Category: Blogs

GYEM & GCA collaborate on Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day 2025
The Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM), in partnership with the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), is proud to announce the rollout of a sub-grant to 10 youth-led organizations across West…
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Global Plastic Treaty and Single-Use Plastic Ban
Eliminating single-use plastics has been a prominent and urgent goal within the framework of the Global Plastic Treaty. Single-use plastics such as plastic bags, cutlery, straws, and packaging are among…
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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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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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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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Call To Action: WHEN?
When will we realize that our rivers, the lifeblood of our nation, are no longer flowing with the purity they once had? When will we admit that the lush forests…
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Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM) Champions Cleanliness at #SaveGhanaFootball Demonstration
Ghana Youth Environmental Movement (GYEM) made a profound impact during the #SaveGhanaFootball demonstration which took place in Accra on Valentine’s Day February 14, 2024. The organisation supported demonstrators to manage…
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