Scuffing around for some green news this afternoon, I found one worth sharing. Ghana is to have its first ever science congress.
Starting August 2, 2011, the congress, under the theme "Water, Sanitation and the Environment, Securing our Future through Science", would be held in three parts.
There will be presentations from the Ghana science and industry community, exhibitions of works of people in the scientific community and an awards ceremony for distinctions in science.
At an alarming rate of environmental degradation, this is indeed a move that needs a push. If one ponders over the fact that we lose about 70,000 hectares of forest cover annually, we can no longer afford to sit on the fence.
I hope the congress will not just be another one of those talk shows, but that it comes up with practical solutions and strategies which will be implemented.
Let's all join Prof Ewurama Addy, the Chairperson of the National Planning Committee of the congress, to help Ghana stay green and stay safe.
-Credit: Ghanaweb
