ECOWAS: Climate Change Putting Pressure on Livelihoods, Regional Stability, Experts Warned

ECOWAS: Climate change putting pressure on livelihoods, regional stability, experts warned

As the Second Extraordinary Session of ECOWAS Parliament opened Monday in Accra, Ghana, experts have expressed concern over climate risks, warning that it is asserting growing pressure on livelihoods,

Ghanaian Lawmakers Advocates Faster Climate Warnings Across ECOWAS

By Lizzy Chirkpi A Ghanaian Member of Parliament, Dominic Napare, has called on ECOWAS member states to strengthen climate early-warning systems and ensure that critical weather information reaches governments and…

ECOWAS lawmakers urged to step up climate action

The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Mrs Hadja Memounatou Ibrahima, has called for renewed commitment by lawmakers to tackling the growing impact of climate change on the sub-region. She said the increasing incidence of flooding, heat waves and rising sea levels required collective action from lawmakers and other stakeholders, …

ECOWAS Parliament seeks urgent action on climate displacement

KEY POINTS • ECOWAS Parliament has called for urgent measures to address climate change and environmental degradation in West Africa.• Speaker Mémounatou Ibrahima linked climate disruption to livelihood losses, displacement and insecurity across the region.• Lawmakers and experts are examining regional responses to the interconnected challenges. MAIN STORY The ECOWAS Parliament has called for urgent […] Continue reading %%POSTNAME%% at %%BLOGNAM…

ECOWAS Parliament Advocates Urgent Action To Tackle Regional Climate Crisis

ECOWAS Parliament advocates urgent action to tackle regional climate crisis By Mark Longyen Accra, Ghana, (NAN) The ECOWAS Parliament has called for urgent action to stem the tide of climate change and its ravaging effects across the West African sub-region. Speaker Mémounatou Ibrahima made the appeal at the Parliament’s 2026 Second Extraordinary Session Seminar on Monday in Accra, Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria

ECOWAS parliament sounds alarm on West Africa’s climate reality

The ECOWAS Parliament has called for urgent action to stem the tide of climate change and its ravaging effects across the West African...