PRESENTATION ON GREEN ECONOMY OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES BY PETER J.DERY DEPUTY DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT,SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION GHANA.

PRESENTATION ON GREEN ECONOMY OPPORTUNITIES AND

CHALLENGESBY

PETER J.DERY

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT,SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

GHANA

Why Green Economy

Increases human well-being and social equity while significantly reducing Ghana’s environmental risks and ecological scarcities

Delivers inclusive growth while sustaining Ghana’s natural capital to provide food, water, climate, soil and resource security.

Delivers on Ghana’s development priorities for the benefit of society, particularly its most impoverished segments

Why the need to mainstream Green Economy

Ghana’s current development with respect to the following;

The sustainability of our Green led sector such as

Forestry (over logging), Energy (conventional vs. renewable energy), Agriculture ( land degradation) and Fisheries.

Focus on economic measurement in GDP calculation vs. its social and environment cost/benefits.

Ghana is a climate sensitive economy-a large part of the population is heavily dependent on climate.

National documents that support the mainstreaming of Green Economy and its reflection in implementation.State Programme/Strategy/Action Plan Implementation

Period (years)Main Implementation Agency

Ghana’s Constitution supports Green EconomyDevelopment Documents

Medium-term national development policy framework: Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDAII) (2014)

2010-2013 National Development Planning Commission (NDPC)

National Employment Policy (2012)  2012-2016

Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare

National Health policy 2007 Ministry of health

Health Sector Gender Policy 2009 Ministry of Health

Health Sector Gender Policy 2009 Ministry of Health

National Gender and Children Policy (2004)

Under review Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs

National Disaster Management Organisation act

1996 National Disaster Management Organization

Energy

National Energy Policy of Ghana 2010 Ministry of Energy

Renewable Energy Act 2011 Ministry of Energy

Feed in Tariff scheme Ministry of Energy

Agriculture

Medium Term Agricultural Sector Investment Plan (METASIP)

2011-2015 Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Tree crops policy  2012

Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Environment

National Environmental Policy 2013 Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology

National Climate Change Policy 2013 Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology

National Forest and Wildlife policy

2012 Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology

National Land Policy  1999

Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology

National Water Policy  2007

Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

 2002

Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology

PROJECTS

Ghana’s Second National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

 2011

Environmental Protection Agency

UNEP Green Economy Scoping Study

2013 Ministry of Environment, Science , Technology And Innovation

Fourth National Report to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity

 2009

Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation

National Action Program to Combat Drought and Desertification

 2002

Environmental Protection Agency

National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2010)

 2009-2011

National Disaster Management Organisation

What is Green Economy mainstreaming.

Green Economy mainstreaming is simply making Green Economy a “normal” thing in the national development planning processes (policy, plan, programme and project implementation)

It is taken as the consideration and incorporation of Green

Economy as a vital component in the whole processes of decision-making.

A comprehensive integration and inter-weaving of Green Economy into programme and project implementation.

Dealing with the trade-offs in the complete planning processes-formulation, planning and budgeting, implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation

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Figure: 2 mainstreaming Green Economy

PERFORMANCE REVIEWReview projects including the application of GE principles & tools and its results

Create awareness on GE Principles in MMAs

Project initiation and formulation Incorporate GE issues based on local context

MAINSTREAMING GREEN ECONOMY IN DISTRICT PROCESS .

Planning ProcessSpecific goals, objectives, activities for GE issues identified in the implementation plan

Budget ProcessIncorporate GE issues into project budget

Implementation ProcessPreparation of an Annual Action Plan with GE issues captured with budget allocation

Monitoring and EvaluationM&E plan should capture GE issue as well as monitor GE and its impact on project performance

Knowledge DevelopmentData analysis, reporting and information dissemination should capture impact of GE on Project as well

Closing & RedesignKey lessons learned on projects including GE should be well documented and incorporated into the redesign of similar or new projects

KEY CHALLENGES GEA Assessment Access to relevant data a major

challenge Non-existent modeling software in

Ghanao Local institute partnered MI

Training: Delay and time-frame

SOME FACTORS TO CONSIDER

IN GE INSTITUTIONALISATION

1. There is need for consistent and high quality support for the development and operationalization of GE processes in the Sectors/MMDAs;

2. To build the knowledge and capacities of Sectors/MMDAs official, civil society organisations (CSOs), community based organisations (CBOs) and communities in GE/Local processes to equip them to engage MMAs and their sub-districts structures on these issues;

3. To strengthen CSOs/CBOs/NGOs, Members of Parliament and Traditional and Community Leaders to effectively engage with the MMDAs and sub-district structures on GE issues

THANK YOU FOR YOURPARTICIPATION.