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== Natural resources and their impact on development ==

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;  color: black">In recent times, the issue of natural resources and environment management has increased owing to their inter-relatedness and cross-cutting nature as well as their inevitable impact on development agenda. They include [[:Portal:Climate_Change|Climate Change]]; Biological Diversity (Biodiversity); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ([[WASH|WASH]]); Forestry; Fisheries; Oil and Gas; Food Security; Land Degradation; [[:Category:Renewable_Energy|Renewable Energy]]; International Waters and Wildlife.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;  color: rgb(29, 34, 40)">Increasingly, development partners are acknowledging the need for&nbsp;'''extensive consultation'''&nbsp;involving&nbsp;local communities, indigenous peoples, civil society organizations, private sector, women, men, youth&nbsp;in addressing [[Impacts_Environmental|environmental challenges]].<ref>Chibeze, The Environmentalist. Available at: http://chibeze.blogspot.com/. (Accessed: 18th July 2019)</ref></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span>

== <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;  color: rgb(29, 34, 40)"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span>Inclusion of Youth is inedequate ==

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;  color: rgb(29, 34, 40)">Yet in the planning, implementation and evaluation of environmental action interventions, the inclusion of young people as relevant actors has been poorly executed in [[Ghana_Energy_Situation|Ghana]].&nbsp; Even where issues of social inclusion are specifically discussed, little attention is paid towards empowering young people to participate in environmental governance.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span>

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== Paper on the exclusion of Youth in Ghana ==

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;  color: rgb(29, 34, 40)">The [[ACCESS_CSO_-_Stratgic_Youth_Network_for_Development_(SYND)|Strategic Youth Network for Development]] (SYND) has published a paper which identifies the gaps, opportunities and provides some recommendations to help address the challenges of Youth participation in the governance of Ghana's Natural Resources and Environmental (NRE) sector. </span>

*<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;  color: rgb(29, 34, 40)">A copy of the publication can be downloaded [http://chibeze.blogspot.com/?m=0 HERE]</span>

= References =

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*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iKOSdfQZ3xN2rtQpDjP4CnBDSt2Xh1gp/view Youth Inclusion in the Governance of Ghana’s Natural Resources & Environmental (NRE) Sector]

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