The Green Republic has launched the “plant your age campaign” as part of its vision to lead the youth of Ghana to overcome climate crisis by planting 20 million trees by 2028 as their contribution to global efforts to overcome climate challenge.
The campaign was launched at the 2nd annual climate benefit ball 2022 under theme “Emerging from COVID-19 pandemic to accelerated climate action”. The ball seeks to raise funds to take the action of planting trees as a natural remedy to the climate crisis.
Typically, funding comes from both private and public sources in the form of loans, bilateral funding, funding from donor governments, export credits, and multilateral bodies like the Green Climate Fund and the World Bank.
These funding sources are mainly targeted at nations, not youth-driven organisations like The Green Republic Project and other nonprofit organisations.
The convener of the Green Republic, Nana Yaw Osei Darkwa, thanked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for launching “Green Ghana Day” to rally Ghanaians to plant trees. He suggested to the president to create a ministry in charge of climate change and global warming.
Speaking at the event, the Indian high commissioner to Ghana, Sugandh Rajaram, commended the Green Republic for such an innovative drive to lead dedicated young people to fight the climate crisis.
For his part, the MD of National Lotteries Authority, Sammi Awuku acknowledged that the single war facing today’s youth is climate change. He charged the Green Republic team to communicate the concept of climate change to the understanding of all.
The Green Republic project is an indigenous Ghanaian-based NGO founded on the knowledge and core belief that tree planting remains the most cost-efficient, nature-based solution to capture carbon. As part of a multi-faceted mitigation strategy, the organization firmly believes that planting trees can play an essential role in the fight against climate change and the devastation it causes. The Green Republic Project commenced in July 2018 and has resulted in the planting of 36,000 trees
The event brought together captains of industry, diplomats, corporate institutions, traditional rulers, professionals, religious bodies and distinguished personalities, including Bice Osei Kuffour (M.D., Ghana Post), Dr Abeiku Arthur (CEO, Niewtree Ghana Ltd), Keegan Wang (MD, Waylead Real Estate), Mr Isaac Buah (CEO,Ezako Ltd), Ben Eshun (Marketing Manager,GHACEM Ltd), Nana Boakye Yiadom Kotoko (Chief of Adugyama, Ashanti Region), Elvis Blankson(Marketing Manager, Jabali Bitters), Gifty Ako (Immediate Past Provost for Global Strategies, University of Rhode Island.
Source: asaaseradio|Ghana
