Responding to the Environmental Crisis in Ghana: The Role of Humanist Ethics
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In the past, traditional Ghanaians were able to manage their environment effectively. Presently, there are many environmental problems facing Ghana, rendering Ghana as the seventh dirtiest nation and second in open defecation in the world. This paper argues that since Ghanaians, similar to their fellow Africans, are notoriously religious, there is the need for a philosophical school of thought that can balance the extreme religiosity that seems to be ineffective in environmental management in Ghana. Hence, the need to integrate Humanist ethics and what it can do together with the efforts of Ghanaian Christians, Muslims, Traditionalists and other stakeholders to respond effectively to the environmental crisis in Ghana.
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