Ghanaian Times
GRITG calls for nat’l dialogue on illegal mining, climate change
The government has been asked to organise a national forum to discuss effective ways of dealing with illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, and climate change, to prevent environmental degradation and health hazards.
This is because tackling galamsey has become more difficult since some people continue to rely on the practice as a source of livelihood despite its negative effects on the environment and wellbeing of the people.
The Green Revolution Innovative Thinkers Ghana (GRITG), a non-profit organisation seeking to tackle global food security, climate change, and ecological degradation, in a statement, signed by its President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Emmanuel Efui Tamakloe, copied The Ghanaian Times, in Accra, reminded government that “galamsey, and climate change continue to bring about devastating ecological and health effects.”
He cited deforestation, soil degradation, environmental destruction, and water pollution, resulting in chronic diseases such as kidney failure, birth defects and cancer.
