Accra — The Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Hon. Sherry Ayitey has said that a preliminary draft analysis yet to be reviewed by the World Bank suggests that annual cost of adaptation programmes under climate change for Ghana in the areas of Agriculture, Coastal Zone ,Energy , Transport(Roads), social and regional integration is between US$300 to US$400 million per year from 2010 to 2050.
Hon Ayitey expressed concern that it is not only deforestation and soil degradation which results in more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. According to her, activities from farming to refrigeration results in emissions of several other powerful greenhouse gases. Increase in combustion of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas released more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere compounded and accelerated the atmospheric "greenhouse effect."
Madam Ayitey made these remarks at a national climate change forum, on the theme. "The Impact of Climate Change at the National Conference Center in Accra during the week".
She reiterated the fact that climate scientists around the world attributes the recent warming to greenhouse gases injected into the atmosphere as a result of activities of an increasingly wealthy human population, particularly in the industrialized countries and added that Ghana's participation in the Copenhagen summit provides government an opportunity to implement it has initiated to address the adverse impacts of climate change.
In a key note address, the Vice President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, and guest of honor for the programe said government is more aware of the implications of climate variability and long term climate impacts and is taking relevant steps to address the adverse impacts of climate change.
"Ghana will seek incremental interventions now to mainstream climate concerns in development planning so that climate change impacts would be reduced drastically in the years to come" he said.
Mr. Dramani told participants that climate change is an important subject as in Ghana's preparations towards the fifteenth session of the Conference of Parties(COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen.
He further said he is lending his support for this initiative and called on the international community to minimize additional stress and burdens from their activities on climate change. He stressed the impacts particularly on the vulnerable and poor communities in our country and Africa.
Mr. Mahama pointed out that Africa contributes only about 3 to 4% of the global carbon emissions, yet the continent is among the climate change 'hotspots' in the world. Climate change impact in Africa where resources are already highly stressed is predicted to be potentially greatest with a very weak capacity to cope and adapt to changes.
He said, he expects the COP 15 to be the landmark event which would save the future of the world for our children and grandchildren and expects the COP 15 to sign the deal when it meets in Denmark.
The chairman of the National Climate Change Committee, Mr. Edward Osei Nsenkyire decried the way Ghana's poorest and most vulnerable citizens are dealing with its impacts. Many of these people, he said live in informal settlements, eroded coastal areas, and either live or migrate from drought and flood hit areas of Northern Ghana.
The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology has tasked the National Climate Change Committee to address the climate threat to Ghana in particular. So far, the Committee is formulating a National Climate Change Policy for Ghana.
"We shall take into action mitigation and adaptation actions necessary for sustainable national development and endeavor to ensure that the policy is integrated into the main planning processes at national, regional and district levels," he added.
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Here is a synopsis of the GEORGIA GUIDESTONES :
[The Agenda Of The Antichrist aka The Georgia Guidestones (GG) ]
THE GEORGIA GUIDESTONES
1) MAINTAIN HUMANITY'S POPULATION UNDER 500 MILLION IN
PERPETUAL BALANCE WITH NATURE
2) GUIDE REPRODUCTION WISELY IMPROVING FITNESS AND DIVERSITY
3) UNITE HUMANITY WITH A LIVING NEW LANGUAGE
4) RULE PASSION FAITH TRADITION AND ALL THINGS WITH
TEMPERED REASON
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8) BALANCE PERSONAL RIGHTS WITH SOCIAL DUTIES.
9) PRIZE TRUTH BEAUTY LOVE SEEKING HARMONY WITH THE
INFINITE
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LEAVE ROOM FOR NATURE
In conclusion the directives for these GEORGIA GUIDESTONES call for : a) b) c) Elimination of around 7 billion residents d) e) f) Control of how many people are born g) h) i) The return of the system of ONE LANGUAGE as it was during the construction j) k) of the TOWER OF BABEL l) m) n) The other goals seem to infer that there isnt currently a choice available to us that o) p) can help us to be better people. And there is a choice. q) r) s) But as the prophecy said in Daniel , The Beast/Antichrist will not allow any other t) u) worship, but of himself.
Global Warming and all this false human-directed unity is designed to appeal to our
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And the nations were angry, and your wrath is here, and the time of the dead, that they
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