ARDO initiates collaboration between Ghana and Togo to prevent cross-border wildfires
Accelerated Rural Development Organisation (ARDO) is undertaking an initiative to curb cross-border wildfires along the Akwapim-Togo ranges. The initiative will involve building consensus among border communities, capacity building, and establishing fire volunteer clubs to safeguard the ecosystem. The Executive Director of ARDO, Pascal Benson Atiglah, explained that measures are being taken to form a network of communities along the border to focus on preventing wildfires along the Akwapim-Togo range.
Tree and animal species in the Akwapim-Togo ranges along the Ghana-Togo border face extinction due to wildfires, logging, and other human activities. Traditional authorities identified herdsmen as the main culprits behind the wildfires in the area during a consultative meeting in Leklebi Dodome involving border communities from Ghana and Togo. They urged ARDO and stakeholders to ensure that leaders of the herdsmen are included in future meetings and are compelled to agree to a no-wildfire policy.
Godfried Koku Kofie, the Guan District Chief Executive, called on the communities to work together to eradicate wildfires in the area. He said this is vital to mitigating the impacts of climate change, as his jurisdiction is "already bearing the brunt." He assured the assembly of his commitment to equipping the Fire Volunteer Squads and providing funding to enable them to perform their duties of combating wildfires and protecting vegetation. Pascal Benson Atiglah added that Fire Volunteer Squads would be established in the communities, "and provided the necessary training to combat wildfires when necessary."
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ARDO is fostering collaboration between Ghana and Togo to tackle the issue of cross-border wildfires along the Akwapim-Togo ranges. The initiative seeks to unite border communities and build local capacity - but what challenges do they face?
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