Ghana

Responses

Adaptation Mitigation

Sectors

Economy-wide Energy Environment Industry Social development Transport Waste

Instruments

Direct Investment

Nature based solutions and ecosystem restoration

Governance

Institutional mandates Processes, plans and strategies

Information

Education, training and knowledge dissemination

Keywords

Adaptation Institutions / Administrative Arrangements Research And Development Energy Supply Redd+ And Lulucf Transport

National Climate Change Policy (NCCP)

Executive

Policy

Adaptation Framework

Mitigation Framework

DRM/DRR Framework

Passed in 2013

The National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) outlines the vision and objectives with respect to effective adaptation, social development and mitigation. Its aim is 'to ensure a climate-resilient and climate-compatible economy while achieving sustainable development and equitable low-carbon economic growth for Ghana'. It acknowledges that economic modernisation will increase emissions but argues that the new development path will reduce emissions against the BAU baseline through energy waste reduction, better infrastructure and improved public transport.

The NCCP's emphasis is on climate resilient development pathway as well as on low carbon growth. It proposes to integrate traditional knowledge with the current and emerging knowledge to tackle climate change. It proposes the establishment of a dedicated climate change research centre.

It outlines five priority areas to improve food security, to increase infrastructure and communities' resilience, to improve environmental management practices and ecosystems for greater biodiversity, to improve economic growth. Five unique focus areas are:

Agriculture and food security
Disaster preparedness and response
Natural resource management
Equitable social development
Energy, industrial and infrastructural development

The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation is the main monitoring the implementation agency. It proposes to establish a secretariat of appropriate technical and professional competence. Further, The National Environmental and Natural Resources Council, chaired by the Vice President, will also have an oversight.

Documents

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Climate targets in this law

1 target

10% energy from renewables by 2020

Energy | Base year target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: 2020