Who we are

 A non-profit making organization

We are a non-profit making organization that is determined to help society, especially the vulnerable, deal with the impacts of climate change and its deleterious effects on their lives. We do this through research, communication, education, programs and projects intervention, community mobilization and general empowerment.

 Our History

 Impacts of climate change

The idea to establish an organization to help fight the impacts of climate change in Africa and empower people to build resilience against the phenomenon was conceived by the Executive Director of ACCI, Mr. Marcelinus Dery, when he was pursuing his doctorate degree in Climate Change and Education in the University of The Gambia. Having been exposed to the vagaries of climate change and the extent of vulnerability of Africa to the impacts of the phenomenon, Mr. Dery decided to put to practice what he was being taught by establishing an organization that would serve as a vehicle to help him bring relieve to Africans, many of whom lack the needed resilience to combat the phenomenon on their own. Hence after returning to his home country Ghana to gather data for his doctoral dissertation in August 2022, he duly registered African Climate Change Initiative with the Registrar General Department of Ghana and the initiative is focused on climate education, communication, empowerment and interventions across Africa with the headquarters in Ghana.

 Mission

 Help Africa build resilience

To help vulnerable communities in Africa build resilience against climate change impacts through individual and community empowerment especially by the use of awareness raising, nature conservation, advocacy, natural resource management, research, green housing and green economy.

 Vision

 Fight climate change

To be the leading African organization in the fight against climate change and its deleterious effects and impacts on society and humanity in the continent.

 Awareness raising

Awareness raising forms the major component of all activities of ACCI. It involves educating the general public informally on issues of climate change and the environment through various communication settings such as interpersonal, group, public and mass communication as well liaising with educational institutions for lessons on climate and environmental literacy to be inculcated into their curriculum.

 Nature conservation

ACCI also takes action in nature conservation by helping vulnerable communities to develop livelihoods that keep them from over relying on the natural environment for sustenance. The communities are also empowered to protect and conserve certain fauna and flora species as a way of conserving nature while promoting biodiversity.

 Advocacy

ACCI also engages in advocacy in order to influence policies and decisions that affect the vulnerable.

 Natural resource management

The mandate of ACCI also covers the responsible and sustainable exploitation and usage of natural resources. This includes the exploitation of natural resources in a manner that ensures environmental and resources sustainability.

 Research

Research forms the bedrock of all activities at ACCI. Issues that need attention are properly investigated to establish the gaps before actions are applied.

 Green Housing

Green housing involves the construction of houses with very little or no usage of renewal natural resources such as wood or grasses. ACCI believes that the promotion of such a technique of housing will help save the depletion of vegetative matter in the environment and promote carbon sequestration and transpiration which will ultimately improve precipitation.

 Green economy

The ACCI’s concept of green economy is derived from the one defined by the United Nation’s Environment Program (UNEP (2011a). UNEP defines green economy as one that results in an improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. Building on this definition, the concept will be expended to include the definition provided by FAO which says “greening the economy with agriculture refers to increasing food security (availability, access, stability and utilization) while using fewer natural resources, through improved efficiencies throughout the food value chain. This can be achieved by applying an ecosystem approach to agriculture, forestry and fisheries management in a way that addresses the multiplicity of societal needs and desires, without jeopardizing options for future generations to benefit from all goods and services provided by terrestrial and marine ecosystems.”