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Global Plastic Treaty – What is it and why did it stall “again” in 2025?
The Global Plastic Treaty emerged from a resolution adopted at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in March 2022, where 175 nations agreed to negotiate a treaty by the end…
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Multi-stakeholder Roundtable on “Pathways Towards Ending Plastic Pollution in Ghana”
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, young leaders, government officials, civil society groups, and innovators gathered at the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel, Accra, for the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement’s (GYEM) Multi-Stakeholder…
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Pathways Towards Ending Plastic Pollution: Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on Single-Use Plastics in Ghana
Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental challenges facing Ghana and the world today. Recent statements made by key government officials have signaled a growing political will to…
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Youth Adaptation Networking Event
On 18th July 2025, the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM) organized the Youth Adaptation Networking Event at the Youth Opportunity and Transformation in Africa (YOTA) center. The event brought together 17 participants…
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Youth Adaptation Webinar
In May 2025, the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), in collaboration with the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM), hosted the Youth Adaptation Forum Ghana that convened over 120 young people,…
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Press Statement – From Action to Policy: A Roadmap to Ban Single-Use Plastics in Ghana
World Environment Day Statement by the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM) June 5, 2025 World Environment Day is being observed this year under the theme “Ending Global Plastic Pollution”. It…
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Youth Adaptation Forum Ghana
Building on the momentum from the first Forum in Uganda, Ghanaian youth are shaping a resilient future through local action, innovation, and leadership. The Global Center on Adaptation’s (GCA) African…
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WASTE COLONIALISM: HOW GHANA PAYS THE PRICE FOR WESTERN FAST FASHION
As the world marked International Day of Zero Waste 2025 with its focus on sustainable fashion, Ghana continues to bear the burnt of the textile waste crisis by Western countries. This is…
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Climate For Peace
The Climate Awareness and Peace Education (CAPE) Project led by the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement with funding from the Danish Embassy Ghana and supported by the West African Network for…
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GYEM Statement on Ketu South and Afaja South Tidal Wave Disaster
The Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM) expresses its deepest solidarity with the communities of Ketu South and Afaja South in the Volta Region, following the catastrophic tidal waves and rainstorms…
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