Join the impactful think tank in Ghana
Join the impactful think tank in Ghana

Environmental Law and Governance

Descriptions

As part of this initiative, we examine power relations, legal arrangements and their impact on environmental resource use, access and management. We also study institutions of regulation and governance (e.g. property rights, markets, trade regimes, treaties, national laws) and organizational actors (e.g. governments, international organizations, corporations, NGOs) and the ways in which relationships and influences amongst them affect the
capacity of societies to respond to environmental change and crisis.

Specific Issues

Law, resource use, access and management, Land tenure, Gender, equity and poverty; Land and agrarian reform;
Food security and alternative livelihoods; Environmental Law and Ethics; and Sustainable Development Goals.

Rethink Food for Sustainable Development

Without a new approach to food, sustainable development will be elusive. Food is essential to human dignity and functioning. It provides energy and connects communities. It has an impact on our health and well-being. Current systems for food production, distribution and preparation cause environmental damage and allow nutritious food to go to waste, while nearby...
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Regulatory and Policy Matters Arising

COVID-19 has demonstrated the frailty of our existing social, economic and environmental systems. It has also shown how easy it is to roll back the gains and progress made on several issues if they are not entrenched or engraved in legislation. COVID-19 is definitely a global issue of concern. It has killed many people and...
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COVID-19 Response – proposals for a just and sustainable recovery.

African governments are currently focused on addressing the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and rightly so. However, it is not too late to also think about a just and sustainable recovery that builds on current interventions, including food aid and wage subsidies. To help those who have lost income due to restrictions on trade...
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COVID Response Should not be at Climate’s Response

COVID or not, climate action must continue. For Africa, climate is an existential threat, which as the European Union (EU) has indicated, can be tackled with a conscious economic program and a Green New Deal. Africa cannot afford to be left behind by this quest for green COVID recovery. Promoting innovation, modernizing business and economic...
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Rights Based Approach to Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges for Ghana and Africa

A rights-based approach to climate change will serve Ghana and Africa well. It will protect citizens, hold governments to account and encourage strong action. Respect for human rights is enshrined in international law. The right to life, food, environment, water, health, housing, development and self-determination is at the core of several international conventions on human...
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