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Scientists and other scientists will face a "Science March" on Saturday to advance science and technology investments to accelerate national development.
The 30-minute walk to Tamale will require the government to invest at least 5 percent of GDP in science and technology, up from the current 0.5 percent.
The organizers of the march, Alliance for Science Ghana, in a statement signed by an executive member of the organization, Reuben Quainoo, said: and well-meaning Ghanaians will converge for the event. "
The march in Ghana is part of a global event that will take place in around 600 cities around the world. Scientists will come out on the streets to proclaim their love for science.
It is the second walk of this type in Ghana. Last year, at the first event, various dignitaries, including Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, former chair of the Parliament's Environment, Science and Technology Committee, participated.
Below is a statement from the group announcing Saturday March
PRESS STATEMENT ON THE GHANA MARKET FOR SCIENCE 2019
On Saturday, May 4, 2019, well-meaning scientists and personalities from around the world embark on a global march of science to celebrate our pbadion for science and draw attention to the need for scientific evidence in policy formulation. The march is an annual event that is held in more than 600 cities around the world, including Kampala and Washington DC.
About March
In Ghana, scientists and scientists from Tamale and the surrounding area will converge on the old Tamale Market Square at 7:00 am for a 30-minute walk in the service of science. Scientists from the University of Development Studies, the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute and other science-based institutions, as well as well-meaning students, farmers and Ghanaians, will converge towards this event. The GHANA MARKET FOR SCIENCE 2019 is under the theme; "Science – Our past, our present and our future." The theme underscores the importance of science in national development.
This year, our main goal is to enable scientists to help Ghana achieve Sustainable Development Goals Nos. 1, 2 and 3. These three goals are aimed at eradicating poverty in all its forms, improving nutrition and reducing poverty. food security, as well as urgent measures to combat climate change and its impact.
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In summary, the goal of the walk is to draw attention to how science can be used to solve the problem of poverty and environmental destruction in many ways. regions of Ghana.
Our country has made substantial progress in the fight against food insecurity and poverty. But research shows that nearly 10% of Ghanaians still live in extreme poverty and that in northern Ghana, up to 30% of children under five suffer from stunted growth or chronic malnutrition.
As scientists, we believe that if these problems can be addressed effectively, science has a crucial role to play. Specifically, we call on the government to increase investments in science and technology by at least 5 percent of GDP, compared with the current 0.5 percent. The African Union recommends a goal of 1% and the United Nations, 3.5%, but we think that it is not ambitious enough. At least 5% is the way to accelerate national development.
We are also asking the government to do more to stop the destruction of the environment. We are particularly concerned that, despite the ban on illegal harvesting of rosewood species since 2014, this practice has continued in the savanna enclave. We will be happy if the government sets up a working group similar to the illegal mining or "Galamsey" working group to protect the forests and, in particular, to put an end to the continued illegal logging. of rose.
To all residents of Tamale and surrounding areas, please join us for this important walk.
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Reuben Quainoo
(Executive Member, Alliance for Science Ghana)
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