COLUMNIST: PHILLIP KYEREMANTENG

Re-Engineering Accra: Why the Flooding Keeps Coming Back, and What Would Actually Stop It

Jun 30, 2026 | Feature Article

AN OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA Your Excellency, I have watched the same flood footage f ...

When the Environment Reflects the Human Mind: Why Accra’s Flooding Crisis Requir...

May 23, 2026 | Feature Article

Accra rsquo;s annual flooding crisis is often discussed as an engineering problem, a sanitation problem, or a governance ...

Ghana’s Entry into the Lithium Value Chain: A Strategic Pathway to Electric Mobi...

Mar 23, 2026 | Feature Article

Ghana rsquo;s entry into the lithium value chain represents a defining moment in the country rsquo;s economic and energy ...

Critical Evaluation of Proposed Nano-Liquid Technology for Restoration of the Bi...

Feb 26, 2026 | Feature Article

Executive Summary The proposal to restore the Birim River using nano-liquid technology at an estimated cost of $35 mill ...

The Sacred Power of Water: A Wake-Up Call for Ghana

Oct 13, 2025 | Feature Article

Sometimes it is painful to see how Ghanaians have come to treat our rivers and water bodies with such disregard. Across ...

Copper Nanoparticles Will Not Save Ghana’s Rivers — A Call for Science-Based Env...

Oct 11, 2025 | Feature Article

On October 4th, 2025, Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse announced on Newsfile that the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency ...

Lead and Heavy Metals Contamination of Food Crops from Illegal Mining

Jul 2, 2025 | Feature Article

1. Introduction Illegal mining, especially artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), has proliferated across ...

Demolishing Structures on Waterways in Accra: Impacts on Flood Risk and Local Co...

May 29, 2025 | Feature Article

Accra, the capital of Ghana, continues to face severe and recurring flooding, largely attributed to unregulated urban ex ...

Accra Is Drowning—And Has Been for 64 Years. Who’s Accountable?

May 22, 2025 | Feature Article

In April 1960, Daily Graphic ran a grim headline: ldquo;WHEN THE RAINS CAME TO ACCRA. rdquo; The images s ...

Perennial Flooding in Accra: A Threat to Socio-Economic Stability

May 21, 2025 | Feature Article

Perennial flooding continues to pose a grave risk to the socio-economic development of the city of Accra. With each rain ...

What is net zero and how can we get there?

Aug 23, 2023 | Feature Article

Net zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced and the amount removed from the ...

Net Zero is Not Possible Without Africa’s Transition Minerals

Apr 15, 2023 | Feature Article

What is net zero? Put simply, net zero means cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible, with a ...

Energy crisis has resurrected global interest in Nuclear Energy

Sep 4, 2022 | Feature Article

Public opinion has been unreceptive towards nuclear power since the 2011 Fukushima incident, but the mood has shifte ...

Ghana Government must improve the drainage system in Accra

May 27, 2022 | Feature Article

Perennial flooding in the city has become a festival celebrated by the people of Accra who live in Flood Prone Areas ...

Reasons Achimota City Dwellers Should Care About the Forest

May 20, 2022 | Feature Article

The 495 ha Achimota Forest Reserve, created in 1930 for research, recreational and environmental conservation purpos ...

Nuclear Power in Africa Energy Mix

Mar 9, 2022 | Feature Article

Energy is the backbone for developed and developing nations. And what are the sources of energy? There are hydro, th ...

The green economy – a new growth market

Oct 1, 2021 | Feature Article

A green economy is defined as, resource efficient, low carbon and socially inclusive. In a green economy, growth in ...

Phillip Kyeremanteng

Environmental Management Leader with extensive experience in overseeing the environment performance in the private and public sector organisations. Subject Matter Expert in ISO 9001 Quality Assurance and ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems, Contaminated Lands Risk Assessment, Solid and Nuclea. More

An Environmental scientist with experience in environmental assurance and protection, solid waste and resource management, water quality monitoring and ISO 14001 & ISO 9001 implementation and environmental social impact assessment.
Have broad and in-depth knowledge of international environmental legislations compliance for the natural and built environmental sector.

Subject Matter Expert in:
 Marine Licence application and management
 Surface water, effluent discharge and landfill leachate management
 Planning applications
 Water quality monitoring
 Flood risk management
 Environment technologies
 Environment and Social Impact Assessment
 Dredging and Contaminated lands risk management
 Pollution Incidence response
 Solid and Hazardous waste management
 Environmental permitting regulation