Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a material and energy balance tool applied to a product’s system in combination with an assessment of the environmental impacts related to the inputs and outputs to and from the product’s system. The participation of Ghana and Africa at large in LCA research has been determined to be low though it is an invaluable tool required to achieve some of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Several factors have contributed to this narrative and concrete measures must be taken to change it. In response to changing the status of LCA research in Africa, this capacity building workshop on LCA has been put together with support of the CNRS African Residential Research School Programme which is aimed at facilitating knowledge transfer and building strong research cooperation with partner institutions in Africa. The overall aim of this workshop to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to conduct comprehensive environmental assessments using LCA methodology