Zongo Climate Change Agenda for Sustainable Development (ZCCASD)
Description
Global warming and changing of our natural environment characteristics, including temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind and several weather events which is course by both natural and human activities is rapidly knocking the door for annihilation. We therefore wants to look at different climate change related risk that threaten Zongo Communities. The Initiative will be carried out in all Zongo Community in Ghana Starting from Ayawaso Municipality, Ayawaso East Municipality and the La-nkwantanang Madina Municipal assemblies all in the greater Accra Region of Ghana. And latter extend in to reach all the one thousand, and eighty (1,080) Zongo communities in Ghana. We will research on policies, initiatives and programs of the government to mitigate the effect of climate change by looking at the accessibility of Ghana's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (Ghana INDC), is it reaching its target objectives, how effective is the programs and what can be done to improve it. Lobby government for equitable distribution and access to safe and affordable drinking water for all in our zongo communities.<br />
The initiative will also help in raising awareness among schools children and out of schools youth on the need to imbibe positive attitudes toward their local environment. How the children can help reduce some of the human actions that causes climate change such as bush burning, indiscriminate plastic waste disposal, water management and excessive uses of electric energy in the communities.<br />
We will organize community forums, trainings and workshops on climate change knowledge, its impact and ways to prevent the human courses. We are going to create Climate Change Ambassadors (CCA) among the school children and community members to motivate them take up the project serious and also help in tree planting activities and maintenance till it grows. Climate Change Ambassadors will be encouraged to carryout individual or collective community project(s) on Climate Change mitigation in their schools and immediate environment. Periodic award and prizes to best projects and areas that will maintain their trees to grow. <br />
”Live No One Behind” implementation this project we will try not to leave anyone behind. The people will not only be inform, but they would be involve in all activities so that we can all help to achieve the 2030 Agenda. <br />
The organization will open itself, ready to partner any organizations that give free access to their facility or partner to carry out the initiatives.
The organization will collaborate with financial institutions, corporate bodies, governmental institutions, Local and International NGOs to organize a periodic community leadership training, climate change workshop and seminars to build the capacity of the community to be self-reliance and productive for sustainable development of the individual and the community, people will also be encourage to share knowledge or experience they gain to other. With technology transfer we plan to put the data on the environmental issue, reports to public usage. Community Leaders including Municipal Chief Executives, service providers, and opinion leaders, chiefs, Imams, Pastors, Youth Leaders and Assembly members will be encouraged to take a very active role in achieving the objectives of the initiatives in other to help empower the communities and Ghana at large. Beneficiaries will have to transfer knowledge of SDG goal 6 and 13 to their peers and other community members. Strengthen the role of volunteerism to achieve the SDGs especially goal 6 and 13.
The Executive Members of the organization with other partners will collaborate with stakeholders, Ministries, the Local Government Authorities and the Municipalities to coordinate in implementing the project; facilitators will be selected to train and empower the people. Community involvement and participation will be given high priority for the project to achieve its objectives, the Program Director Will be task to plan Activities on how to reach out to the partners and the community; awareness creation, research & data collection, lobbying and Advocacy will be major part in coordinating the project.<br />
We also look at some possible programs aim to provide children’s perspective to discussion of climate change with peers, and how children’s resilience could be strengthened for them to take up climate change education by creating Child Climate Change Ambassadors (3CA) in Schools and Climate Change Ambassadors (CCA) for youth and out of school children, they will then coordinate with their schools and nearby community to create awareness in schools and surrounding communities, the initiative will also promote tree planting activities by collaborating with the Ghana Forestry Commission
Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development
Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly
Ghana Forestry Commission
Ministry of Environment Science and Technology
Environmental Protection Agency
Ijahra Company Limited
Africa House Forex Bureau LTD
SDGS & Targets
Goal 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
6.1
By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
6.1.1
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services
6.2
By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations
6.2.1
Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water
6.3
By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
6.3.1
Proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated
6.3.2
Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality
6.4
6.4.1
Change in water-use efficiency over time
6.4.2
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
6.5
By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
6.5.1
Degree of integrated water resources management
6.5.2
Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation
6.6
6.6.1
Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time
6.a
6.a.1
Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan
6.b
Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management
6.b.1
Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management
Goal 13
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
13.1
Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries
13.1.1
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
13.1.2
Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
13.1.3
Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
13.2
Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
13.2.1
Number of countries with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
13.2.2
Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
13.3
Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
13.3.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
13.a
Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible
13.a.1
Amounts provided and mobilized in United States dollars per year in relation to the continued existing collective mobilization goal of the $100 billion commitment through to 2025
13.b
Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
13.b.1
Number of least developed countries and small island developing States with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
SDG 14 targets covered
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Hajj Abdul Samad Said, Executive Director