Mar 28, 2016 professor david kofi essumang of the department of chemistry at the university of cape coast ucc has said ghanas environmental policy document has failed to achieve its major targets because it lacks direction. Background to environmental problems in urban ghana. Even with the abuses, water will not depart from ghana but. The ghana country environment analysis cea has thus been formulated to assist the government of ghana and its development partners to. Integrating environmental accounting into ghanas emerging. News ghana is ghanas leading online news portal for business in west africa and around the world.
Climate change and migration in ghana researched how climate change in the northern part of ghana has induced migration to the south especially accra. There is the misconception that ghana is 70 per cent covered with water. Urban environmental problems in ghana nottingham eprints. Nyangoro talks mainly about it mainly from biodiversity standpoint. Urban environmental problems in ghana sciencedirect. Other environmental issues toxic waste dumping much comes from developed countries. Ghana, a developing country, is facing so many environmental challenges despite the policies put in place by the various institutions to help curb this problem. There is a huge list of environmental issues in africa, which is turning out to be a threat to the global environmental condition. Section 2 details the key policy issues related to. These challenges include waste management, illegal mining, logging, deforestation, noise, water and air pollution. Indeed, it is now considered an important tool of policy and control, both at the central government and localdistrict government levels. The most recent data indicates the countrys annual mean concentration of pm2. However, a merger of the two 2 was made in 1972 to form the national electric power authority nepa, which as a result. News ghana is ghana s leading online news portal for business in west africa and around the world.
Environmental ministry to enforce environmental laws. In recent times, the government in conjunction with its development partners has initiated processes through workshops and seminars, to enhance awareness creation about environmentally sound ewaste management. The lessons include ancient history, modern history, nationalism, regions of ghana, urbanization, oil, child slavery and global citizenship. In ghana, the global problem of ewaste has local consequences. The study reveals that the community is aware of the environmental impact created by illegal mining activities. Section 2 details the key policy issues related to the basic principles and challenges. The panel also notes the stated objective to develop the sanitary landfill at.
Each mine has established this committee with the primary focus of liaising with community members in identifying key socioeconomic and environmental issues and finding a mutually acceptable remedy. Pdf urban waste pollution in the korle lagoon, accra, ghana. Ghana research projects and internships overview and samples. Poverty and environmental degradation in ghana environmental.
Electricity generation and the present challenges in the nigerian power sector a. Specifically, the study sought to i nvestigate how the human reso urce. Pdf institutional, legal and economic instruments in. Status of environmental contamination in ghana, the. Mar 26, 2015 official government of ghana website, ghana news.
The current environmental challenges and management activities in ghana have been summarized in the following matrix. The channels for addressing issues on sustainability in the host communities are as follows. Legislation and implementation of international environmental. The experience of guinness ghana breweries limited. These challenges include waste management, illegal mining. There is an increasing interest, study and research at different scales of reference and analysis into.
Interestingly, the depletion of environmental resources in. The powers that are governments and aid agencies are all looking for the big answers but really if. He said the ministry was concerned about the continue environmental degradation in the country particularly, related to illegal mining, unapproved developments, haphazard development, destruction of green belts, land degradation, environmental pollution, poor sanitation, chemical mismanagement and illegal importation of electronic waste. One of the difficulties, however, in implementing eia has been the design of an. Ghana is currently working towards achievement of the millennium development goals. By brigitte lisa mamle okley bachelor of laws, llb university of ghana, legon, ghana, 2001 barrister of. The pre and post merger performance of firms in ghana.
Review of current and planned adaptation action in ghana iisd. Mehrotra assistant professor, department of economics, banaras hindu university, varanasi, uttar pradesh email. Pdf institutional, legal and economic instruments in ghana. Section 1 presents the overview of ghanas water sector comprising the state of resources and management institutions, development priorities, international obligations, broad principles leading to policy formulation. Environmental impact of mining and the well being of the. Air pollution risk in accordance with the world health organizations guidelines, the air quality in ghana is considered unsafe. Urban waste pollution in the korle lagoon, accra, ghana article pdf available in the environmentalist 224. Ghanas environmental policy document said to be deficient. Electronic waste management in ghana issues and practices. This was in reaction to a host of environmental problems that had arisen from the exploitation of ghanas abundant natural resources to meet socioeconomic needs. Given the rapid urban demographic growth, quagraine 2011 indicates that there is increased pressure on environmental resources such as open spaces, nature reserves and water resources, resulting in sacrificing urban greenery for human habitation and activities, and pollution of air and water resources in ghana see fig. Ghana is an interesting case study as it has been considered a role model for. Apart from the mining sector contributing to the economic growth of ghana, mining activities has its own corresponding challenges such as political, social, and environmental as well as health related issues in akwatia, in ghana.
To achieve the targets for the reduction of child mortality, which forms mdg 4, ghana should reduce underfive deaths per 1,000 live births to 43, and increase measles immunisation to 100 per cent by 2015. Introduction an environmental problem arises whenever there is a change in the quality or quantity of any environmental factor which directly or indirectly affects the health and wellbeing of man in an adverse manner. Abstract environmental pollution has become a huge problem in many parts of africa. In ghana, the impacts of climate variability and change, including rising sea levels and temperatures and. Ghana confronted with environmental challenges graphic. The ghana environmental protection agency, since its establishment in 1994 as an. Inuit circumpolar conference icc represents the roughly 150,000 inuits of alaska, canada, greenland, and russia in international environmental issues. Using the pre and postacquisition performance of the. Ghana confronted with environmental challenges graphic online. Environmental problems can be studied from two different viewpoints. The study explored the human resource issues in merger and acquisition using the case of ghana revenue authority gra. These served as the springboard for the countrys industrialization effort after the attainment of independence and they remain the fundamental endowment from which the nations people derive their livelihood. Economic development and the environmental issues in the. This health and pollution action plan hpap is the result of months of consultations.
The goal of the unit is to provide students with a background of ghana s history and culture in order to understand modern day child slavery. Environmental impact assessment eia now enjoys at least statutory status in a number of third world countries twcs, including ghana. Ghana is still confronted with serious and complex environmental challenges, despite the various interventions by the environmental protection agency epa over the last 40 years. Environmental issues of africa ss7g2 by brain wrinkles tpt. It will then explore the impact that policy reforms that have been designed to alleviate poverty have had on the environment. Many people are living in poverty and continue to use the land in such a way that it will continue to degrade natural ecosystems. Environmental protection agency government of ghana. Despite a wide range of environmental legislation in ghana, there are no specific laws for ewaste recycling 28,9.
The role of mergers and acquisitions in firm performance. Pages in category environmental issues in ghana the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. Harvey university of ghana business school this study analyzes the impact of mergers and acquisition on performance of the acquiring firm using a ttest to test the difference between the average pre and postacquisition performance indicators. The vicepresident urged the epa to engage the assemblies, the private sector and other key stakeholders in addressing the waste management problem in ghana. Ghana environmental action plan english the world bank. The outcome of the study showed that environmental issues in ghana for 1997 were given wide coverage in the newspaper publications.
Ghana research projects and internships overview and. Strengthening the development results and impacts of the paris declaration through work on gender equality, social exclusion and human rights. An assessment of an environmental problem in ghana and proposed solutions based on environmental economic principle. In this report, the panel notes the importance of the overall project in addressing environmental sanitation issues in accra, including highly urgent needs relating to the management and disposal of solid wastes.
Integrating environmental accounting into ghanas emerging oil and gas economy dr. Ghanas economy has experienced a windfall of merger and acquisition activity recently. This will give them the tools they need to redesign their homes and their communities to solve their problems. Ghana country environmental analysis english abstract. Major environmental issues pollution of air, water and land hazardous chemicals and wastes land degradation loss of biodiversity ozone depletion climate change loss of natural and cultural resources. Mr akwasi opongfosu, minister of environment, science, technology and innovation mesti, says the ministry has plans to enforce various environmental laws and regulations. Public perception of environmental issues in a developing. Tasks included graphic design, data entry, research, article writing, poster design and various other office tasks. Country paper ghana environmental statistics in perspective background in march 1988 the government of ghana initiated a major effort to put environmental issues on the priority agenda through preparation of the national environmental action plan neap. He applauded the agency for raising awareness of environmental issues and securing the commitment of some individuals, communities and nongovernmental organisations ngos to initiate sound measures to protect and enhance the environment. We want to train more local permaculture teachers to go into rural communities across ghana to take sustainability education to the people, where they are, and make it accessible to them. The e waste processing sites in ghana exemplifies the challenges africa policy makers. Environmental problems in ghana environmental problems in ghana the map of ghana and the national flag industrial pollution illegal mining flag of ghana pollution. United nations environment programme2002 the manual in perspective.
In march 1988 the government of ghana initiated a major effort to put environmental issues on the priority agenda through preparation of the national environmental action plan neap. Some of the aspects of these issues are discussed in the article below, along with some measures which need to be taken. Problems and solutions ghana permaculture institute. Our current extrapolation shows that there are an estimated 1,561 to 1,944 heavy. Government of ghana ministry of local government and rural. This has necessitated several structural changes in the operations of the companies involved. Ryan collyer, deputy directorgeneral, rosatom central and southern africa according to a world bank report, ghanas annual economic growth continued on a strong path at 6. These are the main environmental issues faced by africa. Environmental management can be described as the process by which the collection of policies, structures, resources, systems and processes are brought to mutual interplay for the achievement of clearly defined environmental policy directives epa. Pdf merger and acquisition in ghana revenue authority.
The past two decades have seen increasing scholarly attention paid to public concern with human dimensions of environmental issues e. Ghana offers us a glimpse at some of the economic and environmental consequences of ewaste. Regardless of the overarching focus on the intrusive colonial and capitalist systems in african environmental history, forces that also imparted foreign conservationist ideas and practices, there are regional differences, strengths and weaknesses in african. Legislation and implementation of international environmental law by african countries. Ghana environmental group interned at rocha, ghana environmental group. Environmental challenges ghana faces and suggested. Specifically, the study sought to investigate how the human resource issues were being dealt with in the merging of irs, ceps and vat into gra. Attempts to manage these problems, however, have been. Electricity generation and the present challenges in the. Merger and acquisition in ghana revenue authority, human.
Environmental degradation a threat to ghanas economy. Economic development and the environmental issues in the developing nations dr. This unit focuses on the country of ghana, located in west africa. However, as a result of incessant exploitation of these natural resources to meet. The emergence of environmental taxes in ghanaa public choice. These, together with the issues identified during a series of regional and district forums on the environment in 1987, led to the preparation of an environmental action plan eap for ghana epc 1991, which was to address the nations environmental problems in a comprehensive and integrated manner. Such a transition will require substantial resources part of which must come from the international community. One of the acquisitions that occurred in ghana was between guinness ghana limited ggl and ghana breweries limited gbl in 2004. Urban ghana experiences a number of serious environmental problems, including air and water pollution, degradation of green areas, poor sanitation, and flooding see amoako, 2015. The document, he said, also did not have clear objectives and specific guidelines to measure its achievement over a period of time, while there was no provision of. This finding supports approaches that combine environmental. In the west african nations capital of accra, particularly the slum known as agbogbloshie, large. This file is a resource pack about the major environmental issues in africa. This condition of risk includes toxic health and environmental dangers.
There are emerging issues that will make it difficult to achieve sd. Section 1 presents the overview of ghana s water sector comprising the state of resources and management institutions, development priorities, international obligations, broad principles leading to policy formulation. As ghana aspires to middleincome status by 2020, a healthier and wealthier population will tend to generate more of all waste types domestic, commercial, institutional, industrial and hazardous. This was in reaction to a host of environmental problems that had arisen. Institutional, legal and economic instruments in ghanas environmental policy article pdf available in environmental management 243. One of the difficulties, however, in implementing eia has been the design of an appropriate methodology, in view of the.