ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a critical survey of what some churches in Ghana are doing or have done to help address the climate change phenomenon and what more is left to be done to fully harness the unique influence and prestigious advantage churches in Ghana have within the general population. The findings of the survey show that except for the Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church, there is a minimal record of the role churches in Ghana play towards climate change mitigation and prevention. The EP church has engaged in education and knowledge transfer of climate change resistance and adaptation strategies to local farmers, rural communities, and students in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 that calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, especially among the poor. SDG 13, among others, essentially seeks to intensify resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related threats and natural disasters in all countries, improve education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning. It also aims to foster mechanisms for raising capacity for efficient climate change-related planning and management in the least developed countries, including focusing on women, youth, and local and marginalized communities.
