Organization supporting air quality initiatives and research in Ghana and across Africa, including pollution monitoring hubs, school waste management programs, and advocacy for vulnerable communities.
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The Country Lead for the Clean Air Fund, Desmond Appiah, has called for greater recognition and protection of firefighters in Ghana’s air-quality and occupational health policies. …
Firefighters need stronger protection from smoke, air pollution risks – Clean Air FundJoy Online
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Fighting fires, fighting for breath: The hidden health toll on Ghana’s firefighters – and the support that still falls shortJoy Online
… The Clean Air Fund’s State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025 found that international development funding for outdoor air-quality action fell 20%, from US$4.7 billion in 2022 to US$3.7 billion in 2023. …
KNUST’s new clean-air centre seeks regional partnerships as Africa faces funding squeezeJoy Online
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Delayed construction projects pollute air, put lives at riskJoy Online
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Delayed construction projects creating air pollution and health risks for people across the countryJoy Online
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Women in Air Quality Initiative pushes for gender-responsive clean air policies across AfricaJoy Online
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Africa Clean Air Network unites more than 80 institutions to strengthen air quality action across the continentJoy Online
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Seven EPIC Air Quality Fund awardees recognized for their milestones and impactJoy Online
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Ghana EPA honoured at Africa Clean Air Forum for progress in tackling air pollutionJoy Online
… According to the Clean Air Fund’s State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025 Report, the African region received less than 1% of global air quality funding, despite several countries experiencing high levels of exposure to deadly pollutants. …
Air quality experts meet in South Africa to push investment in clean air as Africa’s pollution crisis deepensThe Presbyterian Relief Services and Development and Clean Air Fund have launched a campaign targeting persons with disabilities and vulnerable communities in high-pollution areas of Accra and Kumasi, with a focus on the health risks of fine particulate matter exposure.
17 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Presbyterian Relief Services and Development and Clean Air Fund have launched a campaign targeting persons with disabilities and vulnerable communities in high-pollution areas of Accra and Kumasi, with a focus on the health risks of fine particulate matter exposure.
17 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Researchers at KNUST have worked with EPA officials to test a new national Air Quality Data Hub designed to consolidate Ghana's fragmented air quality information onto a single platform. The hub, developed by KNUST's Climate Diagnostics, Air Quality and Artificial Intelligence Lab with EPA and Clean Air Fund support, aims to address the challenge of air quality data being scattered across different institutions by providing centralised digital infrastructure for hosting and managing data from sensor networks across Ghana.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Six Senior High Schools in the Greater Accra Region are piloting the Schools for Clean Air and Waste Segregation (SCAWS) project, led by Impact Footprints Africa with support from the Clean Air Fund and Ghana Education Service, to improve waste segregation, reduce open burning and promote cleaner air. The project, launched at Achimota School on September 7, aims to develop a practical model for scaling to other schools while engaging students, teachers, and school management.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Accra residents are being urged to report open waste burning via a phone line to their local assemblies through the Stop Waste Burning campaign, which aims to tackle air pollution. The campaign, implemented by Infinity 970 with support from Breathe Cities Accra and Clean Air Fund, addresses waste burning and transport as the two major sources of air pollution in the city.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
An Africa Clean Air Network report found that parts of West Africa, particularly Senegal and Cape Verde, experienced more than 120 days in 2025 when air quality exceeded the World Health Organization's daily safety guideline for PM2.5 particles, primarily due to seasonal Saharan dust.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Schools for Clean Air and Waste Segregation (SCAWS) project has been launched in Accra to promote cleaner school environments through waste segregation and sustainable management practices. Led by Impact Footprints Africa with the Clean Air Fund and Ghana Education Service, the initiative will work with six selected schools—five public and one private—to introduce practical waste management systems.
8 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Traders at Tema Lorry Station in Korle Klottey say prolonged exposure to vehicle smoke is sickening them, with repeated requests to drivers to switch off engines while parked going unheeded. Health and environmental authorities warn that rising air pollution may be contributing to respiratory illnesses in the area.
2 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A comparison of air quality between Nima, an informal settlement, and Cantonments, a wealthier community, shows that clean air is not shared equally in Accra, with low-income residents like market traders breathing unhealthy air for extended periods daily.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A University of Cape Coast study (DIMAP) tracked 307 street vendors in Accra for 12 months, providing one group with weekly supplies of oranges, peanuts, sunflower oil, eggs and sardines. The research, led by Professor Kofi Amegah, examined whether diet could help protect workers exposed to pollutants along busy roads including Atomic Junction, Madina, Lapaz, and Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
25 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A University of Ghana public health lecturer warns that farmers' exposure to pesticide drift contributes to respiratory illnesses and air pollution in Ghana, noting that most farmers do not use protective gear when spraying chemicals. Health experts link chemical exposure to respiratory illnesses, cancer, and other long-term diseases, with air pollution causing an estimated 28,000 deaths yearly in Ghana.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Clean Air Fund's Country Lead has called for greater recognition and protection of firefighters in Ghana's air-quality and occupational health policies, saying they face significant health and safety risks from prolonged exposure to smoke and harmful pollutants but remain inadequately protected.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Firefighters in Ghana, including 15-year veteran Station Officer Abubakar Mohammed, worry about developing lung disease from smoke exposure without adequate equipment like breathing apparatus, yet occupational health concerns are rarely studied or discussed in the country.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The newly established West Africa Centre for Clean Air (WACCA), hosted by KNUST, is building regional partnerships and mobilising long-term support for air-quality management as global funding for clean-air action declines. Representatives attended the 2026 Africa Clean Air Forum in Pretoria to connect Ghana's emerging institution with continental organisations, researchers, and potential funders.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Construction delays on government-funded infrastructure projects, including the Adentan–Dodowa dual carriageway, are leaving communities exposed to dust and harmful pollutants linked to diseases such as asthma, heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Experts attribute delays to missed government payments to contractors, poor oversight and corruption.
8 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Stalled roadworks under Ghana's "Big Push" infrastructure program, delayed by missed government payments to contractors, are leaving communities covered in dust and harmful pollutants and exposing millions to increased risk of diseases linked to air pollution including asthma, heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
7 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Women across Africa are calling for air quality policies that better address their specific exposure risks, arguing that gender differences in pollution exposure have been overlooked. Experts say women often face disproportionate air pollution due to caregiving roles, cooking with polluting fuels, and occupations that expose them to harmful emissions, yet these realities are rarely reflected in clean air policy design.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Africa Clean Air Network has brought together more than 80 institutions from across Africa and beyond to coordinate work on air pollution, strengthening research and accelerating policy action across the continent, according to network leaders at the Africa Clean Air Forum in Pretoria.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The EPIC Air Quality Fund celebrated seven projects from The Gambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Pakistan, Malawi, Nigeria, and Liberia at the Africa Clean Air Forum for achieving national-level clean air impacts. The 31 funded projects, selected from 322 applications across 74 countries, are expanding air quality monitoring infrastructure and driving policy change through open data.
18 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority has been recognised at the Africa Clean Air Forum as one of seven organisations worldwide for significant progress in tackling air pollution, following the rollout of an air quality monitoring network in Tema. The recognition comes as Ghana begins implementing new air quality management regulations requiring industries to control emissions and vehicles to undergo emission testing.
18 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Air quality experts from more than 40 countries gathered in Pretoria for the Africa Clean Air Forum 2026, held under the theme "Investment Case for Clean Air and Healthy Cities," as African countries face a mounting air pollution crisis. According to the Clean Air Fund's State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025 Report, the African region received less than 1% of global air quality funding despite experiencing high levels of pollutant exposure that caused 1.2 million premature deaths across the continent in 2023.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Scientists say pollution from informal e-waste recycling at Agbogbloshie is contaminating both human breast milk and livestock milk in surrounding communities, with research from the University of Ghana and UNICEF findings showing that heavy metals and hazardous pollutants released during open burning accumulate in the environment and enter the food chain consumed by mothers, infants and residents.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
According to a UNDP report cited by the Clean Air Fund's country lead, Ghana loses almost $2 billion annually to ambient air pollution through impacts on public health and the economy. The fund warns that open waste burning during sanitation exercises could worsen the problem and undermines regulatory enforcement.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Desmond Appiah, Country Lead for the Clean Air Fund, has warned that burning waste during the nationwide clean-up exercise contradicts environmental objectives and creates new air pollution problems. He noted that the Environmental Protection Agency's recent Air Quality Regulations prohibit open burning, and that authorities should demonstrate best practices rather than engage in activities that violate national environmental standards.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A UNDP report found that outdoor air pollution cost Ghana an estimated GH¢28 billion (2.3 per cent of GDP) in economic losses in 2024 and contributed to 12,870 deaths and over 316,000 disease cases, with stroke accounting for the largest share of pollution-related deaths.
3 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority reports that particulate matter concentrations exceed the national air quality standard of 35 micrograms per cubic metre in most monitoring locations, and virtually the entire population in urban and rural areas is exposed to levels exceeding the World Health Organisation's guideline of 15 micrograms per cubic metre.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Environmental Protection Authority has reiterated that open burning of waste is illegal across Ghana and warned that offenders face fines, prosecution and possible custodial sentences under existing environmental and sanitation laws. The EPA says enforcement power rests with environmental health officers, though effective enforcement depends partly on inconsistent public reporting.
16 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Researchers at Ghana's Atomic Energy Commission warn that radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas that seeps from the ground into homes, poses a hidden health risk and can increase lung cancer risk even among non-smokers. Ghana has produced a preliminary radon map identifying areas with higher concentrations, including Weija and Kasoa.
30 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority has partnered with Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory to map PM2.5 pollution levels across the entire country from 2005 onward, addressing a long-standing data gap. Air pollution kills approximately 32,000 Ghanaians annually and costs the country an estimated 2.5 billion US dollars annually, about 4.5 per cent of GDP.
30 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Breathe Accra is expanding its air quality monitoring network across Accra with funding from Breathe Cities, providing thirteen municipal assemblies with additional monitoring equipment in phase two. The expansion addresses a long-standing lack of real-time pollution data needed by authorities to enforce air quality regulations and respond to sources like open burning and vehicle emissions.
30 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Experts warn that widespread crop-waste and slash-and-burn farming practices across Ghana are fueling public health and environmental crises. A study by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research found that burning one kilogramme of crop residue produces smoke levels over 100 times higher than WHO safety thresholds, causing illness, deaths, and climate damage.
29 May 2026 · Joy Online →