MEST Visibility Webinar Series

Overview

The MEST Visibility Webinar Series is an institutional knowledge-sharing platform organised by the Ministry in collaboration with its agencies and relevant stakeholders.

The Series provides a platform for showcasing research, scientific innovations, environmental interventions, policies, programmes and institutional initiatives contributing to Ghana’s national development.

Objectives

The Webinar Series seeks to:

• increase awareness of research and innovation within the MEST sector;
• communicate practical applications of science and technology;
• showcase environmental programmes and interventions;
• strengthen knowledge exchange among stakeholders;
• promote collaboration between the Ministry, its agencies, researchers and other institutions; and
• demonstrate the contribution of science, technology and environmental management to national development.

Areas of Engagement

Topics presented through the Series have covered areas such as:

• artificial intelligence and big-data analytics;
• sustainable development;
• carbon finance;
• flooding and environmental resilience;
• agricultural research;
• hazardous-waste management; and
• circular-economy approaches.

Knowledge Sharing

The Webinar Series helps translate research, science, technology and environmental management into information that can be shared with policymakers, institutions, researchers and the wider public.

Expected Contribution

The Initiative supports greater visibility for the Ministry’s sector activities while strengthening public understanding of how science, technology, research and environmental interventions contribute to improved livelihoods and sustainable development.