German Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Frederik Landshoeft, has called for stronger cooperation between Ghana and border countries in addressing the interconnected challenges of climate change, migration, development and security, particularly in vulnerable communities in Northern Ghana.
Speaking at the Climate Talks in Bolgatanga on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 , Ambassador Landshoeft said the effects of climate change were closely related to the everyday realities of people and communities, requiring collective responses that address the challenges rather than in isolation.
The event under the theme: “Building climate-security resilience in Ghana” is organised by Media General in collaboration with the German Embassy. It took place at the Akayet Hotel in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region.
Ambassador Landshoeft stressed the importance of cross-border cooperation, noting that Ghana and its neighbouring countries face many shared challenges that require regional solutions.
“Climate change, migration, development and security meet in the everyday lives of people and communities. Our responses need to connect them as well. That requires cooperation across borders,” he stated.
According to him, frameworks such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) provide important platforms for countries to work together in addressing climate-related migration, development and security concerns.
“Ghana and its neighbours share many of these challenges, and regional frameworks such as ECOWAS give us important spaces to address them together,” he remarked.
Ambassador Landshoeft also acknowledged Germany’s responsibility in the global climate crisis, saying the country’s historical and current contribution to global warming is significantly greater than that of communities in northern Ghana which are already experiencing its effects.
“Germany enters this conversation conscious of our own responsibility. Our contribution to global warming, historically and today, is far greater than that of the communities here in northern Ghana who are already living with its consequences.”
He said that responsibility must translate into concrete action, investment in climate resilience and adaptation, as well as genuine partnerships with affected communities.
For the German Ambassador, effective climate action must begin with listening to the people directly experiencing the effects of climate change.
“For these Climate Talks, it also begins with something very simple: Listening to people who live these realities, listening to people who have spent years studying them, listening to those who work every day to find solutions,” he added.
