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The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), in collaboration with the Shai–Osudoku District Assembly in the Greater Accra Region, is set to plant a total of 650 economic tree seedlings to commemorate 65 years of the Ford Foundation’s presence in West Africa. The event, scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, will be held under the theme: “From […]

Executive Director of the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC),Mr  Sam Danse has raised concerns over the growing link between resource extraction and climate change in West Africa, cautioning that the two forces are reinforcing each other and deepening social and economic inequalities across the region. According to Mr Danse, the growing global demand for critical […]

The Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah, has called for equitable and sustainable management of Africa’s natural resources to promote shared prosperity and social justice. Speaking at the Equity in Extraction Conference 2025 in Accra on Tuesday, organised by the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) in collaboration with the […]

The discovery of critical minerals in the country must be managed well to address the old patterns of exploitation to accelerate the development of the economy, the Director General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Audrey Smock Amoah, has said. To this end, she has called for intensive research to develop critical minerals […]

The Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah, has called for a new era of fairness, transparency, and sustainability in the governance of West Africa’s natural resources. Delivering the keynote address at the opening of the High-Level West Africa Conference on Equity in Extraction, held in Accra from 14th to […]

The Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Audrey Smock Amoah, has urged African governments to ensure that the continent’s natural resources become a source of shared prosperity rather than a driver of inequality and environmental destruction. Speaking at the High-Level West Africa Conference on Equity in Extraction, organised by the Integrated Social Development […]

The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) and its partners will today kick start a three-day high-level West Africa Conference in Accra, focusing on promoting equity in the governance of natural resources across the West African sub- region. Running from today,Tuesday, October 14 to Thursday, October 16, the conference is being held under the theme: ‘Equity […]

From October 14–16, 2025, policymakers, civil society leaders, researchers, and industry stakeholders are expected to converge at the Alisa Hotel in Accra for the Equity in Extraction Conference 2025. Organised by the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) in partnership with International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs) and the National Development Planning Commission, with support from the Ford Foundation, […]