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A non-governmental organisation in water and sanitation, WaterAid, has asked government to allocate more resources to climate change communication in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.

This was said at a capacity building workshop.

The workshop held in Accra was attended by government actors, policy makers, environmentalists and journalists.

It was aimed at incorporating knowledge on water, sanitation and hygiene issues (WASH), which are key public health issues and how well these could be tackled by government, institutions and individuals as the challenges of Covid-19 rage on.

The speakers underscored effective communication skills at the local level to bring behavioural changes that would prevent the spread of the disease.

A Research Fellow at the Legon Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, Dr Robert Manteaw, said the environment is becoming more vulnerable to the effects of climate change in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and advised that lessons be picked by the uncertainties created by the disease on society.

On the seriousness of the effects of climate change, Dr Manteaw asked communicators to excite their audiences about the subject of climate change and advised investors to take advantage of business opportunities emerging out of the issue and tap into its economic benefits.

The Deputy Director, Climate Change, of the Environmental Protection Agency, Dr Antwi-Bosiako Amoah, said climate change issues have been incorporated in the curriculum of basic schools and junior high schools to help them have better understanding of the issue.

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