This project intends to build the capacity of young people the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and Nationally Determined Contributions (Gh-NDCs) processes in Ghana so as to participate actively in helping to achieve the State’s climate obligations.
This initiative commenced in September, 2019 as part of observing the September Climate Strike. It’s to empower and raise children as climate activists and environmentalists to educate and influence their peers, family members and neighbors towards environmental sustainability.
This project seeks to establish a Youth in Renewable Energy Movement in Ghana by building the capacity and knowledge base of young people as key actors in the development and utilization of renewables. The movement will create a youth-led awareness of policies, programs, and practices on renewables.
Chibeze Ezekiel, a co-founder of 350 Ghana Reducing Our Carbon (350-GROC), has been appointed to the governing body of 350.org. 350 G-ROC is the local chapter of 350.org and has been actively involved in the mobilisation of youth for advocacy on climate change and renewable energy development in Ghana.Ezekiel Chibeze successfully led the anti-coal campaign […]
A one-day workshop on integrating Renewable Energy (RE) actions and strategies into the Medium-Term Development Plan of Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) has ended in Accra. The seminar called on participants to pay attention to local emission sources. The workshop which was organised by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly […]
A Ghanaian Environmentalist, Chibeze Ezekiel has been appointed to the Panel of International Experts on the Environment of Peace 2022 (EP2022) project. The Executive Coordinator of the Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND) will serve as a panel member. The EP2022 project is an ambitious new initiative that aims to increase global understanding of the impacts […]
The Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND Ghana), in collaboration with the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has empowered young people to advocate for a transition to renewable energy. The two-day workshop hosted by ACEP in North Legon trained participants on developing policy briefs and using research to effect change. The Executive Director of […]
Chibeze Ezekiel is an environmentalist working primarily in the areas of climate change, biological diversity, forestry and renewable energy. He is a certified Youth Master trainer on Climate Change and a National Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Champion. He is a strong advocate for youth inclusion in policy and decisionmaking processes, especially in the issues related […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a stakeholder meeting with Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND) plan to develop a roadmap for youth participation in developing and implementing the National Adaptation Plan (NAP), Accra. The Government of Ghana, through the Environmental Protection Agency, under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation […]
Effective Coordination among State Institutions & Agencies is critical in achieving Environmental Sustainability-SYND Report by: Ishmael Barfi The National Coordinator for Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND), Mr. Chibeze Ezekiel has called for effective coordination of state institutions and agencies in the environmental sector to enhance Ghana chances of achieving it’s climate change indicators. According to […]