SIGRA Ghana

18/09/2026

14/09/2026

𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐝𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬. In response, women are using local knowledge, new skills and practical adaptation strategies to sustain their livelihoods and build resilience.

With support from 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐑𝐀, Youth Bridge Foundation produced Root of Resilience, a documentary highlighting how women in climate-affected communities are adapting through shared farming, soil restoration, water management, savings groups, local enterprise and community leadership.

The story shows that gender-responsive climate adaptation is not only about responding to climate risks. It is also about supporting women’s leadership, strengthening livelihoods and building resilience from the ground up.
Watch the full documentary here: https://sigraghana.org/community-news/roots-of-resilience/

08/09/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧.

With support from SIGRA, Youth Bridge Foundation produced 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒊𝒅𝒆, a documentary highlighting how coastal communities are facing erosion, flooding and livelihood loss, and how women are adapting with courage, creativity and resilience.

This story reminds us that gender-responsive climate adaptation must listen to the voices of those living the reality of climate change every day.
Watch the full documentary here: https://sigraghana.org/community-news/women-of-the-rising-tide/

08/09/2026

From budget commitments to results: how can governments track whether public funds are actually making a difference?

In Ghana, gender and climate budget tagging is helping make public spending priorities more visible. But tagging is only one part of the picture. The next step is following tagged allocations through expenditure and reporting to understand who benefits and what changes.

Through the Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada-funded Strengthening Investments in Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA Ghana) project, we are supporting subnational systems that help Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies tag and report climate, gender and climate-gender allocations. Explore the knowledge brief: https://www.cowater.com/following-public-resources-from-budget-allocations-to-real-change-for-lives-in-ghana/



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Des engagements budgétaires aux résultats : comment les gouvernements peuvent-ils déterminer si les fonds publics contribuent réellement à améliorer les conditions de vie?

Au Ghana, le marquage budgétaire tenant compte du genre et du climat contribue à mieux faire ressortir les priorités en matière de dépenses publiques. Mais le marquage n’est qu’une première étape. Il faut ensuite suivre les crédits ainsi marqués, de leur allocation à leur utilisation, et examiner les rapports sur les dépenses afin de comprendre qui en bénéficie et quels résultats sont obtenus.

Dans le cadre du projet Strengthening Investments in Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA), financé par La politique étrangère du Canada – Affaires mondiales Canada, nous appuyons les systèmes infranationaux qui permettent aux assemblées métropolitaines, municipales et de district de marquer et de déclarer les crédits consacrés au climat, à l’égalité des genres et aux initiatives qui tiennent compte à la fois du genre et du climat.

Consultez la note d’information : https://www.cowater.com/fr/suivi-des-ressources-publiques-des-allocations-budgetaires-a-un-changement-concret-pour-les-vies-au-ghana/

07/09/2026

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.
𝑆𝐼𝐺𝑅𝐴 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟-𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠.

This included technical input into Ghana’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution, support to the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs to mainstream gender responsiveness into its 2027 Annual Action Plan and Budget, and support to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection on the implementation of the Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Act.

In partnership with the Office of the Head of Civil Service, SIGRA also supported capacity building for Gender Desk Officers on gender-responsive budgeting, gender analysis, sex-disaggregated data, public financial management, indicators, and monitoring and reporting of gender-responsive climate adaptation results.

The sessions helped strengthen the role of Gender Desk Officers in ensuring that gender equality priorities are reflected in institutional plans, budgets, activities and reporting systems.

19/08/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬?

SIGRA’s latest 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 examines 2026 budget tagging across five partner MMDAs and highlights lessons for stronger gender-responsive climate planning.

Read and download the brief:
https://sigraghana.org/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=18735

07/08/2026

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐭, 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭.
Through SIGRA’s first cycle of grants, five partner District Assemblies in the Northern and Volta regions have completed gender-responsive climate adaptation projects reaching 𝟔,𝟗𝟕𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. These include 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 in Mion (Sang, Jimli, and DC Kura communities) and Akatsi North (Atanve, Nyitawuta, and Metsrikasa communities); a 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 in Alakope, Amemeliokope, and Tsorgbakope in the Agbledomi area of the Anloga District; 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 at Wulensi and Nakpanyili in Nanumba South; and a 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 at Kpegu, serving women from Kpegu and neighbouring communities, including Zangbalun-Kukuo and Kprumi, in the Kumbungu District.

The projects are improving access to safe water, enabling dry-season farming for 99 farmers (65 of whom are women)and strengthening incomes across the shea value chain. To support long-term sustainability, each project is now overseen by a trained community management committee responsible for its operation and maintenance.Together, these projects show how local climate plans can deliver real benefits for communities.

Read more: https://sigraghana.org/

05/08/2026

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐈) 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲. Women, girls, persons with disabilities, youth, older persons and other marginalized groups often face different barriers in accessing services, productive resources, climate information, livelihoods and decision-making spaces.
With support from SIGRA, five partner District Assemblies - Mion, Nanumba South, Kumbungu, Anloga and Akatsi North - have developed district-owned GESI Strategies to help make inclusion part of everyday local government planning, budgeting, implementation and monitoring.

These strategies give districts a practical roadmap to identify who is most at risk, strengthen inclusive participation, allocate resources more fairly, and ensure climate adaptation investments respond to the needs of all people.

A GESI Strategy is more than a document. It is a tool for better planning, fairer budgets and climate action that leaves no one behind.
Access the district GESI Strategies here:
https://sigraghana.org/resources/

28/07/2026

Across Africa, women and girls are leading climate action and strengthening their communities.
On the International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent, we celebrate their leadership, knowledge and lasting contributions.

At Cowater, we are committed to delivering sustainable change that is not only inclusive but also led from within communities. In Ghana, traditional women leaders are advancing climate adaptation through capacity enhancement initiatives under the Strengthening Investments in Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA) project, funded by Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada.

From restoring community water access and protecting dams to promoting climate-smart agriculture and tree planting, Queen Mothers and women leaders are turning training in agroecology and climate planning into practical actions that strengthen local resilience.

Their leadership reflects a broader global reality: women play a critical role in agri-food systems, food security and climate resilience.

Read the full story: https://www.cowater.com/traditional-women-leaders-driving-climate-action-in-ghana/



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Partout en Afrique, les femmes et les filles sont à l'avant-garde de l'action climatique et contribuent à renforcer la résilience de leurs communautés.

À l'occasion de la Journée internationale des femmes et des filles d'ascendance africaine, nous célébrons leur leadership, leur savoir et leurs contributions durables.

Chez Cowater, nous nous engageons à favoriser un changement durable qui soit non seulement inclusif, mais aussi porté par les communautés elles-mêmes. Au Ghana, des dirigeantes traditionnelles font progresser l'adaptation aux changements climatiques grâce à des activités de renforcement des capacités menées dans le cadre du projet Strengthening Investments in Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA), financé par La politique étrangère du Canada – Affaires mondiales Canada.

Qu'il s'agisse de rétablir l'accès à l'eau dans les communautés, de protéger les barrages ou de promouvoir l'agriculture intelligente face au climat et la plantation d'arbres, les Reines Mères et d'autres femmes dirigeantes mettent en pratique les connaissances acquises en agroécologie et en planification de l'adaptation climatique afin de renforcer la résilience locale.

Leur leadership reflète une réalité mondiale plus vaste : les femmes jouent un rôle essentiel dans les systèmes agroalimentaires, la sécurité alimentaire et la résilience climatique.

Lisez l'article complet : https://www.cowater.com/fr/des-dirigeantes-traditionnelles-mobilisees-pour-laction-climatique-au-ghana/