Henry Kerali,
World Bank Country Director for Ghana exchanging signed agreement with Patrick
Awuah, President of Ashesi, looking on is Mr Fredua Agyeman, Director of
Environment, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation
Climate.
The World
Bank Group announced the upcoming launch of a new Climate Innovation Center
(CIC) in Accra to support Ghana’s green growth strategy.
The CIC will
be financed through a US$17.2 million grant package recently approved by the
World Bank Group.
The CIC will
support Ghana’s National Climate Change Policy (NCCP), spearheaded by the
Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation. The center will
help more than 100 local clean technology companies develop and scale
innovative solutions to climate change.
The Ghana CIC will help over 300,000
Ghanaians increase resilience to climate change in the next ten years.
Furthermore, through its support to local clean technology ventures, the center
is expected to mitigate 660,000 tons of CO2 and contribute to the production of
over 260 million kWh of clean energy.
The center
will be established at the Ashesi University College in Berekuso, with a
mandate to support green businesses across all of Ghana’s regions. The grant
agreement was signed by Henry Kerali, World Bank Country Director for Ghana,
and Patrick Awuah, Founder and President of Ashesi University College.
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