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Accra Mayor Allotey Champions Youth Partnerships in Tackling Extreme Heat

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Accra Mayor Allotey Champions Youth Partnerships in Tackling Extreme Heat

“This project is a practical solution to tackling extreme heat, one of the biggest challenges facing Accra today. By combining climate innovation with community needs, we make our city more livable and support our long-term goal of sustainable transportation. Partnerships with young people are key to our success, and by collaborating with organisations like Bloomberg Philanthropies, we are advancing cities’ climate action in meaningful and lasting ways,” declared Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, Mayor of Accra, as he commended the launch of the Apata Initiative. Transforming Public Spaces with Cooling Sheds The Apata Initiative, a youth-led project of the Youth Climate Action Fund under the auspices of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA)and supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and Unit...

Mayor of Accra receives Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Nkrumah Memorial Park

The Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, on Thursday received the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Accra, to pay homage to Ghana’s founding President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Prime Minister Modi, who is in Ghana for a two-day official visit at the invitation of President John Dramani Mahama, was accompanied by Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, and other senior government officials. Welcoming the Indian Prime Minister, Mayor Allotey described the visit as historic and a profound gesture of respect for Ghana’s independence struggle, a reaffirmation of the enduring friendship between the two nations and a testament to the shared values of freedom, solidarity, and development that both countri...

Former Accra Mayor urges youth to take advantage of YCAF to implement innovative solutions

Mr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South, has urged the young people to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF). He said this would help them to implement innovative solutions that would transform the city of Accra and safeguard the environment. Mr Vanderpuije cited the devastating June 3, 2015, floods as a stark warning of what could happen if urgent climate action is not taken. He gave the advice at an event organised by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to commemorate this year’s International Earth Day under the theme “Our Power, Our Planet.” The occasion was used to unveil winners of the second phase of the Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF). The former Mayor recalled the tragic events o...