:49+01:00August 9th 2016|Good Governance|

What are the challenges Ghanaian cities face in achieving sustainable development? Isaac Ashai Omdatten, Mayor of Tema, describes how he makes his city more livable.

Creating sustainable and liveable cities to support decentralisation in Ghana

By |2023-12-19T10:31:32+01:00July 21st 2016|Finance, Good Governance|

Rapid urbanisation accelerated by rural-urban and North-South migration due to economic imbalances causes serious challenges for local authorities in Ghana. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Support for Decentralisation Reforms (SfDR) programme supports the implementation of the Ghanaian decentralisation reforms at regional, district and local level.

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