Joseph Blankson Nyarko, Brong Ahafo Regional Co-ordinator for the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in Ghana has called for a sustained educational drive to get women to contribute effectively to the risk of climate change. He stressed the importance of women's participation in risk management and disaster risk reduction in their communities.
Mr Nyarko was speaking at a workshop in Sunyani on the theme of "Promoting Gender Responsive Culture in Climate Change, Risk Management and Disaster Risk Reduction," organised by ABANTU for Development, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), in collaboration with NADMO and the 6th March Women's Foundation, another NGO.
The 25 participants included representatives of women's groups, security agencies, civil society groups and the media.