Climate change response strategy nccrs that was launched in 2010. Ghana national climate change action plan 20152020 published on march 31, 2016 march 31, 2016 47 likes 6 comments. Generate genderspecific information including sex disaggregated data, gender impacts of climate change develop effective gender and climate change goals and gender. Ghana climate change creates agricultural concerns. Climate change focal officer anchored within the natural. Global climate change policies european environment agency. The plan explicitly identifies climate change as one of the major threats to economic development goals and food security. The national climate change policy provides a framework for addressing the issues that pakistan faces or will face in future due to the changing climate. The process of supporting the development of national climate change indicators was informed ii ed and accras work with the tracking adaptation. Furthermore, it address the growing concerns focusing on climate variability and climate change risks as well as impacts affecting namibias social. The risk of serious climate change impacts suggests that urgent action is needed to significantly reduce ghg emissions in the coming decades. Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts for an extended period of time. Ghana national climate change policy action programme for.
Climate change and its impact on the livelihood of farmers. Ghana national climate change policy 20 vi at the international level, ghana has demonstrated its commitment to contributing to finding global solutions to the myriad of problems relate to climate change through our strategic efforts towards multilateralism, regional cooperation and partnerships. Ezekiel is a young social development practitioner in ghana certified as a master youth trainer on climate change by the world bank institute wbi. Ghanas integrated response to climate change is the national climate change policy nccp, which provides a clearly defined pathway for dealing with the challenges of climate change. Pdf negotiating stakeholder participation in the ghana. District development plans provision will be made in district level indicative planning figures for. Secondly, ghana s economy relies heavily on climate sensitive sectors mainly on. Most of climate change activities and funding arising from this framing centre on mitigating the effects of climate change. Successive governments and the people of ghana have come to realize that the process of democratic governance can only be guaranteed if it is based on a sound socioeconomic framework that is environmentally sustainable. The nep acknowledges capacity building as a major step towards the realisation of a desired environment. The purpose is to enhance understanding of climate change in a global context, and to define key terms and concepts relevant to the understanding of the problem of climate change. Ghana national climate change adaptation strategy nccas. Pdf climate change and agricultural policy process in ghana.
National policy on climate change nigeria 20 policy. It is committed to mainstreaming climate change into key planning processes on the national, regional and local level mest, 2010. Climate change governance for africa introduction 1 climate change is happening on a global scale and the impacts of extreme weather events, changing weather patterns and changes in the climatic system will be felt by all nations. Climate change department national climate change policy. Although this is a good start, the national government should now consider incentivising county governments to integrate climate. Of these crops, millet is the least risky with regard to climateinduced fluctuations in yield followed closely by sorghum and maize, making all of them important for food security. To ensure unhindered enforcement of its climate change policy, government of ghana seeks to transform these policies into legally mandatory instruments laws, a senior public official has said. Building nigerias response t o climate change bnrcc project. It presents information about the main expected impacts of. Adapting to climate change impacts is a difficult task for many reasons, especially since the issue operates. Resources all departments to ensure climate change issues are integrated into.
The policy seeks to outline a coherent, transparent and inclusive framework on. Government committed to the issues of climate change. A policy brief on findings from lagos, nigeria and accra, ghana november 20 this report is made possible by the support of the american people through the u. To support this process and a further harmonization of climate change related activi. The projected negative impacts of climate change will not only affect farmers crop yields and incomes, but also there will be flowon effects to the rest of the sectors in the economy as explained in the last paper the economic impacts of agricultural productivity losses due to climate change. This paper was funded by the gef and the world bank. Tertiary institutions in ghana curriculum coverage on. Climate change has been noted as a major peril to sustainable development, infrastructure, human health, settlement, agriculture and food security as well as forest ecosystems.
The effects of climate change on ghana and nations as a result of disasters. Ghana launches a national climate change and green economy. Identifying national standard climate change indicators. March, 2015 strategic youth network for development. The ipcc, composed of hundreds of scientists worldwide, released a scientific assessment of climate change in the early 1990s. Policy description in order to reflect the increasing importance of climate change issues in nigeria, the federal executive council adopted in 2012 the. The national policy on climate change pursues constitutional obligations of the government of the republic of namibia, namely for the state to promote the welfare of its people and protection of namibias environment for both present and future generation.
In 2015, climate change is elevated to the same threat level as that of weapons of mass destruction and terrorist attacks in national security strategy of united states of america, causing. The capacity of ict to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change imposes a responsibility of policy makers, and indeed all stakeholders of the information society, to promote the technology as an effective. The national climate change policy nccp is ghana s integrated response to climate change. Climate change priorities are gaining momentum in the political sphere and across economic sectors. Governments national climate change response policy nccrp was approved in october 2011 and was formally published as a white paper in the government gazette gazette no. The national policy on climate change is a strategic policy response to climate change carbon, high growth economic development path and build a climateresilient society through the attainment of set targets. Robecosam acknowledges the responsibility of the asset management industry towards addressing climate change risks through the investment decisions that. Global warming, climate change, greenhouse gases, sustainable development, nigeria. This study should be used for discussion within the trade union gawu and amongst political decisionmakers in order to formulate recommendations on how to address the issue in the country. National climate change management policy reliefweb. Ghana now has a national climate change policy nccp that would provide strategies and actions, which when effectively implemented, would help mitigate the effect of climate change on the country. Produced with the financial support of the government of canada. Ghana now has a national climate change policy nccp that would provide strategies and actions, which when effectively implemented, would help mitigate the. The brief includes an overview and climate summary of ghana, as well as projected climate changes.
Gna the deputy western regional minister, mrs gifty kusi, has stated that climate change was a contemporary issue which cuts across all sectors of development and has significant implications for. The economic impact of climate change on agriculture in cameroon1 ernest l molua and cornelius m lambi2 1 an earlier version of this working paper was published as ceepa discussion paper number 17. The ghana climate change agriculture and food security has also been heavily involved in putting together conferences. Ghana exemplifies the ways in which international climate policy discussions meet domestic policy processes, where outcomes are a result of interplay between external and local discourses, interests and actors. National climate change strat egy and action plan nccsap. In early 2010, the government started the process of developing a national climate change policy framework nccpf.
Federal ministry of environment special climate change unit. We examine the risks that climate change poses for society, the benefits of protection against the effects of climate change. Given its geographical position, the intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc alerts that africas survival is at risk as. Enhanced resilience to climate change and low carbon development for the prosperity and sustainable development of kenya. The implications of climate change on food security in nigeria. Ghana to transform climate change policy into laws news. On climate change for nigeria naspaccn november 2011. Climate change and its impact on the livelihood of farmers and agricultural workers in ghana 2 1 introduction 1. Negotiating stakeholder participation in the ghana national climate change policy article pdf available in international journal of climate change strategies and management vol. In 2010 the government published ghana goes for green growth. Globally, the threat of climate change is a source of concern, especially in a developing country. Climate change adaptation and mitigation has been integrated in the 202017 plans. Salman faruqui, the then deputy chairman, planning commission, established a task force on climate change under the chairmanship.
This document paved the way for the adoption of the national climate change policy. However, climate change has a lot of implications climate change may t. A national climate change committee nccc was established by the president in 2009 and hosted by mesti to help secure this function. The ccgels, which is a capacity building component of the climate change master plan, seeks to promote awareness creation and help to build national capacity for.
The paper examines how climate change te change on food security in ping an early warning system based on extended, nigeria. Ghana now has a national climate change policy news ghana. Climate change also places a heightened premium on the reliability of funding, especially for public service delivery e. Ghana s vulnerability to climate change ict and climate. Climate change and agricultural policy processes in ghana. The impacts and costs of climate change european commission. A driver of change in forest governance in kenya 10 2. According to the intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc, global climate change is a rise in temperature caused by emissions of greenhouse gases ipcc, 1990. Climate change governance for africa inter press service. A wide range of individuals and institutions have participated in the development of this national climate change action plan and i would like to recognise their efforts. This is security has become a central point in everyday global concern. Ghana national climate change policy green economy. Climate change and its impact on the livelihood of farmers and agricultural workers in ghana ghana office. The economic impact of climate change on agriculture in.
Also included is information on sector impacts and vulnerabilities to climate change, the policy context and information regarding ongoing climate change projects in ghana. Governance, public policy, environment, climate change. Again, the development of a national climate change adaptation stragegy has been agreed on as a trigger under the natural resources and environmental governance programme in ghana. Tertiary institutions in ghana curriculum coverage on climate change. A global perspective a synopsis of the global perspective of climate change has been provided. It has been prepared and designed within the context of national sustainable development priorities. Climate change finance in ghana vi an effective institutional response to climate change requires strong coordination between the various implementing agencies. Climate change is a global challenge that requires a concerted effort by all nations to address its causes and effects.
Government committed to the issues of climate change 15th mar 2018 source. It recommends that environment friendly public policies should lie at the root of any effective measures against adverse climate change in nigeria. National climate change strategy and ac tion plan nccsap national climate change strategy and action plan was developed in order to implement the national policy on climate change. Temperature projections increasingly depend on specific greenhouse gas emission scenarios in the future.
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