The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Mr Mahama Ayariga, has noted that the country�s natural resources are under threat, a situation which is undermining development in the country.
This, he said, could be related to climate change which included unpredictable rainfall, drought, water shortage, low generation of hydro-electricity, migration and health issues.
He noted that development and economic growth were dependent on the sustainable management of the environment, comprising mainly of both renewable and non-renewable resources.
Mr Ayariga made this known when he addressed a workshop on the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) .
The INDC is an agreement on climate change which Ghana intends to submit to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris, France, in December this year with the aim of keeping global warming below two degrees.
Interventions
The minister observed that the government had undertaken policy intervention programmes, including the Ghana climate change and environment policies and the national climate strategy, to address climate change issues.
Currently, he said the government had secured $8milion to implement a number of projects which would enhance the resilience and adaptive capacity of rural livelihoods.
Mr Ayariga said the contributions which would be communicated to the United Nations would serve as a national policy to help in addressing issues concerning climate change.
Partnership
In a speech read on his behalf, the Vice-President, Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur, said climate change was endangering the lives of the people and had threatened the peace and stability as millions were forced to leave their homes in search of more sustainable environments.
He observed that crop yields were reducing as a result of events related to climate change, posing threat to food security in the process.
He stated that Ghana was committed to finding global solutions to the problems related to climate change through regional cooperations and partnerships.
Mr Amissah Arthur urged the team of experts to examine the options proposed and their socio-economic implications to ensure that the goals set were attainable.
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