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He noted that air pollution was a silent killer without borders, killing an estimated nine million people each year worldwide, adding that in Accra, 2,000 air pollution deaths were recorded each year. .
"The burden of disease indicates an upward trend in reported cases of lung disease, stroke, asthma, cancer and many others across our city, as it is the cases in other cities of the developing world, "he said in a statement issued on the occasion of World Environment Day. celebration in Accra.
The day was celebrated on the theme: "Beat the air pollution"
World Environment Day is an annual event organized by the United Nations to promote awareness and action for the protection of the environment.
Mr Sowah noted that, as part of efforts to address the challenges of air pollution in the city, the Assembly had distributed tree seedlings to the basic schools of the metropolis, established a program of separation of waste in the basic schools to promote the recycling, distributed bins in high school. Schools (SHS) and communities such as Jamestown and Mamprobi to discourage burning waste.
He added that the Assembly also sought to promote energy efficiency in public buildings and high schools and had installed a five kilowatt solar power plant for the SHS Accra Girls.
"I have signed the city on the initiative # Cities4Forests and in the coming weeks, the city will embark on a tree-planting exercise in the city's core schools.
He added that he had also pledged the city to reduce by 50% the garbage dumped by 2025, hence the partnership with the private sector to build more factories. recycling in the city, in addition to the new recovery, recycling and composting plant built along the morgue road.
Samira Bawumia, Ambbadador of the Clean Cooking Alliance, said the local theme "Clean Air, Our Lifeline and Shared Responsibility" summarized Ghana's position on air pollution.
She said: "The use of clean, safe and efficient stoves can reduce exposure to harmful fumes and provide many environmental and climate benefits, adding that access to clean cooking solutions improves health. , reduce poverty, protect the environment, improve livelihoods and improve gender equity and empower women at once. "
The Deputy Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) and Asokwa MP in the Ashanti region, Ms. Patricia Appiagyei, stressed that the government was working hard to create sustainable business models for environmental and waste management, adopting the concept of a circular economy.
She said her ministry was working with the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure the effective enforcement of environmental laws and guidelines, such as vehicle emission standards, and to prohibit vehicles that do not comply with emission and efficiency standards.
She encouraged everyone to take concrete action to make the planet greener and cleaner in order to eradicate poverty.
"Plant a tree, clean your local gutter, avoid emissions, do not burn in the open air and hold companies accountable for their environmental practices," she said.
The day was also marked by the planting of trees in the streets of the enclave of the ministries in Accra.
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