Project to combat land degradation, boost climate resilience launched in Northern Region

By Samuel SAM

World Vision Ghana (WVG) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS), in partnership with World Agroforestry (ICRAF), have launched the second phase of the Regreening Africa project in Kukpalgu, Mion District, in the Northern Region.

Funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by a consortium led by CIFOR-ICRAF—together with World Vision, CRS, CARE, Sahel Eco and Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (AVSF)—the Regreening Africa Phase II (RA II) project seeks to scale up efforts to restore degraded landscapes, enhance climate resilience and improve livelihoods for smallholder farmers across six districts in the Upper East and Northern Regions.

Regreening Africa operates across seven African countries, focusing on reducing land degradation, restoring ecosystems, improving food and nutrition security, and strengthening community resilience. Phase II will support smallholder farmers and pastoral households to adopt profitable regreening practices by strengthening policy frameworks, improving local governance, empowering women and youth, and boosting investment in restoration.

The project will also promote evidence-based decision-making, expand opportunities in green and tree-based enterprises, and encourage greater use of research by governments, civil society and the private sector. It aims to increase the adoption of regreening practices among at least 200,000 additional households, improve soil health, raise incomes and expand green jobs for women and youth.

Phase II builds on the success of Phase I (2017–2023), which restored nearly one million hectares of land and supported more than 600,000 households across eight countries. The initiative has been recognised as a UN World Restoration Flagship for its large-scale impact.

EU Ambassador to Ghana, Rune Skinnebach, said continued land degradation threatens agriculture and food security, adding that the EU remains committed to supporting the initiative.

Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John, noted that government views regreening as a strategic pathway to climate resilience, food security and economic transformation.

World Vision Ghana’s National Director, Dr. Tinah Mukunda, said Phase I restored over 5,117 hectares and reached 5,452 households. CRS’s Head of Programming, Francis Gumah, highlighted strong partnerships—citing the Northern Restoration Initiative—as key to the project’s success.

 

 

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