Oil Spills: FoN’s contribution to Ghana’s Contingency Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency is updating Ghana’s National Oil Spill Contingency Plan. This plan contains actions that will be taken in the event of an oil spill offshore Ghana. Find in this video, Friends of the Nation’s contributions to the...
How Ghana’s EPA intends to ‘fight’ offshore oil spills
Since Ghana joined nations that are exploiting hydrocarbons, not only will it benefit from its revenues, but also joins the list of countries that can experience oil spills. Oil spills have damning consequences on the marine environment, food systems and livelihoods...
FoN and partners hold finalization meeting on Ghana’s Oil Spill Contingency Plan
Friends of the Nation [FoN] and its partners Center for Public Interest Law [CEPIL] and Oxfam in Ghana with support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation [NORAD] have partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] of Ghana to collate inputs...
FoN and partners support Shama District Assembly to complete its Bye-Laws
Friends of the Nation [FoN] with its partner Oxfam in Ghana is supporting the Shama District Assembly to complete its bye- laws. These bye-laws have long been standing since the creation of the assembly in 2007. Addressing members of the Assembly’s technical...