Climate change: Salaga North MP plans youth initiative to tackle deforestation

Unpredictable rainfall, rising temperatures and floods are putting farming communities in the North East Gonja District in the Savannah Region under increasing pressure. At the same time, growing demand for firewood and charcoal is driving tree felling and threatening the vegetation on which rural livelihoods depend. Trucks and tricycles transport dried wood from North East Gonja and other parts of…