University of Ghana Team earns global recognition at Sustainability Challenge Finals in Munich
Date: 2026-05-04
By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
The
University of Ghana has secured international recognition following an
outstanding performance at the Global Sustainability Challenge Finals 2026 held
in Munich.
Representing
Ghana and the African continent, the ClimateHarvest team, comprising Theresah
Konadu Bonsu, Roland Apambilla, and Claire G. Contri of the Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology, advanced to the global finals after
progressing through multiple competitive stages.
The
competition featured more than 3,000 participants and 845 teams from 91
countries. ClimateHarvest emerged among the top 40 teams worldwide and ranked
among the top three teams representing Africa, while also standing as the only
team from a Ghanaian university to reach the finals.
The
team’s innovation focuses on a climate-resilient agricultural solution designed
to address challenges faced by smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana. The
system integrates solar-powered irrigation, smart sensing technologies, and
SMS-based advisory services to improve agricultural productivity and climate
adaptation.
Theresah
Bonsu, who was the Best Graduating Student in Agricultural Engineering for the
2024/2025 academic year and recipient of the Joseph Cobinah Younge Prize for
Excellence in Agricultural Engineering, played a key role in the team’s
development of the solution.
The
achievement underscores the growing capacity of Ghanaian institutions to
contribute to global innovation efforts in sustainability, food security, and
climate resilience. It also highlights the commitment of the School of
Engineering Sciences at the University of Ghana to developing talent capable of
addressing complex real-world challenges through technology-driven solutions.
