Ghana Climate Caravan

In anticipation of the 27th session of the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP 27), held in Egypt, PFAG, with support from OXFAM, in solidarity with like-minded advocacy groups mobilized farmers and citizenry to demand increased government support for climate change initiatives. As part of the National Climate Caravan, PFAG undertook series of activities to raise awareness on effects of climate change and also call for increased investment. These are

1. PFAG in collaboration with Assembly members, opinion leaders, small holder farmers, community members together with the OXFAM, Millar Institute, TAMA Foundation and CIKOD mobilized over 1000 farmers and community members from the Northern, Upper East and North East Regions to march through the principal streets of Nalerigu, in the North East Region of Ghana to highlight the effect of climate change on food security and call for the prioritization and investment in the construction of the Pwalugu Multi-purpose dam.
2. As part of the National Climate Week celebration, PFAG mobilized over eight (8) CSOs including AbibiNsroma Foundation and Sustainable Development in Ghana (JVE) to develop climate change related education materials for dissemination. The materials contained information on Loss and Damages, Impact of Climate change on agriculture and briefs about climate financing in West Africa. Also, about twenty farmers from six districts in the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions were also mobilized to join the campaign to disseminate the educational materials
3. PFAG also organized a press briefing to highlight the effects of climate change on food security and the overall economic stability of Ghana as well as make proposals to government on how to minimize the effect of climate change on citizens.