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REPUBLIC OF GHANA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

& INNOVATION (MESTI)

SUBMITS

2018 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT

TO

THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COMMISSSION (NDPC)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................................... 5

1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 11

1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................. 11

1.2 Mission ........................................................................................................................................ 11

1.3 Vision .......................................................................................................................................... 12

1.4 Sector Goal.................................................................................................................................. 12

1.5 Policy Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 12

1.6 Core Functions ............................................................................................................................ 12

1.7 LIST OF SECTOR AGENCIES/AUTHORITIES.......................................................................... 13

1.7.1 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) ............................................................ 14

Establishment .............................................................................................................................. 14

Mission ......................................................................................................................................... 14

Goal .............................................................................................................................................. 14

Functions ...................................................................................................................................... 14

Organisation ................................................................................................................................ 15

1.7.2 Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) .......................................................................... 17

Establishment .............................................................................................................................. 17

Mission ......................................................................................................................................... 17

Functions ...................................................................................................................................... 17

Organisation ................................................................................................................................ 18

1.7.3 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ................................................................................ 20

Establishment .............................................................................................................................. 20

Mission ......................................................................................................................................... 20

Functions ...................................................................................................................................... 20

Organisation ................................................................................................................................ 20

1.7.4 Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA) ............................................................... 21

Establishment .............................................................................................................................. 21

Mission ......................................................................................................................................... 21

Functions ...................................................................................................................................... 21

Organisation ................................................................................................................................ 22

1.7.5 National Biosafety Authority (NBA) ....................................................................................... 23

Establishment .............................................................................................................................. 23

Mission ......................................................................................................................................... 23


Functions ...................................................................................................................................... 23

Organisation ................................................................................................................................ 23

1.7.6 Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) ...................................................................................... 24

Establishment .............................................................................................................................. 24

Mission ......................................................................................................................................... 24

Functions ...................................................................................................................................... 24

Organisation ................................................................................................................................ 26

1.8 Purpose of the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) for 2018 ............................................................. 26

1.9 Process Involved and Difficulties Encountered .............................................................................. 27

2.0 Evaluation and Participatory M&E ................................................................................................. 27

2.1 How Evaluation and Participatory Monitoring Was Conducted .......................................... 27

3.0 M&E ACTIVITIES REPORT (KEY ACHIEVEMENTS) ............................................................ 28

3.1 Programme/Project Status 2018 .................................................................................................. 28

3.1.1 Programme 1 - Management and Administration (Head Quarters) ............................. 28

3.1.2 Programme 2 – Research and Development ...................................................................... 32

3.1.3 Programme 3 - Environmental Protection & Management .............................................. 38

3.1.4 Programme 4 - Spatial Planning & Human Settlement .......................................... 40

3.1.5 Programme 5 - Biotechnology Development ............................................................ 41

3.2 Update on Key Performance Indicators. ..................................................................................... 42

3.2.1 Update on National Performance Indicators ................................................................... 42

POLICY OUTCOME INDICATORS AND TARGETS ......................................................... 42

3.2.2 Update on Key Sector Indicators and Targets ................................................................ 43

3.3 PROGRAMMES FOR THE SECTOR ........................................................................................... 44

3.3.1 Management & Administration Programme ............................................................................ 44

3.3.2 Research & Development Programme ............................................................................. 48

3.3.3. Environmental Protection and Management Programme ....................................................... 58

3.3.4 Spatial Planning and Human Settlements Programme ............................................................. 63

3.3.5 Biotechnology Development Programme ................................................................................ 66

3.4 Update on Disbursements from Funding Sources ........................................................................... 66

3.5 Challenges ....................................................................................................................................... 66

Observations/Challenges Identified .................................................................................................. 67

Actions Taken ................................................................................................................................... 68

THE WAY FORWARD ....................................................................................................................... 69

Recommendations ............................................................................................................................. 69

OUTLOOK FOR 2019 ......................................................................................................................... 69


REPORTS ON SECTOR PERFORMANCE ....................................................................................... 72

APPENDICES: REPORTS ON SECTOR PERFORMANCE ......................................................... 72

Table 2.1: 2018 Programme/Project Status Management and Administration (MESTI HQ)

...................................................................................................................................................... 72

Table 2.2(b): 2018 Programme/Project Status Research & Development (GAEC) ............ 114

Table 2.3(a): 2018 Programme/Project Status Environmental Protection and Management

(EPA) .......................................................................................................................................... 131

Table 2.3(b): 2018 Programme/Project Status Environmental Protection and Management

(NRA) ......................................................................................................................................... 154

Table 2.4: 2018 Programme/Project Status Spatial Planning and Human Settlement

(LUSPA) ..................................................................................................................................... 165

Table 2.5: 2018 Programme/Project Status Biotechnology Development (NBA) ............... 176


LIST OF ACRONYMS

ABNE African Biosafety Network of Expertise

ARSDF Auto Regressive Spectral Density Function

AVN African Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network

BNARI Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute

CNC Compute Numerical Control

COTVET Council for Technical, Vocational and Education Training

CREMAs Community Resource Management Areas

CRP Coordinated Research Project

CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

CSIR-BBRI Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Building and Road Research

Institute

CSIR-CRI Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- Crops Research Institute

CSIR-FORIG Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- Forestry Research Institute of

Ghana

CSIR-FRI Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- Food Research Institute

CSIR-IIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- Institute of Industrial Research

CSIR-PGRRI Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- Plant Genetic Resources

Research Institute

CSIR-OPRI Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- Oil Palm Research Institute

CSIR-SARI Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- Savanna Agricultural Research

Institute

CWSA Community Water and Sanitation Agency

EEE Electronic and Electrical Equipment


EI Executive Instrument

EFPR Environmental Fiscal Reform Policy

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

FC Forest Commission

FRISMO Food Research Institute Smoke Oven

GAEC Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

GCF Green Climate Fund

GCNet Ghana Community Network Services Limited

GETFund Ghana Education Trust Fund

GHARR-1 Ghana Research Reactor

GH-(NDC) Ghana Nationally Determined Contributions

GHS Ghana Health Service

GIDA Ghana Irrigation Development Authority

GIF Gamma Irradiation Facility

GII Greener Impact International

GIRC Ghana Innovation and Research Commercialisation (GIRC)

GIS Geographic Information System

GNPPO Ghana Nuclear Power Programme Organization

GoG Government of Ghana

GRIDCo Ghana Grid Co. Ltd

GSA Ghana Standards Authority

GSGDA Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda

GSSTI Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute


GTUC Ghana Telecom University College

HOC Hand Over Centres

HPC High Performance Computing

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

ICGEB International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

IGF Internally Generated Funds

IMO International Maritime Organization

INIR Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review

IPIECA International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association

LUPMIS Land Use Planning and Management Information System

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

MDA Ministries, Departments and Agencies

MEST Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology

MESTI Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation

MFIs Micro Finance Institutions

MLNR Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources

MMDAs Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies

MoEn Ministry of Energy

MoFA Ministry of Food & Agriculture

MoFAD Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development

MoH Ministry of Health

MOTCCA Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts

MoU Memorandum of Understanding


MRV Monitoring Reporting & Verification

MSMES Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

NADMO National Disaster Management Organisation

NAMA Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions

NAP National Adaptation Plans

NBP National Biodiversity Policy

NCCP National Climate Change Policy

NDA National Designated Authority

NDC Nationally Determined Contributions

NDPC National Development Planning Commission

NDT Non-Destructive Testing

NEP National Environment Policy

NEPAD New Partnership for African Development

NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

NIA National Innovation Agency

NIST National Investment Strategy Team

NNRI National Nuclear Research Institute

NOSCP National Oil Spill Contingency Plan

NRA Nuclear Regulatory Authority

NREG Natural Resources and Environment Governance

PACSTI Presidential Advisory Council on Science, Technology and Innovation

PBS Public Broadcasting Service

PEF Private Enterprise Federations


PGEC Post Graduate Education Course

PGRRI Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute

PM&E Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

PPME Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

PWD Public Works Department

REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation

R&D Research and Development

RSDF Regional Spatial Development Framework

RWHS Rain Water Harvesting System

S3A Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa

SARI Savannah Agricultural Research Institute

SARIMA South African Research and Innovation Management Association

SDF Spatial Development Framework

SDG Sustainable Development Goal

SGC Science Granting Council

SGCI Science Granting Council Initiative

SKA Square Kilometre Array

SLCP Short Lived Climate Pollutant

SLWMP Sustainable Land and Water Management Project

SMTDP Sector Medium Term Development Plan

SNAS School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences

STI Science, Technology & Innovation

SWSP Source Waste Segregation Programme


TCU Technology Commercialization Unit

TCPD Town and Country Planning Department

TRC Technical Review Committee

TTMC Technology Transfer and Marketing Centre

UAV Unmanned Area Vehicle

UCC University of Cape Coast

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UDS University for Development Studies

UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UPN Unique Parcel Numbers

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

WRI Water Research Institute

WRC Water Resources Commission


1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background

The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), which forms part

of government machinery, was established in 1993 as the Ministry of Environment and

Science. In 2006, the Ministry was dissolved. Its portfolios on Environment and Science were

added to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) and the

Ministry of Education respectively. In January 2009, the Ministry was reconstituted and named

Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), under Executive Instrument (E.I.)

7 Civil Service (Ministries) Instrument, 2009. However, in 2013, the Ministry was renamed

Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), under Executive

Instrument (E.I.) 1 Civil Service (Ministries) Instrument, 2013. This section of the report

focuses on the general overview of the sector Ministry.

The Mandate

In line with sections 11 and 13 of the Civil Service Law 1993, (PNDCL 327) and by Executive

Instrument (EI. 28, 2018), The Ministry is mandated to initiate and formulate policies on

Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, as well as coordinate, monitor and evaluate

the implementation of plans, programmes, and performance of the sector for national

development. The Ministry is the Government’s principal advisor on environmental

sustainability, science and technological research and international matters that effect

environment, science and technological development.

The Ministry is committed to promote sustainable environmental management and the adoption

and application of science and technological innovations through the formulation of policies,

monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of sector plans, programmes, and projects for

national development.

1.2 Mission

The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation exists to promote

sustainable environmental management and the adoption and application of science and

technological innovations through the formulation of policies, monitoring and evaluation of

the implementation of sector plans, programmes, and projects for national development.


1.3 Vision

Sustainable development of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation for all.

1.4 Sector Goal

The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) seeks to ensure

accelerated socio-economic development of the nation through the formulation of sound

policies and a regulatory framework to promote the use of appropriate environmentally

friendly, scientific, and technological practices.

1.5 Policy Objectives

The Medium-Term National Development Plan Framework (MTNDPF) contains a number of

policy objectives, out of which ten (10) have been adopted by the Ministry of Environment,

Science, Technology and Innovation.

The adopted policy objectives of the Ministry are as follows:

1. Enhance the application of science, technology and innovation

2. Ensure sustainable extraction of Mineral Resources

3. Reduce Environmental Pollution

4. Enhance Climate Change Resilience

5. Reduce greenhouse gases

6. Mainstream science, technology and innovation in all socio-economic activities

7. Ensure availability of clean, affordable and accessible energy

8. Minimize potential environmental impacts of oil and gas industry

9. Promote sustainable, spatially integrated, balanced and orderly development of human

settlements

10. Enhance capacity for policy formulation and coordination

1.6 Core Functions

The Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation sector has eight (8) core

functions. These are:

1. Provide leadership and guidance for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation

within the broad sector of the economy through sound policy formulation and

implementation,

2. Ensure the establishment of the regulatory framework and setting of standards to govern

the activities of science and technology and the management of the environment for

sustainable development,


3. Promote activities needed to underpin the standards and policies required for planning

and implementation of sound scientific and technological development activities,

4. Ensure the coordination, supervision, monitoring and evaluation of activities of

Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation while fulfilling national benefits-

sharing commitments,

5. Set out the parameters required for programmes on Environment, Science, Technology

and Human Settlement in consultation with the National Development Planning

Commission (NDPC) in guiding the Districts Assemblies as the planning authorities at

the local level,

6. Analyse and coordinate all planned programmes as well as budgets in the Environment,

Science, Technology and Innovation Sector of the economy for purposes of achieving

a single integrated management system,

7. Initiate, simulate and coordinate research including the continuous development and

review of policies, laws, rules and regulations in the Environment, Science, Technology

and Innovation Sector of the economy, and

8. Ensure effective environmental management and governance, in line with the functions

of the Act 490, with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the main

implementing agency and the MESTI playing an oversight, coordination and

facilitating role.

1.7 LIST OF SECTOR AGENCIES/AUTHORITIES

i. Sub-vented Agencies

MESTI has six (6) Agency /Authority. They are;

• The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

• Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA)

• Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA)

• National Biosafety Authority (NBA)


1.7.1 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Establishment

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was established by NLC Decree 293

of 10th October 1968, amended by NLCD 329 of 1969, and re-established in its present form

by CSIR Act 521 on 26th November 1996. The genesis of the Council however dates back to

the erstwhile National Research Council (NRC), which was established by Government in

August 1958 to organise and coordinate scientific research in Ghana. In 1963, the NRC was

merged with the former Ghana Academy of Sciences, a statutory learned society. Following a

review in 1966, the Academy was reconstituted into, essentially, its original component bodies,

namely a national research organisation designated the CSIR and a learned society, designated

the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.

The distinctive features of the 1996 Act are the emphasis accorded private sector concerns, and

the introduction of market principles into the Council’s operations through commercialisation

of research.

Mission

CSIR seeks to become the force for accelerated social and economic development of Ghana

through examining, exploring and creating Science and Technology catalysts for public and

private wealth creation.

Goal

The goal of CSIR is to ultimately develop capacities for contributing to industrial and

agricultural productivity, food security, expand opportunities for productive employment,

community renewal, environmental conservation, income generation and poverty reduction for

national development.

Functions

The core functions of CSIR are among others, to:

1. Pursue the implementation of government policies on scientific research and

development;

2. Advise the sector Minister on scientific and technological advances likely to be of

importance to national development;

3. Encourage coordinated employment of scientific research for the management,

utilization and conservation of the natural resources of Ghana in the interest of

development;


4. Encourage in the national interest, scientific and industrial research of importance for

development of agriculture, health, medicine, environment, technology and other

service sectors and to this end to encourage close linkages with the productive sectors

of the economy; and

5. Commercialise appropriate technology in partnership with the private sector and other

stakeholders.

Organisation

The CSIR runs and coordinates activities of 13 research institutes reflecting productive sectors

of the Ghanaian economy. Each Institute’s mandate, research areas and key services provided

are presented as follows:

1. The CSIR-Animal Research Institute (CSIR-ARI) is mandated to develop and

transfer technologies related to livestock and poultry production in Ghana and to

stimulate, through Research and Development, accelerated production and

consumption of animal protein.

2. The CSIR-Building and Road Research Institute (CSIR-BRRI) is mandated to

undertake research into all aspects of building and road design and construction with

the view to ensuring efficiency, safety and economy. Additionally, research activities

of the Institute are directed at developing construction materials from local sources to

reduce construction cost and make housing affordable.

3. The CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI) is mandated to research and

develop improved varieties of food and industrial crops and their production

technologies to enhance food security and poverty reduction

4. The mandate of the CSIR-Food Research Institute (CSIR-FRI) is to conduct applied

research, through laboratory and pilot scale investigations, into problems of food

processing and preservation, storage, marketing, distribution and utilisation in order to

assist the local food industries to improve on and diversify their operations. The

Institute also advises Government on its food policy.

5. The mandate of the CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (CSIR-FORIG) is

to undertake forest, forest products and related research to ensure sustainable

management and utilisation of Ghana’s forest resources.

6. The CSIR-Institute of Industrial Research (CSIR-IIR) is mandated to undertake

research into process and product design and development, and to promote adaptive


technology, scientific instrumentation and calibration, as well as repair of precision

equipment.

7. The mandate of the CSIR-Institute for Scientific and Technological Information

(CSIR-INSTI) is to develop a national capacity and capability for the efficient and

effective delivery of real time scientific and technological information and customised

knowledge on demand for the benefit of policy makers, research scientists, industrialists

and others in appropriately packaged form for national development.

8. The mandate of the CSIR-Oil Palm Research Institute (CSIR-OPRI) is to undertake

sustainable and demand-driven research on palm oil and coconut to provide scientific

and technological support for the development of the entire oil palm and coconut

industries.

9. The CSIR-Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute (CSIR-PGRRI) is mandated

to collect and conserve the plant genetic resources of Ghana as well as coordinate plant

genetic resource activities in the country.

10. The mandate of the CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI)

is to provide farmers in the Northern, Upper East and West Regions with appropriate

technologies to increase their food and fibre crop production based on a sustainable

production system which maintains and/or increases soil fertility.

11. The CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (CSIR-STEPRI) is

mandated to provide research support for national science and technology policy

development, monitoring and evaluation.

12. The mandate of the CSIR-Soil Research Institute (CSIR-SRI) is to undertake

scientific research to generate information for effective planning, utilisation and

management of the soil resources of Ghana for sustainable agriculture, industry and

environment.

13. The mandate of the CSIR-Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI) is to undertake

research into all aspects of water resources (both living and non-living) of Ghana in

order to provide scientific and technical information and services needed for the

sustainable development, utilisation and management of the resources for socio-

economic advancement of the country.


1.7.2 Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC)

Establishment

The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission was established by an Act of Parliament, Act 204 of

1963, as the sole Agency in Ghana responsible for all matters relating to peaceful uses of atomic

energy. The Act 204 was amended in 1993 by PNDC Law 308 mainly to enable it to create

other institutes under the Commission. This amendment resulted in the creation of two other

Institutes in addition to the National Nuclear Research Institute (NNRI) formerly Kwame

Nkrumah Nuclear Research Institute (KNNRI). The two Institutes are the Radiation Protection

Institute and the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI).

The founding Act 204 of 1963 has been superseded by Act 588 of 2000 to make provision for

GAEC to undertake commercialization of its research and development results.

Mission

To develop and promote the utilization of nuclear, biotechnology, and other related

technologies for socio-economic development through research, training and

commercialization. To advise government on policy related to peaceful applications of these

technologies.

In pursuit of these GAEC will build strategic alliances and partnership with national, regional

and international bodies to assist Ghana fulfil her obligations in nuclear safety, security,

safeguards and environmental protection while building the necessary capacity for the

introduction of nuclear power into Ghana’s energy mix.

Functions

The functions of the Commission as prescribed in Act 588 of 2000 are:

1. To make proposals to the Government for Legislation in the field of nuclear

radiation and radioactive waste management,

2. To advise the Government on questions relating to nuclear energy, science and

technology,

3. To establish, for the purpose of research and in furtherance of its functions,

Institutes of the Commission and to exercise control over the boards of

management of the Institute,

4. To encourage and promote the commercialisation of research and development

results through its Institutes,


5. To supervise the carrying out of all requirements designed to secure the safety and

health of radiation workers and the environment,

6. To engage in research and development activities, as well as in the publication and

dissemination of research findings and other useful technical information,

7. To oversee and facilitate the development of human resources in the fields of

nuclear science and technology, and to promote the training of scientific, technical

and non-scientific personnel of the Commission,

8. To maintain relations with the International Atomic Energy Agency and other

similar international and national organisations on matters of research and

development of nuclear energy and nuclear technology,

9. To collaborate with Universities and Research Institutes for the purpose of

conducting research into matters connected with the peaceful uses of nuclear

energy and technology.

Organisation

The research and development programmes of GAEC involve the promotion of Nuclear and

Space Science technologies in various sectors of the economy. These programmes and projects

are carried out by research institutes and the Graduate school of Nuclear and Allied Sciences

(SNAS) to promote the commercialisation and application of scientific research in partnership

with the Private Sector and other stakeholders for national development.

All the institutes are located at Kwabenya with decentralised laboratories. The research

institutes under GAEC are the following:

1. The National Nuclear Research Institute (NNRI) was established to promote and

strengthen Nuclear Science and technology research, and training for the socio-economic

development of Ghana.

2. The Radiation Protection Institute (RPI) was established to provide an effective national

regulatory framework for the protection of people, property, and environment, safety and

security of radioactive materials and nuclear installations.

3. The Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI) was

established to research, develop and implement activities on safe applications of

biotechnology and nuclear agriculture and transfer these technologies to end-users in order

to enhance agricultural productivity, health delivery and industrialization.


4. The Radiological and Medical Science Research Institute (RAMSRI) was established to

carry out medical research, applying nuclear techniques to promote human health and

nutrition. Some of their activities are to:

a. Provide Research-based technical advice for Cancer Management and Treatment

Studies for improving complication-free survival rates after radio-therapy.

b. The institute is currently sourcing for funds to construct a nuclear and medical

imaging centre to research into the treatment of various forms of cancer. This Centre

if established will support most of the health facilities across the country and the

sub-region.

5. The School of Nuclear and Allied Science (SNAS) was established to collaborate with

the University of Ghana to train Nuclear Scientists to sustain skills in science in Nuclear

Technology for the sub-Region. The University also collaborates with the International

Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to run a Post Graduate Education Course (PGEC) in

Radiation Protection organised for radiological professionals in the sub region.

6. The Ghana Space Science Technology Institute (GSSTI) is currently converting a 32m

dish from a communication antenna to a radio telescope at Kuntunse and assessing critical

indicators of radio astronomy capabilities. This project is about 80% complete. It is

planning to acquire a ground receiving station to enable the country capture relevant

satellite images that could be used by the aviation, meteorological, security and

environmental protection agencies.

7. The Nuclear Power Institute (NPI) was established in 2015 to research and facilitate

issues relating to Nuclear power. The institute takes over the organisation of workshops

and studies that will lead to the introduction of nuclear power into the country’s energy

mix after 2020.


1.7.3 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Establishment

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana was established on 30th December 1994

through an Act of Parliament (EPA Act 1994 Act 490) to regulate environmental matters and

implement environmental policy objectives of the nation. The Agency is an implementing

agency, a regulatory body and catalyst for change towards sound environmental stewardship.

Mission

The Mission of the Agency is to co-manage, protect and enhance the country’s environment in

particular as well as seek common solutions to global environmental problems. The mission is

to be achieved through integrated environmental planning and management system established

on a broad-based public participation, efficient implementation of appropriate programmes and

technical services; giving good counsel on environmental problems as well as effective and

consistent enforcement of environmental laws and regulations.

Functions

The core functions of the EPA include:

1. Coordinate the activities of bodies concerned with aspects of the environment,

2. Collaborate with national, foreign and international agencies relevant for the

environmental act,

3. Issue environmental permits and notices;

4. Prescribe relevant standards and guidelines,

5. Ensure compliance with EPA act and with environmental impact assessment procedure,

6. Conduct investigations into environmental issues and advise the Minister,

7. Promote relevant studies, research, surveys and analyses,

8. Initiate and pursue education for public awareness on the environment,

9. Develop comprehensive database on the environment,

10. Conduct training programmes and publish information on the environment and

11. Impose and collect environmental protection levies.

Organisation

The EPA is currently one of the six agencies under the Ministry of Environment, Science,

Technology and Innovation (MESTI). The goal of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

is to ensure better use of ecosystem services and natural resources, for purposes of poverty

reduction and sustainable development. EPA also seeks to enhance the application of Act 490


and its regulations to reduce environmental impacts, control environmental degradation and

enhance restoration of degraded resources.

EPA has adopted a functional organizational structure made up of the Governing Board at the

apex, the Executive Director, three Deputy Executive Directors, 7 Divisions, 19 Departments,

11 Regional and 4 area offices. There are basically three groups of divisions within the Agency.

The first group constitutes the EPA regional staff whilst the following two groups are located

within the Head Office. Specialised Units responsible for the delivery of programmes which

contribute directly to the implementation of EPA’s statutory charter (programme-based

departments); Administrative support units which provide services for the internal management

of the organisation as a whole (Administrative departments).

1.7.4 Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA)

Establishment

Until December 2017 the Town and Country Planning Department, established in 1945, was

charged with the responsibility of planning and management of growth and development of

cities, towns and villages in the country. The Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2017, Act

925 established the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority and an Executive Instrument

(EI180) signed in December 2017 pursuant to the Act, dissolved the Town and Country

Planning Department and brought into force the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority.

Mission

It is the Mission of the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority: “To facilitate the planning,

management and promotion of harmonious, sustainable and cost-effective development of land

and human settlements in Ghana in accordance with sound environmental and planning

principles”.

Functions

The Authority performs the following key functions, among several others:

1. Collaborate with the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) to perform

the spatial, land use and human settlements planning functions of the National

Development Planning System, established under the National Development Planning

Act, 1994, Act 479, and the National Development Planning (Systems) Act, 1994, Act

490;


2. Ensure the establishment of an inter-sectoral approach to decision making in spatial

planning in accordance with the development objectives of government to attain a

coordinated approach to development;

3. Ensure attainment of a balanced distribution of urban population and a spatially

integrated hierarchy of human settlements to support the socio-economic development

of the country.

4. Develop the capacities of District Assemblies and other institutions for the effective

performance of their Spatial Planning functions;

5. Ensure the control of physical development in less controlled but sensitive areas such

as forest reserves, nature reserves, wild life sanctuaries, green belts, coastal wetlands,

water bodies, water catchment areas, mining areas, open spaces and public parks.

6. Prepare National Spatial Development Frameworks and evaluate regional and district

frameworks to ensure conformity with the National Spatial Development Framework

and the requirements of the Act.

7. Facilitate the creation of an institutional framework that ensures the effective operations

of this Act at all levels, etc.

Organisation

With the current institutional transition, the national and regional offices of the erstwhile Town

and County Planning Department operate as the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority while

the district offices operate as Physical Planning Departments of their respective Metropolitan,

Municipal and District Assemblies, and reporting to the Ministry of Local Government and

Rural Development. This is in consonance with the National Decentralisation Policy

Framework of government, and the Local Government (Departments of District Assemblies)

(Commencement Instrument), 2009 (LI 1961).


1.7.5 National Biosafety Authority (NBA)

Establishment

The Biosafety Act, 2011 (Act 831) established the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) to

receive, process, respond to and make decisions on applications under the Act; to establish an

administrative mechanism to ensure the appropriate handling and storage of documents and

data in connection with applications and other matters covered under the Act. Again, to act as

the National Focal Point responsible for liaising with any other agencies or international

organizations concerned with biotechnology and biosafety and lastly to promote public

awareness, participation and education concerning the activities of the Authority under the Act.

The Biotechnology Development programme ensures an adequate level of protection in the

field of safe development transfer, handling and use of genetically modified organisms

resulting from biotechnology that may have an adverse effect on health and the environment.

Mission

The NBA is dedicated to promoting sustainable socio-economic development through efficient

and transparent regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).

Functions

The NBA is responsible for:

1. Receiving, processing, responding to and to make decisions on biosafety applications;

2. Establishing administrative mechanisms to ensure the appropriate handling and storing

of documents and data in connection with the processing of applications and any other

matters;

3. Acting as the national focal point responsible for liaising with any other agency or

international organisations concerned with biotechnology and biosafety; and

4. Promoting public awareness, participation and education concerning the activities of

the Authority.

Organisation

To ensure an integrated approach to the regulation of modern biotechnology and its products,

the Act enjoins the Authority to operate in conjunction with other regulatory agencies such as

the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Customs Division

of the Ghana Revenue Authority, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Veterinary

Division, the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Division (PPRSD) and the Ministry of

Local Government and Rural Development. In addition, the Authority is represented by

certified Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs) in research and academic institutions

conducting research on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Ghana. The Act has also


established a Technical Advisory Committee to support the Authority in conducting risk

assessment and management of GMOs and also to provide scientific advice to the Authority

on issues under the Act. Furthermore, the Authority is supported by an Appeals Tribunal which

deals with concerns of aggrieved persons on issues regarding applications and other matters

under the Act. The NBA is currently being headed by a Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O).

1.7.6 Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA)

Establishment

NRA ACT 895, 2015 established the Nuclear Regulatory Authority; to provide for the

regulation and management of activities and practices for the peaceful use of nuclear material

or energy, radioactive material or radiation; to provide for the protection of persons and the

environment against the harmful effects of radiation hazards; to ensure the effective

implementation of the country’s international obligations and for related matters. The NRA

was setup in 2017.

Mission

The Mission of the NRA is to ensure the protection of humans and the environment from the

harmful effects of radiation.

Functions

The functions of the NRA as spelt out in the NRA Act 895 are as follows:

1. Facilitate the development of national policies on the regulation and management

of activities and practices with respect to:

i. Nuclear safety and research

ii. Security of nuclear and radioactive materials

iii. Radiation

iv. Implementation of safeguards specified under the Act.

2. Regulate the introduction of radiation sources, nuclear materials, equipment or

practices that expose workers, patients, the public and the environment to radiation.

3. Issue, modify, suspend or revoke authorization and determine conditions for

authorization.

4. Regulate research on radiation and nuclear safety and security, and of radioactive

waste matters.


5. Regulate the use of radioactive materials in the exploration, exploitation and

extraction of oil and gas, and the mining and milling of radioactive ores and other

ores associated with radioactive and nuclear materials.

6. Define the detailed obligations to be placed on persons who possess radiation

sources and nuclear materials, including financial conditions.

7. Establish and maintain a national register of radiation sources and of persons

authorized to carry out any activity or practice related to a source of radiation.

8. Collect information, documents and views from private and public organizations or

persons as may be necessary and appropriate for the discharge of its functions.

9. Collaborate with agencies responsible for emergency to establish plans and

procedures for coping with any radiological emergency and abnormal occurrence

involving a nuclear material, radiation source or any other radioactive source.

10. Ensure that the operators provide training, information and guidance on nuclear

safety, security and safeguards and radiation protection of the public.

11. Educate the public on nuclear and radiation matters.

12. Establish regional and other offices as it may consider necessary for the proper

performance of its functions.

13. Facilitate the conduct of inspections by designated inspectors of the International

Atomic Energy Agency to verify design information, inspections and

complementary access as provided for in the safeguard’s agreement and the

additional protocols.

14. Collect, collate and provide information to the International Atomic Energy Agency

in accordance with the safeguard’s agreement and any additional protocols to the

agreement.

15. Exchange information and co-operate with regulatory authorities of other countries

and relevant international organizations on matters of nuclear safety, nuclear

security and safeguards.

16. Collaborate with the Environmental Protection Agency to identify activities and

practices that may require Environmental Impact Assessment and develop

environmental guidelines for those activities and practices.

17. Ensure that the polluter pays principle is applied in the management of nuclear and

radioactive waste in the country.

18. Review nuclear safety assessment and safety analysis reports from authorized

persons; and


19. Perform other functions that may be assigned to the authority under any other

enactment.

Organisation

The Director-General is responsible for the day to day administration of the affairs of the

Authority and is answerable to the Board in the performance of functions under the Act. The

Director-General shall perform other functions determined by the Board. The Director-General

is assisted by Deputy Directors-General who is the Chief Scientific/Technical Advisor. NRA

has three (3) directorates namely, Finance & Administration, Nuclear Installations and

Radiological & Non-Ionizing Installations. There are also ten (10) departments under these

directorates. These are Finance, General Services &Human Resource, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear

Security, Nuclear Safeguards & Non-Proliferations, Radiological Applications, Non-Ionizing

Applications, Emergency Response and Instrumentation & ICT.

1.8 Purpose of the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) for 2018

MESTI in partnership with its Development Partners dedicated considerable funds to

implement its development interventions as spelt out in the Sector Medium Term Development

Plan (2018-2021). The Sector Medium Term Plan was prepared in accordance with the

National Medium-Term Development Framework (2018-2021) (NMTDF).

As a result, the 2018 Annual Progress Report seeks to track the implementation of planned

activities contained in the Sector Medium Term Development Plan. The main aim of this

Report is to monitor the implementation of the SMTDP and also ensure that set goals and

objectives are achieved.

The M&E Report will help the Ministry

1. Assess whether the SMTDP developmental targets are being met.

2. Identify achievements, constraints and failures so that improvements can be made to

the SMTDP and project designs to achieve better impact.

3. Collate information for effective coordination of environmental, science, technology

and innovation interventions.

4. Provide government, development partners and the general public with information

on lessons learnt.

5. Reinforce ownership of the SMTDP and build M&E capacity within the Sector.


6. Promote joint monitoring and evaluation of Sector projects and programmes and

provide data and information for policy formulation and design of future projects and

programmes; and

7. Provide information for evidence-based decision making.

1.9 Process Involved and Difficulties Encountered

The following steps were followed in the preparation of the MESTI 2018 Annual Progress

Report:

1. The Ministry obtained the NDPC format for the preparation of the Annual Progress

Reports.

2. Going by the format, the PPME Directorate drew up a reporting format and template

to obtain the required inputs from the Directorates and Agencies/ Authority.

3. The reporting format and template were distributed to the Directorates and Agencies/

Authority with deadlines for submission of inputs.

4. The PPME Directorate then compiled inputs into the first draft.

5. The Directorates and Agencies/ Authority were given copies of the draft for their

comments.

6. The PPME Directorate finalised the report and submitted to NDPC.

2.0 Evaluation and Participatory M&E

2.1 How Evaluation and Participatory Monitoring Was Conducted

Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) was undertaken mainly in the natural

resource management programmes (mining areas, coastal and oil belts, etc.),

agricultural/farming communities and the private sector. This required building the capacity of

the relevant communities to equip them with the requisite skills to undertake regular

Participatory M&E.

The Ministry embarked on PM&E to capture perceptions and assess whether interventions

contained in the SMTDP met expectations of all stakeholders. Awareness was created among

all stakeholders and beneficiaries of the sector’s interventions. The Ministry promoted

partnership between the Private Sector, NGOs and CSOs to facilitate the roll out of PM&E in


the Sector. PM&E methods recognized the importance of local knowledge in conserving the

environment, adaptation and use of Science, Technology and Innovation to promote

community development. They provided the enabling environment that deepens community

consultation and participation, empowerment and improved public accountability.

3.0 M&E ACTIVITIES REPORT (KEY ACHIEVEMENTS)

This section deals with the key policies, planned projects, programmes, activities and

achievements of the Ministry and its Sector Institutions/Agencies. The information provided

cover details of the progress made as per the planned programmes and activities during the

period under review.

The information in this section of the report is presented based on the activities of the Ministry

Headquarters and the Agencies under the Ministry. These activities were undertaken in

accordance with the vision and strategies identified in the National Environment Policy,

National Climate Change Policy, the National Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)

Policy, as well as the various Acts and Legislations governing the activities of the entire sector.

The Ministry has as part of its core mandate, the promulgation of all policies which have direct

and indirect impact on the environment and the effective management of the country’s natural

resources.

3.1 Programme/Project Status 2018

The status of implementing the various programmes/projects of the Ministry are provided,

based on the five (5) budget programmes of the Ministry, namely Management and

Administration, Research and Development, Environmental Protection & Management,

Spatial Planning & Human Settlement and Biotechnology Development.

3.1.1 Programme 1 - Management and Administration (Head Quarters)

The Management and Administration programme provides the cross-cutting services required

in order that the other programmes undertaken by the sector can succeed in achieving their

objectives.

As part of efforts to improve policy and legislation in the Environment, Science, Technology

and Innovation sector, the Ministry undertook the following in 2018;


The Ministry conducted Feasibility Studies for the establishment of Foundries and Machine

Tools Centres to improve capacity for the production of machine parts and tools for industries

in Ghana and beyond. A Partnership has also been established with the Ministry of Education

to establish two (2) tool centres. In 2019, the Ministry will establish a foundry and Compute

Numerical Control (CNC) machine tools centre to kick-start the promotion and production of

machine parts in line with SDG goal 9 target 5 which seeks to enhance scientific research and

upgrade technological and innovation capacities.

In support of SDG Goal 2 target 4 to promote sustainable agriculture and strengthen capacity

for adaptation to climate change, the Ministry under the Sustainable Land and Water

Management Project (SLWMP), provided 8,275 farmers with inputs to implement SLWM

technologies on a 3,660.1ha land to improve their farming practices. In addition, six

Community Resource Management Areas (CREMAs) covering 88 communities within the

Western Wildlife Biological Corridor were developed and farmers are being supported to

undertake bee keeping and shea nut processing.

Composting Stone lining


Shea nut processors Bee-keeping

The Ministry also established a total of 25 hectares each of Green Fire Breaks around Kulpawn

and Ambalara forest reserves to help improve management of the Forest Reserves. It also

generated climate change projections for the White and Black Volta and the Oti River basins

under the Adaptation Fund Project. In 2019, the Ministry will continue the implementation of

the SLWMP and Adaptation Fund Project in the three Regions in the North to address climate

change adaptation issues such as changes in rainfall patterns, utilisation of improved seeds and

mitigation measures. This is in fulfilment of SDG goal 15 target 1 aimed at the conservation,

restoration and sustainable use of freshwater ecosystems, forests and wetlands among other

international obligations.

Fire Belt, Nabuguam, Nandom District Bore Hole drilled at Yidongo, Bongo

The final drafts of the Environmental Policy for Oil and Gas and the National Biodiversity

Policy were submitted for Cabinet’s approval. In addition, a draft Plastic Management Policy

with its Implementation Plan was developed. In 2019, a National Biodiversity Strategy and

Action Plan will be developed, while the Plastic Management Policy and its accompanying

Implementation Plan will be finalized. This will contribute to the achievement of sustainable

consumption and production patterns by companies especially large and transnational in line

with SDG goal 12 target 6.

Stakeholder Consultations on Draft National Biodiversity Policy


The Ministry engaged an external service provider to collect an Advance Eco Fee on electronic

and electrical equipment imported from 185 countries. The construction of a recycling plant at

Old Fadama (Agbogbloshie) will begin in 2019 under the national E-waste project. This will

help the management of electrical and electronic waste and to reduce the adverse impact of e-

waste on human health and the environment in line with goal 12 target 4 of the SDGs; targeted

at sustainable consumption and production patterns and in accordance with agreed international

frameworks.

The Ministry also implemented the German financed E-waste project through a Technical and

Financial cooperation for the recycling and sound environmental disposal of waste of

Electronic and Electrical Equipment (EEE). In 2019, the Ministry will construct a Handover

Centres (HOC) and a collection center for the implementation of the Hazardous and Electronic

Waste control and management Act, Act 917 of 2017. This is also in line with SDG goal 12

target 4.

The Ghana Innovation and Research Commercialization (GIRC) Centre is 60 percent complete.

Technical and financial support was secured from Science Granting Council Initiative (SGCI)

and the Technology Innovation Agency to develop the master framework for the Centre. The

Ministry will continue to support the operationalization of the GIRC Centre in 2019. This will

contribute to the SDG goal 9 target 5 which seeks to enhance scientific research and upgrade

technological and innovation capacities.

Science Granting Council Initiative (SGCI) Annual General Meeting from 4th-6th July 2019

The Ministry submitted the Cabinet approved Policy Document for the establishment of the

Presidential Advisory Council on Science, Technology and Innovation (PACSTI) to the Office

of the President for Executive Action. The Ministry is also collaborating with the Ministry of

Education to develop the National Research Fund. In 2019, the Ministry will seek to strengthen

the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Advisory System for Policy Makers by setting


up the PACSTI secretariat. This is also in line with SDG goal 9 target 5 as in paragraph 7

above.

See Table 2.1 for more details

3.1.2 Programme 2 – Research and Development

This programme involves the promotion of nuclear technology, scientific and industrial

research. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Ghana Atomic

Energy Commission (GAEC) harness Science and Technology expertise for sustainable

agricultural production, meat and fish preservation, irrigation, good water supply,

environmental management, housing, road construction, information packaging and

dissemination. The programme also includes the application of space science technology.

In addition, Science and Technology is utilized to promote the peaceful use of nuclear science

and technology research including health and medical research, training and development,

regulation of radioactive materials and installations.

Key achievements under this programme include the following;

The Ministry through the Savannah Agriculture Research Institute of the Council for Scientific

and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) developed and released three super colourful varieties

of sweet potato (Nan, Nyumingre and TU-Diedi). The characteristics of these varieties are

highlighted in Table 1 below. This supports target 1 of SDG goal 2 in ending hunger and

ensuring access by all people to safe nutritious and sufficient food all year round.

Table 1. Morphological characters:

Character Nanugungungu TU-Purple Obari

1. Vines

Twining ability Non-twining Non-twining Slightly-twining

Total vine length per

plant (cm) 143.1 156.8 202.1

Plant growth habit Semi-erect (75-

150cm)

Spreading (151-

250cm)

Spreading (151-

250cm)

Mean vine girth (cm) 2.5 2.1 1.4

Mean number of

branches 5 4 5

Vine apex colour Yellow green Greyish green Green with purple

veins


Character Nanugungungu TU-Purple Obari

Vine internode length

(cm) Short (3-5) Intermediate (6-9) Short (3-5)

Vine internode

diameter (mm) Intermediate (7) Intermediate (7) Thin (4.5)

Ground cover High (75-90%) Total (>90%) High (75-90%)

Predominant vine

colour Green

Green with few

purple spots Green

Secondary vine colour Absent Green base Purple nodes

Mean number of nodes

per vine 29 29 44

2. Leaf

Colour of young leaf Yellow green

Greyish-green

(due to dense

pubescence)

Green with purple

veins on upper

surface

Colour of petiole Green Green with purple

at both ends

Green with purple at

both ends.

Leaf vein colour

(abaxial view) Green Green

All veins mostly

purple

Leaf shape

Hastate (trilobular

and spear-shaped

with basal lobes

more or less

divergent)

Lobed Triangular

Leaf lobe type Slight Slight No lateral lobes

Leaf lobe number 3 5 1

Shape of central leaf

lobe Triangular Triangular Triangular

Leaf colour:


Nanugungugu Purple Obari

Colour of

young leaf

Yellow green

Greyish-green (due to

dense pubescence)

Green with purple

veins on upper surface

Leaf

petiole

colour

Green

Green with purple at both

ends

Green with purple at

both ends

Leaf vein

colour

(Abaxial

view)

Green

Green

Mostly or totally

purple

Leaf shape

(outline of

the leaf)

Hastate

Lobed

Triangular

Tuber


Genotype

Root

characteristics Nanugungungu Purple Obari

Storage root

shape

Long oblong

Obovate

Oblong

Storage root skin

colour

Brownish orange

Purple-red

Pale yellow

Storage root flesh

colour

Intermediate orange

Strongly pigmented

with anthocyanins

White

Storage root DM 26 - 29.3% 32.8 - 35% 34.3 - 38%

Root Surface

defects

Absent Absent Shallow horizontal

constrictions

The Council also distributed about 22,000 germinated oil palm seeds and 15,000 oil palm

seedlings to famers. An additional 2,700 improved coconut seedlings and 3,046 assorted tree

crop seedlings were supplied to farmers. An additional 120,000 seedlings of bamboo were

raised for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore degraded lands around water

bodies in Northern Ghana using the developed technology. This will go a long way to support

the realisation of SDG goal 2 target 4 aimed at sustainable food production systems.


The CSIR developed DNA diagnostic tools for detection of Onchocerca. volvulus infections in

blackfly vectors. This is very crucial in the support of the Onchocercias is elimination plan by

2025. Goal 2 target 3 of the SDGs support this as it seeks to among other things provide

productive resources and inputs.

The Sector also recorded a 30 percent adoption rate of improved locally- packaged technologies

by Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Also, 90 research findings were adopted

by Industry. This also falls in line with goal 2 target 3 above.

The CSIR developed polymer/clay/bitumen to replace the conventional bitumen and recycled

common waste plastics by modifying it with aggregate for road construction and repairs. This

supports domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries

as in Goal 9 target b.

The Ministry through the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) monitored 412 base

stations for telecommunication masts. The commission also carried out 260 pre-installation

safety assessments on Frequency Modulation (FM) and Radio Frequency (RF) cell sites and

issued conditional compliance certificates. In addition, the Commission carried out 44 safety

assessments for X-ray and radiation facilities. In 2019, GAEC will continue to monitor

occupational exposures for the mine, industrial, medical, educational and educational research

institution workers. This will contribute to the achievement of goal 12 target 6 by ensuring

companies, especially large and transnationals conform to sustainable practices.

Field Monitoring of Masts by GAEC team Assessment of food/dairy products and water samples

for radioactive contamination.

GAEC processed 25 tons of products (food, herbal, medical items, peat) using Gamma

Irradiation Facility for the management of postharvest losses and enhancing healthcare

delivery. GAEC also established Fall armyworm colony and developed Standard Operating

Procedures for rearing. In addition, five (5) insecticides were screened for bio-efficacy against

the fall armyworm. GAEC also mapped all locations in the Greater Accra and characterized


most areas for scientific assessment of environmental and human health impact of e-waste

management in the country. The scientific assessment will be done in 2019.

Fall Armyworm tests at BNARI, GAEC

Medical Supplies treated at the GIF facility Food products (peat) processed at the GIF facility

GAEC undertook an outreach programme to schools, educating students on how to prevent

malaria on World Malaria Day. GAEC will use radiation and nuclear medicine Technologies

to diagnose and manage diseases as well as monitor and evaluate health conditions like

tuberculosis and other communicable and non-communicable diseases in 2019.

GAEC undertaking outreach programme on World Malaria Day

The establishment of welding and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) technique training facility

will be continued. The world’s first radioactive waste disposal facility will be constructed in

the country to ensure public and environmental safety. In addition, stakeholder and public

sensitization meetings will be organized on adoption of nuclear power in 2019.


Welding using NDT Techniques

These interventions are all working in the direction of SDG goal 17.8 in the operationalization

of technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity building mechanism.


3.1.3 Programme 3 - Environmental Protection & Management

This programme aims at protecting and improving the environment in Ghana by ensuring that

air, land and water are protected by everyone in today's society, so that tomorrow's generation

will inherit a cleaner and healthier world. In achieving the overall aim of managing and

governing the environment the underlisted were achieved:

The EPA monitored air quality at 14 sites. The results indicated that PM10 levels were above

the EPA 24hour level of 70µg/m3. The EPA will continue to ensure environmental compliance

and enforcement in 2019 through environmental quality monitoring. Target 6 of SDG goal 11

is addressed by the continuous implementation of this intervention.

An EPA assessment conducted showed that 14 industries used Reducing Emissions from

Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) concepts, based on research to assess carbon

stocks. The EPA monitored 1,140 undertakings of which 400 were compliant and 740 were

non-compliant. The EPA also issued 1,560 Environmental Assessment permits for projects as

well as 11,700 chemical licenses. In addition, the Agency monitored 52 industries in the

Accra/Tema region for effluent quality and the results were higher than the EPA recommended

guideline levels 50mg/l, 75 Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) and 1500 µS/Cm. The target

to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related hazards as in SDG goal 13. 1

is being addressed by these interventions.

Scoping report on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of opening up the Voltaian and

Keta Basins for Onshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Production finalized and disseminated.


Additionally, a draft Composite Onshore Oil and Gas Regulation was developed for onward

transmission to the Attorney General’s Department. With the commitment to prevent and

significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds as targeted by SDG goal 14.1 this intervention

will be continued.

The EPA enrolled 14 schools to practice source waste segregation programme in Greater Accra.

The Agency expects to upscale source waste segregation, regulate plastic waste, and implement

the Hazardous and Electronic Waste Control and Management Act, 2017 (Act 917) in 2019.

This is geared towards substantially reducing waste generation through prevention, reduction,

recycling and reuse as targeted by SDG goal 12.5.

Training was held for 150 staff, farmers and pesticide dealers on pesticide regulation and

safe/judicious use of pesticides. In addition, 280 pesticide dealers were trained on pesticide

regulation and safe/judicious use of pesticides. In 2019, the Agency will update the pesticide

register and increase the number of training beneficiaries. This will address SDG goal 3.9;

substantially reduce the number of deaths and illness from hazardous chemicals and air, water

and soil pollution and contamination.

The Ministry through the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) monitored 250 users of

radiation who are applying the regulations and guidance documents. Reports showed 20

percent reduction in authorized facilities with non-compliance issues. The NRA will acquire

equipment for its regulatory activities in 2019. SDG goal 17.8; the operationalization of

technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity building mechanism is being

achieved with these interventions.

NRA Regulatory Officers on Inspection at SSNIT Hospital


GIS training for MMDAs


3.1.4 Programme 4 - Spatial Planning & Human Settlement

In addressing human settlement issues, the Ministry submitted final draft Legal Instruments

(LIs) of Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2017 (Act 925) to the Attorney General for

comments and inputs and further submission to Parliament.

The preparation of scheme of service for employees of the Land Use and Spatial Planning

Authority (LUSPA) is being initiated in consultation with the Public Services Commission.

Construction of the LUSPA Head Office will also commence in 2019.

The Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA) published the Greater Accra and

Ashanti Regional Spatial Development Frameworks (GARSDF) on its website to guide Spatial

Development in these regions. In addition, LUSPA organised sensitization on Street Naming

and Property addressing in all 10 regions in collaboration with Ministry of Local Government

and Rural Development (MLGRD). LUSPA will facilitate the preparation of the Central

Regional Spatial Development Framework as well as prepare the structure and local plans for

15 MMDAs in 2019.


GIS training for MMDAs GIS training for MMDAs

All these interventions are addressing the SDG goal 11.b targeted at substantial increase in the

number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and

plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change and

resilient to disasters.


3.1.5 Programme 5 - Biotechnology Development

The Ministry through the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) submitted the GMO Regulation

to Parliament for approval. The NBA also conducted five public awareness programmes on

Biosafety. In addition, 80 percent works is completed on the Genetically Modified Organisms

(GMO) detection laboratory. This intervention is in line with SDG goal 2 target 4 to ensure

sustainable food production systems strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change.

Seminar on GMO, Teacher's Hall, Accra GMO Detection Laboratory 80%

In 2019, the NBA will undertake biosafety capacity building, public education and awareness,

monitoring and evaluation on biotechnology and biosafety issues. The GMO Detection

Laboratory is expected to be completed this year. This is also in line with Goal 2.4 of the SDGs.



3.2 Update on Key Performance Indicators.

The tables below show the indicator description, unit of measurement, baseline, latest status

and target by which the Ministry measures the performance of the various programmes and

sub-programmes.

3.2.1 Update on National Performance Indicators

These set of Indicators measure the overall performance of the Environment, Science,

Technology and Innovation sector. Progress on these indicators are measured and reported to

NDPC and form part of the National Annual Progress Report (APR) prepared annually.

POLICY OUTCOME INDICATORS AND TARGETS

Indicator

Description

Unit of

Measurement

Baseline Latest Status Target

Year Value Year Value Year Value

Reduction in

climate change

vulnerability:

Number of sectors

with climate

No. of industries

using REDD

concepts, based on

research to assess

carbon stocks

2017 13 2018 14 2019 16


Indicator

Description

Unit of

Measurement



change mitigation

and adaptable

strategy priorities

integrated (SDG

Target 13.2)

No. of sectors with

climate change

mitigation and

adaptation strategy

priorities

integrated

2017 7 2018 8 2019 9

Amount of Green

House Gases in the

atmosphere

(SDG Target 13.a)

Metric Tonnes

(MT)

2017 50.5

MT

2018 54.5MT 2019 56.1

MT2

Proportion of

companies

compliant with EA

and EMP permit

conditions

(SDG Target 12.6)

No. of companies

issued with EA

and EMP permit

2017 4,638 2018 1,560 2019 5,612

Research

adaptation by

industries

(SDG Target 9.b)

No. of research

findings adopted

by industry

2017 75

2018 95 2019 120

No. of businesses

/industries

assisted to adopt

R&D in

production

2017 17

2018 22 2019 35

Rate of adoption

of improved

locally- packaged

technologies my

MSMEs (%)

2017 25

2018 30 2019 40

3.2.2 Update on Key Sector Indicators and Targets

These set of indicators are used by the Ministry and its Agencies to measure progress of broad

policies, programmes/projects and activities based on the programmes and sub-programmes

within the Sector Medium Term Development Plan (SMTDP) 2018-2021.


3.3 PROGRAMMES FOR THE SECTOR

3.3.1 Management & Administration Programme

Indicator

Description

Unit of

Measurement


Year

2017

Value Year

2018

Value Year

2019

Value

Land area where

Sustainable Land

and Water

Management

Practices have

been adopted as

a result of the

SLWMP

Size of land

(in Hectares)

2017

7,338.6 ha 2018 10,698.

7 ha

2019

14,000

Land users

adopting

Sustainable Land

and Water

Management

Practices as a

result of the

SLWMP.

No. of farmers

adopting the

practices

2017 18,421 2018 26,696 2019 28,000

Direct project

beneficiaries of

SLWMP

No. of farmers 2017 34,213 2018 48,498 2019 52,000

% of which

are women

2017

55% 2018 55.5%

2019 40%

Oil and Gas

environment

policy developed

Policy

document

submitted to

Cabinet by

2017 --- 2018 --- 2019 End of

June

Develop

legislation for

Chemical

Weapon

Convention

Policy

document

submitted to

Cabinet by

2017 --- 2018 --- 2019 End of

September

National

Biodiversity

policy developed

Policy

document

submitted to

Cabinet by

2017 --- 2018 --- 2019 End of

June

Cabinet

memo

submitted

to Hon.

Minister


for

onward

submissio

n to

Cabinet

Development of

Master Plan for

GH(I)NDC

Master Plan

for

GH(I)NDC

ready by

2017 --- 2018 --- 2019 31st

March

Mainstreaming

STI into National

Development

Agenda

No. of sectors

with STI

mainstreamed

into their

programmes

2017 3 2018 4 2019 5

No. of STI

programmes

developed

Number of STI

Investment

plans

developed

2017 1 STI

Programm

e

Develope

d

2018 2 STI

Progra

mmes

Develo

ped

1 STI

Invest

ment

Propos

al

Develo

ped

(for

Agricul

ture)

2019 2 STI

Programm

es

Develope

d

1 STI

Investmen

t Proposal

Develope

d

Promoting STI

Culture in Ghana

No. of Annual

STI week and

scientific

renaissance

day

celebrations

organized

2017 1 National

Scientific

Renaissan

ce day

celebrated

2018 1

Nationa

l

Scientif

ic

Renaiss

ance

day

celebrat

ed

2019 1 STI

celebratio

n week

and

scientific

renaissanc

e day

organized

Funding secured

for STI activities

No. of STI

fund

established

2017 1 private

sector

funding

secured

2018 1

Donor

funding

secured

for STI

2019 1 National

Research

Fund

establishe

d


for STI

activities

Fundin

g

No. of STI

grants

awarded

2017 1 private

sector

funding

secured

for STI

activities

2018 1

Donor

funding

secured

for STI

Fundin

g

2019 5 STI

Grants

awarded

No. of donor/

private sector

funding

secured for

STI activities

2017 1 private

sector

funding

secured

for STI

activities

2018 1

Donor

funding

secured

for STI

Fundin

g

2019 1

donor/priv

ate sector

funding

secured

for STI

activities

Building of STI

Infrastructure

Capacity

No. of

Incubation

Centres

established

No. Science

and

Technology

Parks

Established

No. of

Foundries

Established

2017 N/A 2018 1Incub

ation

Center

establis

hed at

KNUS

T

2019 1

Incubation

Center

establishe

d

1 Foundry

establishe

d

Developing the

National

Capacity for

Space Science

and Technology

No. of Space

Science

Infrastructure

developed

Number of

space science

and

technology

meetings/conf

erences/semin

ars organized

2017 1 space

science

infrastruct

ure

developed

2018 1 space

science

and

technol

ogy

meetin

gs/conf

erences

/semina

rs

organiz

ed

2019 2 space

science

and

technolog

y

meetings/

conferenc

es/seminar

s

organized

Establishing an

effective

National

Innovative

System

No. of

National

Innovation

Agency/

Centres

established

and No. of

2017 N/A 2018 1 2019 5

Technolog

y

Innovatio

ns

supported


Technology

innovations

supported

Developing

Indigenous

Knowledge and

Technologies

No. of

indigenous

knowledges

developed, and

information

gathered

2017 0 2018 0 2019 1

indigenou

s

knowledg

e

developed

, and

informatio

n gathered

Promoting

International

Cooperation and

Linkages

No. of

Bilateral

agreements

signed

No. of

International

meetings/conf

erences

attended

2017 11

Internatio

nal

meetings/

conferenc

es

attended

2018 10

Internat

ional

meetin

gs/conf

erences

attende

d

2019 1 Bilateral

Agreemen

ts signed

10

Internatio

nal

meetings/

conferenc

es

attended

Strengthening

STI Advisory

System for

Policy Makers

No. of STI

Advisory

Councils

established and

No. of STI

advice

provided and

reports

prepared

2017 1 STI

advice

provided

and

Reports

prepared

2018 2 STI

advice

provide

d and

reports

prepare

d

2019 1 STI

Advisory

Council

Establishe

d

3 STI

advice

provided

and

reports

prepared

Develop Human

Capital for STI

Development

No. of grants

support

provided to

STI students/

professionals/a

ssociations

2017

2 grants

support

provided

to STI

students/

profession

als/associa

tions

2018 4

grants

support

provide

d to

STI

student

s/

professi

onals/a

ssociati

ons

2019 5 grants

support

provided

to STI

students/

profession

als/associa

tions


3.3.2 Research & Development Programme

Indicator

Description

Unit of

Measurement



Biotechnolo

gy: -

Germplasm

collected,

characterise

d, conserved

and

distributed

nationwide.

No. of plant

Accessions

collected and

conserved

2017 4382 2018 5200 2019 6500

No. of plant

Accessions

distributed

nation wide

2017 7117 2018 8500 2019 9600

Improved

varieties of

crops,

livestock,

fisheries and

Poultry

Developed

and

transferred

No. of

improved crop

varieties

developed for

dissemination to

farmers.

2017 4 2018 6 2019 10

Postharvest

losses of

cereals and

legumes

reduced

Percentage

reduction in

post-harvest

losses in cereals

and legumes

2017 4% in

both

crops

2018 10% and

7% for

cereals

and

legumes

respecti

vely

2019 12% and

10% for

cereals

and

legumes

respecti

vely

Improved

breeds of

livestock/po

ultry/fisheri

es

developed

No. of

improved

breeds of

livestock/poultr

y/fisheries

developed.

2017 2 2018 Nil 2019 4

Landscape

management

systems or

technologies

resilient to

climate

change

vulnerabiliti

Technologies

resilient to

climate change

vulnerabilities

in time and

space developed

2017 2 2018 4 2019 6


es in time

and space

developed

Innovative

risk

management

strategies

that foster

resilient

rural

livelihoods

developed

for

sustainable

landscape

restoration

Capacities of

stakeholders

developed on

the use of forest

genetic

resources/

adaptation to

climate change

strengthened

2017 Nil 2018 Training

of

stakehol

ders on

improve

d

nursery

manage

ment

2019 Training

of more

stakehol

ders on

nursery

manage

ment

Develop

strategies to

reduce and

water borne

diseases

burdens in

rural Ghana

Percentage (%)

reduction in rate

of Morbidity,

Mortality and

Poverty

associated with

NTDs.

2017 2-4% 2018 4-6% 2019 6-8%

Training of

Artisans on

installation

of solar

panels,

wiring and

demonstrati

on nation

wide

No. of Artisans

trained on

installation of

solar panels,

wiring and

demonstration

nation wide

2017 Nil 2018 1490 2019 Expecte

d to

train 100

artisans

every 2

weeks

for week

days.

Weeken

d school

to come

on

board.

ICT Centre

for the

provision of

electronics

and

computer

engineering

Functional ICT

Centre

established.

2017 Nil 2018 1 ICT

centre

establish

ed.

2019 Fully

equip

the ICT

and


services

established

High

Perform

ance

Computi

ng

Facility

procured

for state-

of-the

art data

processi

ng and

yet to be

installed

function

al centre

Baseline

surveys and

adoption

studies of

released

crop

varieties

conducted

No. of baseline

surveys and

adoption studies

conducted

2017 1 survey

conduct

ed

2018 Nil 2019 2

surveys

to be

conduct

ed

Disseminati

on

workshops/

activities on

S3A

organized

No. of

dissemination

workshops/activ

ities on S3A

organized

2017 Nil 2018

I

stakehol

der

worksho

p

organize

d

2019 Two

worksho

ps to be

organize

d


Improved

planting

materials of

various

crops

produced

No. and type of

improved

planting

materials

produced

2017 100 000

oil palm

germinat

ed seeds

2018 10 000

oil palm

germinat

ed seeds

2019 120 000

oil palm

germinat

ed seeds

2017 80 000

oil palm

seedling

s

2018 100 000

oil palm

seedings

2019 150 000

oil palm

seedling

s

2017 2018 6,025

Coconut

seedling

s

25,582

Assorted

tree

seedling

s

Quality of

fresh fruits

stored under

various

freight

environment

al

conditions

evaluated

No. evaluated 2017 80 2018 100 2019 100

Increased

supply of

improved

breeds of

Percentage

increase in

supply

2017 80% 2018 80% 2019 80%


varieties of

tilapia and

catfish

fingerlings

for fish

farmers

Technologie

s developed

for

increasing

meat and

egg

production

to sustain

food and

nutrition

security for

the

population

No. of

technologies

developed

2017 25 2018 30 2019 30

Accidents

prone (black

spots)

locations on

road in the

five cities

(Accra,

Kumasi,

Sekondi-

Takoradi

and Tamale)

identified,

analysed

and

investigated

No. of accident

prone (black

spots) locations

2017 150 2018 160 2019 160

Promote the

use of

pozzolana-

lime

technology

in

stabilizing

rural types

Percentage

increase in

clients for

pozzolana

(technology)

cement

2017 40% 2018 45% 2019 50%


roads and

extending

their

lifespan

Promote the

construction

of wooden

bridges by

using lesser

known

species

No. of lesser

known wood

species

developed

2017 18 2018 20 2019 25

Develop

technologies

for soil

conservation

and plant

water

requirement,

Soil and

water body

pollution

monitoring

and

management

,

reclamation

of degraded

land and

mine sites

and climate

change

mitigation.

No. of

technologies

developed

2017 20 2018 25 2019 30

Quality of

foodstuffs

ensured and

shelf life of

food

extended by

irradiation.

No. of

agricultural

products

preserved by

irradiation (to

be

disaggregated

by weight)

2017 8 2018 10 2019 20


Farmers

trained in

composting

and organic

farming.

No. of

farmer/groups

trained in

composting

2017 10 2018 expansio

ns work

on-

going

2019 100%

completi

on of

expansio

n on

works

Baits

produced

for farmers

to control

the fruit fly

menace in

the country

% of Fruit fly

menace among

farmers

reduced.

2017 30% 2018 90% 2019 100%

(facility

complet

ed)

Rapid

production

of disease-

free planting

materials of

food crop

and

ornamentals

Varieties of

plant

materials/Plant

mutants

developed using

nuclear

techniques and

multiplied

2017 7 2018 8 2019 8

Safety

assessment

of

telecommun

ication base

stations /cell

sites

(Conditional

Compliance

assessment)

conducted

No. of base

stations

assessed

2017 700 2018 260 2019 1,000

Telecommu

nication

masts/base

stations

monitored

1000 masts

/base stations

monitored

2017 782 2018 412 2019 400

Occupationa

l exposures

for mine,

No. of

occupationally

exposed

2017 507 2018 250 2019 700


industrial,

medical,

educational

and

educational

research

institution

workers

monitored

workers

involved in

ionising

radiation

monitored

Consumable

water by

Gross alpha

-beta and

Gamma

activity

contaminati

on

measuremen

t assessed

No. of samples

analysed

2017 - 2018 500 2019 700

Siting and

feasibility

studies

towards

introduction

of nuclear

energy in

Ghana

conducted

Level of siting

and feasibility

studies

completed

2017 10% 2018 25% 2019 40%

Stakeholder

and public

sensation

meetings on

adoption of

nuclear

power

organised

No. of Public

awareness,

knowledge and

acceptance of

nuclear power

programme

organised

2017 5 2018 10 2019 25

MPhil

students

trained

No. of students

trained

2017 33 2018 34 2019 34


PhD

students

trained

No. of students

trained

2017 5 2018 6 2019 6

Post

graduate

Education

Course

(PGEC) in

Radiation

Protection

organised.

No. of radiation

workers trained.

2017 20 2018 25 2019 25

Field

established

for release

of four

varieties of

cherry

tomatoes

No. varieties

released to

farmers

2017 - 2018 3 2019 4

Production

plant for

protein bait

to control

fruit fly

menace

completed.

Level of

completion of

protein bait

2017 70% 2018 75% 2019 100%

Satellite

converted

into radio

telescope

for

astronomica

l studies

Level of

conversion

2017 90 2018 95 2019 100

Ghana

Space

Policy

developmen

t

Ghana Space

Policy

development by

2017 60% 2018 100%

draft

policy

complet

ed and

forward

2019 Launchi

ng of the

Space

policy

and

strategy

with the


ed to

MESTI

sector

Ministry

Outreach

programmes

to establish

Astronomy

Clubs in

educational

institutions

organised

No. of

established

clubs in senior

high schools.

2017 10 2018 15 2019 30

Scientific

assessment

of the

environment

and human

health

impact of e-

waste

conducted

No. of research

reports on the

health impact of

e-Waste

management in

Ghana

2017 3 2018 5 2019 7

Welding

and NDT

professional

s trained.

Number of

welders/NDT

personnel

certified.

2017 20 2018 30 2019 45

Research

conducted

to improve

radiotherapy

and cancer

treatment

No. researches

conducted

towards

improving

cancer

treatment

2017 5 2018 5 2019 6


3.3.3. Environmental Protection and Management Programme

Indicator

Description

Unit of

Measurement


Year Valu

e

Year Valu

e

Year Valu

e

Improved

compliance with

sector specific EA

guidelines and

standards.

Percentage of

sectors covered by

EA:

• Oil and gas

exploration

• agriculture

2017

100%

60%

2018

100%

65%

2019

100%

70%

National Oil Spill

Contingency Plan

operationalised

No. of

simulation

exercises

undertaken

2017 1 2018 1 2019 1

Approval given (EA

and EMP

permits) to

companies

for them to comply

with

Environmental

Assessment (EA)

regulations

No. of permits

issued

2017 4,638 2018 1,560 2019 5,612

Level of pollution

of effluent quality

from industries

sampled and

analysed

Number of

industries

monitored for

effluent quality

2017 63 2018 52 2019 75

Annual compliance

monitoring

undertaken.

Number of

Annual

compliance

monitoring

events:

Accra

2017 4 2018 4 2019 4

Other Regions

2017 8 2018 13 2019 11


Environmental

indicators - air

quality monitored

Number of

monitoring

locations (Accra

regions)

2017 13

sites

2018 14

sites

2019 16

sites

Register on

pesticides and

industrial and

consumer chemicals

for proper handling

and labelling

developed.

Copy of a

completed

Register

2017 1 2018 1 2019 1

Pesticides/industrial

chemicals post

registration and

licensing/compliance

e monitoring and

surveillance carried

out.

No. of monitoring

undertaken

2017 1 2018 1 2019 1

Industries monitored

to ensure the use of

bio-oxo degradable

additives in the

manufacture of

flexible Plastics

No. of industries

monitored

2017 26 2018 28 2019 29

System that

effectively and

rapidly responds and

deal with chemical

related emergencies

nationwide

developed

Percentage

completion of the

system

2017 10% 2018 30% 2019 60%

Climate change

issues incorporated

into sector medium

term plans

No. of sectors

with climate

change mitigation

and adaptation

strategies

2017 7 2018 8 2019 9

E-waste recyclers

trained on

sustainable

management of e-

waste

No. of trainings

undertaken

2017 2 2018 3 2019 3

Stakeholders

trained on

pesticide regulation

and

No. of

training exercise

undertaken on

safe handling of

pesticides

2017 5 2018 2 2019 5


safe/judicious use of

pesticides.

Users of radiation

complying with

provisions of the

regulations and

guidance documents

No. of users of

radiation applying

the regulations

and guidance

documents

2017 250 2018 232 2019 250

Reduction in the

number of

authorized facilities

with noncompliance

issues resulting in

the protection of

people and the

environment from

harmful effects of

radiation

% of facilities

with

Noncompliance

issues

2017 20% 2018 2.3% 2019 2%

General public and

users of radiation

sources educated

No. of education

events

held

2017 260 2018 232 2019 300

Up-to-date National

register of radiation

sources and of

persons authorized

to carry out any

activity or practice

related to a source of

radiation

No. of new

facilities added to

the register

2017 1 2018 1 2019 1

Regulations for the

control of ionizing

and non-ionizing

radiation;

No. of regulations

drafted and

reviewed

2017 6 2018 8 2019 6

Guidance documents

for the control of

ionizing and

nonionizing

radiation; and

radiation devices

available.

No. of Guidance

documents

drafted and

reviewed

2017 -- 2018 9 2019 10

Compliance by

users of radiation

sources and devices

to

No. of facilities

inspected

2017 -- 2018 250 2019 250


Regulatory

Requirements.

Noncompliance

issues Resolved

No. of

enforcements

carried out

2017 6 2018 10 2019 25

Develop draft

regulations for the

control of the use of

radiation sources and

devices in Ghana

Number of

regulations for2

the control of the

use of radiation

sources and

devices

developed

2017 2 2018 7 2019 6

Inspect ionizing

radiation facilities to

ensure compliance

with regulatory

requirements

Number of

ionizing radiation

facilities

inspected

2017 100 2018 232 2019 250

Hold stakeholder

workshops on draft

regulations on

nuclear materials

and facilities,

radiation emitting

devices, and

radioactive materials

in Ghana

Number of

stakeholder

workshops held

2017 0 2018 2 2019 6

Hold stakeholder

workshops on draft

guidance documents

on radioactive and

nuclear waste

management

Number of

stakeholder

workshops held

2017 0 2018 0 2019 6

Authorise ionization

radiation facilities to

ensure compliance

with regulatory

requirements

Number of

ionizing radiation

facilities and

practices

authorised

2017 300 2018 227 2019 360

Monitor and inspect

base stations

compliance with

regulatory

requirements

Number of base

stations

monitored

2017 - 2018 500 2019 500

Sensitise licensees

on regulations on

nuclear materials

and facilities,

Number of

stakeholder

workshops held

2017 - 2018 232 2019 300


radiation emitting

devices, and

radioactive materials

in Ghana

Sensitise licensees

on regulations on

guidance documents

on radioactive and

nuclear waste

management

Number of

stakeholder

workshops held

2017 0 2018 232 2019 300

Organise

meetings/workshops

for internal and

external

organisations to

ensure

implementation of

Ghana’s

international

obligations

Number of

meetings/worksh

ops with internal

and external

organisations

held

2017 4 2018 61 2019 2


3.3.4 Spatial Planning and Human Settlements Programme

Indicator

Description

Unit of

Measurement


Yea

r

Valu

e

Year Valu

e

Year Value

National zoning

regulations and

planning standards

published and

Distributed (Revised

editions from 2019

onwards)

No. of published

guidelines on zoning

regulations and

planning standards

distributed

2017 100 2018 -- 2019 300

Reviewed Manuals

for spatial plan

completed (Revised

editions from 2019

onwards)

No. of spatial

planning manuals

distributed

2017 100 2018 -- 2019 300

Development

permitting

procedures and

business manual

No. of permitting

guides and business

manual distributed

2017 100 2018 150 2019 300

Human

settlement policy

formulated and

published

No. of

human

settlement policy

guidelines distributed

2017 -- 2018 -- 2019 --

Staff recruited for

LUSPA

No. of Physical

planners Recruited

2017 -- 2018 100

spatia

l

plann

ers

2019 100

Functional

Regional

Spatial

No. of RSPCs

inaugurated

2017 8

(80%

)

2018 -- 2019 --

Land Use

Planning and

Management

Information

System (LUPMIS)

upgraded

Fully upgraded &

integrated

version of

LUPMIS by

2017 -- 2018 31st

Dec.

2019 --


Indicator

Description

Unit of

Measurement


Yea

r

Valu

e

Year Valu

e

Year Value

LUPMIS training

organized for all

MMDAs

(stakeholders)

Number of

MMDAs

(stakeholders) with

GIS

Training

Received

Reports available)

2017 60 2018 52 2019 254

Regional Spatial

Development

Frameworks

No. of

RSDF’s prepared

2017 2

(Asha

nti

and

Great

er

Accra

)

2018 -- 2019 1(Cent

ral

Regio

n)

District Spatial

Development

Frameworks

No. of

District Spatial

Development

Frameworks

2017 -- 2018 -- 2019 50

Structure Plans for

major

settlements

prepared of

MMDAs

No. of Structure

Plans prepared (for

MMDAs)

2017 -- 2018 2 2019 50

Local Plans prepared

for

communities’

country-wide.

No. of local plans

prepared (As a

percentage of built

up of each

MMDAs

2017 -- 2018 30 2019 40

Monitoring and

Evaluation visits

on RSPAs and

MMDAs

No. of M & E visits

undertaken on

RSPAs

2017 -- 2018 -- 2019 10

No. of M & E visits

undertaken on

MMDAs

2017 -- 2018 -- 2019 254


Indicator

Description

Unit of

Measurement


Yea

r

Valu

e

Year Valu

e

Year Value

The land use and

Spatial Planning Bill

passed into law

Date of Presidential

Assent to the law

2017 31st

Dece

mber.

2018 - 2019 -

Land Use and

Spatial Authority

established

Availability of

scheme of service

and Business Plan

for the Authority

2017 - 2018 31st

Dece

mber.

2019 30th

Septe

mber

Date of appointment

of staff

2017 - 2018 - 2019 31st

Dece

mber

Land Use Planning

and Management

System

(LUPMIS)upgraded

and integrated into

the NSDI

Full ungraded

version of LUPMIS

- 2018 31st

Dec.

2019 -

Fully upgraded &

integrated version of

LUPMIS

2017 - 2018 - 2019 31st

Dec.

Key stakeholders in

spatial planning and

human settlement

management trained

in the use of

LUPMIS

Number of

stakeholders trained

2017 150 2018 150 2019 200


3.3.5 Biotechnology Development Programme

Indicator

Description

Unit of

Measurement


Yea

r

Valu

e

Year Valu

e

Year Value

Research

institutions

compliant with

terms and

conditions attached

to permits granted

in

accordance to the

Biosafety law.1

No. of Institutions

compliant with

conditions of permits

granted

2017 2 2018 2 2019 4

Biotechnology and

biosafety staff

trained on biosafety

guidelines

No. of trainings

conducted on

Biotechnology and

Biosafety guidelines.

2017 2 2018 3 2019 4

3.4 Update on Disbursements from Funding Sources

The budget of the Ministry is funded by the Government of Ghana (GoG), Development

Partners (DP) and Internally Generated Funds (IGF).

Table 5: Disbursements

Description Budget (GHC) Amount Received

(GHC)

Expenditure

(GHC)

Compensation (GOG) 211,772,898.00 165,517,222.23 165,517,222.23

Use of Goods and Services 4,412,070.00 2,480,814.14 2,485,447.57

Capex 4,000,000.00 1,050,679.97 1,050,679.97

Donor /IGF 141,793,406.00

118,217,859.10

87,641,241.46

Total 361,978,374.00 287,266,575.44 256,694,591.23

3.5 Challenges

This section of the report provides a summary of the major challenges encountered by the

Ministry and its Sector Agencies in implementing its work plans during the period under review

(2018) and the strategies for overcoming them.


Observations/Challenges Identified

The issue of Land Encroachment remains a major challenge for the Council for Scientific and

Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC). The two (2)

Agencies are gradually losing their land required to be protected due to the nature of the

technology, as well as land required for future infrastructural expansion (i.e. laboratories,

experimental fields, office accommodation etc.) to the perennial problem of encroachment. In

some instances, compensations were not paid to rightful owners of the land resulting in legal

suit by Traditional Authorities.

On the other hand, though compensation was paid to the land owners, they have denied the

claim and are asking to take their land back. The Ministry, with the acceptance of the

Asantehene and chiefs who are original owners of the land of Crop, Building of Road and

Forest Research Institutes of CSIR set up a committee to look into the demands of the Chiefs.

Another challenge identified was the issue of the Ministry’s inability to undertake

recruitment of new staff. With the Ministry and most of its Agencies (CSIR, GAEC, LUSPA)

operating under their staffing capacities, and most of the technical staff aging and retiring, the

Ministry has become challenged in terms of delivering on its mandate. The NRA and NBA, the

newest Agencies, are currently operating with staff seconded from GAEC. The CEO of NBA

is the only permanent staff at post.

The other challenge has to do with irregular and inadequate flow of funds for the sector and

this resulted in delayed or non-implementation of planned activities. Apart from the

Development Partners Budget, all other sources of funds, especially for CAPEX have been

irregular and inadequate.

The issue of Budgetary Allocations for Inadequate Research Funding is also a major

challenge affecting the Ministry. The sustainable implementations of R&D programmes of

most research institutes have been seriously hampered by the lack of funding from central

government. The perennial underfunding of programmes has largely impaired the ability of

research institutes to respond to challenges faced by their stakeholders and clients. This has

also been translated into Inadequate Research Infrastructure. In terms of the infrastructural

support to carry out their mandates, most CSIR and GAEC institutes do not have all the full

complement of R&D infrastructure such as laboratory facilities to carry out their respective

research activities. This situation has further been worsened by the growing sophistication of


S&T equipment, which has impaired the capacity of most institutes to respond effectively to

the changing dynamics.

Actions Taken

Some actions have been taken to address most of the challenges within the control of the

Ministry and other necessary collaborations with other Agencies are afoot to address

exogenous challenges.

Officials of CSIR and GAEC, led by their respective Director-Generals with the Minister, held

meetings with the Executive Secretary and officials of the Lands Commission on 11th

September and 24th November 2018. The meetings discussed steps needed to be taken to obtain

Good Titles to the land and secure the lands for the Agencies. The Hon. Minister Prof.

Frimpong Boateng gave assurances that steps would be taken to stop the encroachment, after

the CSIR petitioned the Government over the growing encroachment on its lands across the

country. Discussions and the processes are on-going with the Lands Commission.

The Ministry’s staffing issue was raised at the Budget Technical Hearings held at the Ministry

of Finance in September, 2018. It was recommended that Agencies conduct an analysis of

replaceable staff who are due for retirement, and put in request for financial clearance ahead of

their retirement dates. The Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA) got clearance

from the Public Services Commission for recruitment. They are currently waiting for financial

clearance from Ministry of Finance.

In order to solve the problem of inadequate and irregular release of funds, the Ministry has

been able to convince the Ministry of Finance to accept requests, especially commencement

certificates for the CAPEX. The PPMED has also agreed to assist Agencies in assessing their

CAPEX from MoF. In addition, the Ministry has included in the Public Sector Reform for

Results Project an approved proposal for the commercialisation of research findings through

an innovation challenge. Successful commercialisation is targeted at providing additional

funding for research.

The National Research Fund which is expected to be established in collaboration with the

Ministry of Education will make funds available for research institutions.


THE WAY FORWARD

Recommendations

Key recommendations for the consideration in resolving the challenges encountered during

the year are as follows:

• The Ministry should liaise with the Ministry of Finance for extra budgetary allocation

for recruitment and replacement of staff, especially for the Council for Scientific and

Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) and the

Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA)

• Seek Donor support in addition to Government Funding.

OUTLOOK FOR 2019

The Environment, Science Technology and Innovation sector was given an approved budget

amount of GH¢417,954,342.00 for the implementation of its programmes, projects and

activities for the 2019 fiscal year.

In 2019 Ministry will continue the implementation of the Sustainable Land Water Management

Project (SLWMP) and Adaptation Fund Project in the three (3) Northern Regions to address

climate change adaptation issues. In addition, a National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

will be developed, while the Plastic Management Policy and its accompanying Implementation

Plan will be finalized.

The construction of a recycling plant at Old Fadama (Agbogbloshie) will begin in 2019 under

the National E-waste project, while the construction of a Handover Centre (HOC) and a

Collection Centre for the implementation of the Hazardous and Electronic Waste control and

management Act, Act 917 of 2017 will commence under the German financed E-waste project.

The Ministry will continue to support the operationalization of the GIRC Centre in 2019 and

strengthen the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Advisory System for Policy Makers

by setting up the Presidential Advisory Council on Science, Technology and Innovation

(PACSTI) secretariat.


The Ministry will also establish a foundry and Compute Numerical Control (CNC) machine

tools centre to kick-start the promotion and production of machine parts. The Ministry will also

support the operationalization of the High-Performance Computing Centers (HPCC).

The activities of the CSIR in 2019 will geared towards seven (7) thematic areas namely; Food

Security and Poverty Reduction; Climate Change, Environmental Management and Green

Technology; Biomedical and Public Health; Material Science and Manufacturing; Energy and

Petroleum; Electronics and ICT; Science and People; and Commercialization and Transfer of

Research Results.

In 2019, GAEC will continue to monitor occupational exposures for the mine, industrial,

medical, educational and educational research institution workers. The scientific assessment of

environmental and human health impact of e-waste management in the country is expected to

be carried out in 2019.

GAEC will use radiation and nuclear medicine Technologies to diagnose and manage diseases

as well as monitor and evaluate health conditions like tuberculosis and other communicable

and non-communicable diseases in 2019.

The establishment of welding and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) technique training facility

will be continued. The world’s first radioactive waste disposal facility will be constructed in

the country to ensure public and environmental safety.

The EPA will continue to ensure environmental compliance and enforcement in 2019 through

environmental quality monitoring. The Agency expects to upscale source waste segregation,

regulate plastic waste, and implement the Hazardous and Electronic Waste Control and

Management Act, 2016 (Act 917) in 2019. This is geared towards substantially reducing waste

generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.

In 2019, the EPA will update the pesticide register and increase the number of training

beneficiaries. This will substantially reduce the number of deaths and illness from hazardous

chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination.

The NRA will acquire equipment for its regulatory activities in 2019.

The construction of the LUSPA Head Office will also commence in 2019. In addition, LUSPA

will facilitate the preparation of the Central Regional Spatial Development Framework as well

as prepare the structure and local plans for 15 MMDAs in 2019.


The NBA will undertake biosafety capacity building, public education and awareness,

monitoring and evaluation on biotechnology and biosafety issues. The GMO Detection

Laboratory is expected to be completed in 2019.


REPORTS ON SECTOR PERFORMANCE

APPENDICES: REPORTS ON SECTOR PERFORMANCE

Table 2.1: 2018 Programme/Project Status Management and Administration (MESTI HQ)

POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

National

Environm

ent Policy

Reduce

loss of

biodive

rsity

Report

on

Reconnai

ssance

survey

develope

d

Terms of

Reference

for

engaging a

consultant

was being

developed

Conduct

reconnaissance

survey for

large

multipurpose

water storage

infrastructure.

Terms of

reference

developed and

approved by the

World Bank.

Procurement

process on-going

Feb.

Dec.

SADA,

EPA,

MOFA,

Global

Environmen

tal Facility

(GEF)

through the

World Bank

Draft Final

report under

review

No

challenges

National

Environm

ent Policy

Reduce

loss of

biodive

rsity

Commun

ity

watershe

d plans

Watershed

plans

developed

in 12

districts

and 118

Upscale

integrated

watershed

planning to 36

Watershed

planning exercise

conducted in new

communities

Jan.

May

EPA,

MOFA,

Global

Environmen

tal Facility

(GEF)

Watershed

plans

developed in

2 in 37

communities

No

challenges


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

develope

d

communiti

es

new

communities

through the

World Bank

National

Environm

ent Policy

Reduce

loss of

biodive

rsity

Farmers

supported

to

impleme

nt

SLWM

technolog

ies

14109

farmers

supported

to

implement

SLWM

technologie

s

Promote and

implement

3000ha land

SLWM

technologies

with 6000

farmers in

agricultural

landscape

Supported

farmers to

implement

SLWM

technologies

through the

subprojects and

provision of farm

inputs

Jan.

Dec.

EPA,

MOFA,

FSD, WD

Global

Environmen

tal Facility

(GEF)

through the

World Bank

8,590 farmers

supported

with farm

inputs

3653 ha of

land area

implemented

with SLWM

technologies

Wildfire

Limited

resources

to support

all farmers

National

Environm

ent Policy

Reduce

loss of

biodive

rsity

CREMA

managem

ent plans

develope

d

Two (2)

CREMA

manageme

nt plans

developed

Develop and

implement 2

additional

CREMA

management

plans

Additional

CREMA

management

plans developed

Jan.

Dec.

EPA,

MOFA,

FSD,

WD

Global

Environmen

tal Facility

(GEF)

6 CREMA

management

plans

developed

No

challenges


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

through the

World Bank

National

Environm

ent Policy

Reduce

loss of

biodive

rsity

2018

project

accounts

audited

2016

projects

audit report

Auditing of

2018 project

accounts and

report

submitted to

World Bank

External auditors

engaged to audit

2018 project

accounts

Jan.

Dec.

EPA,

MOFA,

FSD, WD

Global

Environmen

tal Facility

(GEF)

through the

World Bank

2018 project

accounts

audited and

report

submitted to

the World

Bank

No

challenges

National

Environm

ent Policy

Reduce

loss of

biodive

rsity

2018

monitorin

g report

develope

d

2017

monitoring

report

Undertake

monitoring

visit to project

areas

Monitoring visits

undertaken to

project areas

Jan.

Dec.

EPA,

MOFA,

FSD,

WD

Global

Environmen

tal Facility

(GEF)

Monitoring

visit

undertaken

No

challenges


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

through the

World Bank

National

Environm

ent Policy

Reduce

loss of

biodive

rsity

Report

on

Regional

workshop

develope

d

Proposal

developed

and

approved

by the

Convention

of

Biological

Diversity

(CBD)

Secretariat

Natural

Capital

Accounting

Workshop for

Anglophone

West African

Countries

Organized

Natural Capital

Accounting

Workshop for

Anglophone

West African

Countries

Feb. Aug. MLNR,

MoFA,

MoFAD,

MoEn,

MoTAC,

MoCTA

EPA

NBA

CSIR

Academia

CSOs

GoG

Participants

from Ghana,

Nigeria,

Sierra Leone,

Cote D’Ivoire

trained on

Natural

capital

Accounting

National

Environm

ent Policy

Reduce

loss of

biodive

rsity

NBP

with

technical

inputs

reviewed

Draft

National

Biodiversit

y Policy

(NBP)

Experts review

of the NBP

Organize one (1)

Experts review of

the NBP

Mar. Apr. MLNR,

MoFA,

MoFAD,

MoEn

MOTAC

MoCTA

EPA

Organized

Experts

review of the

NBP


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

NBA

CSIR

FC

Academia

CSOs

National

Environm

ent Policy

Reduce

loss of

biodive

rsity

Reviewe

d NBP

Draft

National

Biodiversit

y Policy

(NBP)

Parliamentary

Select

Committee on

Environment,

Science and

Technology to

review NBP

Organize

working session

for Parliamentary

Select Committee

on Environment,

Science and

Technology to

review NBP

Jul. Aug. MLNR,

MOFA

MOFAD

MoEN

MoTAC

MoCTA

EPA

NBA

CSIR

FC

Academia

CSOs

GoG

Workshop

organised


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

National

Environm

ent Policy

Reduce

loss of

biodive

rsity

Copy of

cabinet

memo

and

policy

document

approved

Draft

National

Biodiversit

y Policy

(NBP)

NBP approved

by Cabinet

Prepare Cabinet

memo for

approval of NBP

Jul. Aug. MLNR,

MoFA,

MoFAD,

MoEn,

MoTAC,

MoCTA

EPA

NBA

CSIR

Academia

CSOs

GoG

Cabinet

Memo

developed

Policy is yet

to be

submitted to

cabinet for

approval.

There is a

Ministerial

directive

to develop

an

implement

ation plan

to

accompan

y the

policy

National

Climate

Change

Policy

Effecti

ve

Mitigat

ion,

adaptati

on to

impacts

of

climate

change

and

equitab

le

Standardi

zed

National

reports

that are

accepted

by the

CBD

Secretari

at

Back to

office

reports

- Training of

staff in

Biodiversity

Implementatio

n National

Report writing

and related

Biodiversity

courses

Train 2 staff in

Biodiversity

Implementation

National Report

writing and

related

Biodiversity

courses

Aug. Aug. Ghana

International

Standardized

National

reports that

are accepted

by the CBD

Secretariat

1 officer

trained


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

social

develop

ment

Capacity

of staff

built to

deliver

efficientl

y

National

Environm

ent Policy

Final

draft of

6th

National

Reports

develope

d

Worksho

p report

Draft 6NR 6th national

report

developed and

submitted to

the secretariat

of the

convention for

Biological

diversity

Organize

validation

workshop on the

6NR

Nov. Nov. MLNR,

MoFA,

MoFAD,

MoEn,

MoTAC,

MoCTA

EPA

NBA

CSIR

Academia

CSOs

GoG

National

Environm

ent Policy

Ratificati

on of

Nagoya

Protocol

- Ratify the

Nagoya

Protocol

Submitted

cabinet memo on

the Nagoya

Protocol

Submitted the

request for

Apr. Sept. Cabinet,

Parliament

MLNR

EPA

CSIR

NBA

Academia

Protocol

Ratified

Awaiting

response

from

Parliament


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

ratification to

Parliament

CSOs

GoG

National

Environm

ent Policy

Enhanc

ed

coordin

ation

among

stakeho

lders

and

instituti

ons of

nationa

l and

sub

nationa

l

entities

for

manage

ment of

environ

mental

Reports

of

workshop

Draft

inputs

reviewed

with

technical

inputs

Draft on

policy on

Environme

ntal

Manageme

nt of Oil

and Gas

developed

Finalise

Environmental

Management

of Oil and Gas

developed

Organise 2

stakeholder

consultations to

finalise draft

environmental

management

policy for oil and

gas

Mar. Dec. EPA,

MLNR,

MoFA,

MoFAD,

MoEn,

MoTAC,

MoCTA

EPA

NBA

CSIR

Academia

donor

2

Consultations

organised

National

Environm

ent Policy

Final

draft

policy on

policy on

Environ

mental

Manage

ment of

Cabinet inputs

incorporated

into policy

Organise 1

working session

with cabinet

Oct.to discuss

policy

Dec. Dec. EPA,

MLNR,

MoFA,

MoFAD,

MoEn,

MoTAC,

MoCTA

EPA

Cabinet

working

session

postponed to

3rd week of

February

Workshop

originally

planned

for Dec

but had to

be

postponed

due to


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

impact

of oil

and gas

Oil and

Gas

develope

d

NBA

CSIR

Academia

donor

demise of

Chairman

for select

Committe

e on

Environm

ent

National

Environm

ent Policy

Final

draft

policy on

policy on

Environ

mental

Manage

ment of

Oil and

Gas

develope

d

Draft

policy on

Environme

ntal

Manageme

nt of Oil

and Gas

developed

Organise one

national

validation

Organise one

national

validation

Oct. Nov. EPA,

MLNR,

MoFA,

MoFAD,

MoEn,

MoTAC,

MoCTA

EPA

NBA

CSIR

Academia

donor

National

validation has

been

rescheduled

for March,

2019

National

validation

would be

organised

after

cabinet

working

session

National

Climate

Change

Policy

Effecti

ve

Mitigat

ion,

adaptati

NDC

Impleme

ntation

plan and

prioritize

Draft GH-

NDC

implement

ation plan

developed

Complete the

development

of the NDC

Implementatio

Sectoral cluster

meetings were

held to finalize

the

Jan. Dec. EPA/ Line

Ministries

Complete the

development

of the NDC

Implementatio

n plan and

Plan still

undergoin

g some

technical

review


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

on to

impacts

of

climate

change

and

equitab

le

social

develop

ment

activities

for

impleme

ntation

develope

d and

complete

d

to

prioritize

phase 1

activities

n plan and

prioritize

activities for

implementatio

n

implementation

plan

UNDP prioritize

activities for

implementatio

n

with

UNDP

before

publicatio

n

Consulta

nt Initial

Assessme

nt report

submitted

National

MRV

System

operation

but does

not include

GH-NDC

Consultant

procured to

develop MRV

for 2 sectors

with the NDC

as focus

Consultants

submitted Initial

Assessment

report (Energy &

Transport Sector)

Jul. Dec. EPA

UNDP

Assessment

report of

MRV system

for the two

selected

sectors

submitted

Consultan

cy

assignmen

t still

ongoing

Climate

and NDC

indicator

incorpora

ted into

APR

system

APR

system has

climate

change

indicators

but not

specific to

NDC

targets

Incorporate

Climate and

NDC indicator

into APR

system

-Meeting with

NDC

management

-Technical team

set-up between

MESTI, EPA &

NDC to Develop

indicators for

Jan. Dec. EPA

UNDP

NDC

indicators

developed for

incorporation

into the APR

system

Waiting

for the

Adoption

of the

NDC

indicators

by NDPC

into the


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

incorporation

into APR system

-

PPME/RSIMs/N

DC focal points

of Line

Ministries trained

on the Climate

indicators in

APR

APR

system

First draft

of NAP for

SLCP

Developed

Develop

National

Action Plan

for Mitigation

of Short-Lived

Climate

Pollutants

National Action

plan for the

mitigation of

Short-lived

climate pollutants

finalized and

validated

Jan. Dec. EPA/MOFA

UNEP/CCA

C

National

Action plan

for the

mitigation of

Short-lived

climate

pollutants

Developed

Gender

issues

incorpora

ted into

Consultant

procured to

Undertake

analysis of

Undertake

analysis of

how gender

Draft report

subjected to

consultation

Jan. Dec. EPA/ MOG

CSP UNDP

Final report

analysing

gender

inclusion in


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

climate

change

related

policies

in Ghana

how

gender has

been

incorporate

d into

climate

change

related

polices in

Ghana

has been

incorporated

into climate

change related

polices in

Ghana

across the

country

Gender working

group also

reviewed the

report

The finalized

report was

validated at a

national

stakeholders

meeting

climate

related

policies

submitted to

the Ministry

by the

Consultant

National

STI Policy

Improv

e

Science

,

Techno

logy

and

Innovat

Funding

support

and

managem

ent of

Research

and

developm

Draft

Legislative

Bill

Scheme

has been

prepared.

Draft Science,

Technology &

Innovation

Bill reviewed

Legislative

Scheme for the

establishment of

the Presidential

Advisory

Council on STI

approved by

Cabinet and

submitted to

Jan. Dec. R&D

Institutions/

Academic

Institutions/

MoJ/MoF/G

.O. G

Cabinet

approved the

establishment

of the

PACTSI

LI on the

establishment

Lack of

cooperatio

n from the

Ministry

of

education

in the

developme


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

ion

applicat

ion.

ent as

well as

initiatives

in

technolog

y

developm

ent and

innovatio

n

provided

Stakeholde

r

consultatio

n with

Ministry of

Finance

organized.

AG’s for drafting

of the LI

Collaboration

established with

the Ministry of

Education to

develop the

National

Research Fund

(as a substitute of

the STI Fund)

following a

Cabinet Directive

of PACSTI

Gazetted

LI for the

establishment

of the

National

Research

Fund is being

prepared by

the Attorney

Generals

Department

nt of the

National

Research

Fund

Improv

e

Science

,

Techno

logy

and

Funding

and

technical

support

to

Agencies

funding

Training

workshop

organized

for

researchers

in

Research

Provide

Counterpart

funding for the

Implementatio

n of the

Science

Granting

Two officers

participated in a

workshop on

effective

collaboration and

communication

with the private

sector in Nairobi,

Kenya. The

Jan. Dec. SARIMA,

ACTS,

NEPAD,

ATPS, R&D

Institutions,

Academia,

MDA

Hosted the 3-

day SGCI-

Annual

regional

Meeting July

4-6, 2018.

The meeting

The delay

in the

establishm

ent of the

National

Research

Fund for


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

Innovat

ion

applicat

ion.

research

activities

provided

Grants and

Manageme

nt as well

as STI

Indicators

Council

Initiative

(SGCI)

workshop also

provided the

platform for

discussion on

bilateral and

regional research

collaborations.

Organized one

meeting with

Africa Centre for

Technology

Studies (ACTS)

to define the

appropriate name

for the institution

thus leading to

the renaming of

the Technology

G.O.G./Don

or

was attended

by 50 Senior

officials from

15 African

countries

participating

in the SGCI

and 50

participants

from Ghana.

Financial

Support of US

$ 80,000

received by

Ghana for the

Launching a

Joint

Research Call

and also

funding some

R&D

hampers

the

performan

ce of

Ghana in

the

project.


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

Commercializati

on Unit (TCU)

into Ghana

Innovation and

Research

Commercializati

on Center

(GIRC-Center)

Successfully

lobbied to host

the 2018 SGCI-

ARM with Africa

Technology

Policy Network

Services (ATPS).

Constituted a 9-

member local

planning

committee to

plan the 2018

SGCI-ARM

including a one-

day workshop on

aspect of the

GIRC-Center


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

the est. of GIRC

-Center.

4 planning

committee

meetings

organized

National

STI Policy

Improv

e

Science

,

Techno

logy

and

Innovat

ion

applicat

ion.

Reliable,

productiv

e and

transpare

nt

institutio

n that

will

facilitate

collabora

tion

among

researche

rs,

innovator

s,

-- Establishment

of the

Technology

Commercializ

ation Unit

(TCU)

/National

Innovation

Agency (NIA)

A contractor

procured to

renovate the

building to host

the GIRC-Center.

Concept paper

for the

establishment of

the GIRC-Center

developed

Organized

stakeholder

consultation

workshops held

in the southern

and northern

Jan. Dec. R&D

Institutions/

Academic

Institutions/

MDAs.

G.O.G/Dono

rs

Renovation is

completed on

the building

hosting the

GIRC-Center

2 Stakeholder

consultation

workshops

held in the

southern and

northern

sector with on


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

research

institutio

ns,

innovatio

n hubs,

universiti

es and

industry

provided

sector with on the

concept paper for

the establishment

of the GIRC-

Center.

Establishing

partnership with

international

bodies on the

establishment of

the GIRC-Center.

Technical

Committee set-

up to develop the

master

framework for

the establishment

of the GIRC-

Center.

Office equipment

procured for the

Center.

the concept

paper for the

establishment

of the GIRC-

Center

Partnership

with

Technology

Innovation

Agency,

South Africa,

established to

provide

technical

support for

the GIRC-

Center


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

A process has

been initiated to

procure a

consultant to

prepare a

business case

report and

conduct an

Innovation

ecosystem

analysis which

will form the

basis for the

development of

the Master

Implementation

Framework for

establishing the

GIRC-Center

Terms of

Reference for

the

procurement

of the

consultant

prepared.


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

National

STI Policy

Improv

e

Science

,

Techno

logy

and

Innovat

ion

applicat

ion.

Manufact

uring tool

center

that will

provide

basic

equipmen

t for

industries

establishe

d

Establish

National

Foundry and

Machine

Tooling

Centres in

various parts

of the country

Activities

initiated to

conduct

feasibility studies

on the

establishment of

the foundry.

Partnership

established with

Ministry of

education to

establish two (2)

tool centers

Jan. Dec. R&D

Institutions/

Academic

Institutions/

MDAs.

Feasibility

studies has

been

conducted on

the

establishment

of the

foundries and

machine tool

center.

Process

initiated with

the Ministry

of Education

to establish

two (2) tool

centers.


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

National

STI Policy

Improv

e

Science

,

Techno

logy

and

Innovat

ion

applicat

ion.

Platform

for

bilateral

and

collabora

tion with

other

countries

on

developm

ent and

applicatio

n of STI

provided

13

internation

al

conference

s/Seminar/

Workshop/

Training

programme

s

Participate in

international

conferences/Se

minar/Worksh

op/Training

programmes

Participated in a

UNESCO

capacity building

workshop and

governance for

Members of

Parliament in

Southern Africa.

Participated in

Science

Technology and

Innovation

Forum organized

by African

Development

Bank in Cairo,

Egypt 10-12,

2018.

Participated in

the United

Nations 21st

commission for

science and

technology

Jan Dec NEPAD,

ACTS,

ATPS,

UNESCO,

KOICA,

G.O.G/DON

OR

Participated in

STI

international

conferences/

Seminar/Wor

kshop/Trainin

g

programmes.


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

meeting in

Switzerland, May

14-18, 2018.

Participated in

High Level STI

Policy and

Strategy

Development,

October 11-30,

2018, Seongnam,

Korea.”

Participated in

African Science

Granting

Councils

Meeting,

November 5-9,

2018, Abidjan,

Ivory Coast.

Participated in

the UNESCO

sub-regional

workshop on


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

Strengthening

Inclusive and

Gender

Transformative

STI Systems in

Western Africa

Countries,

November 20-23,

2018, Abidjan,

Ivory Coast

National

STI Policy

Improv

e

Science

,

Techno

logy

and

Innovat

ion

applicat

ion.

To guide

Ghana to

be a

responsib

le space

applicatio

n user

and to

contribut

e to

sustainab

le

Launch of

the Ghana

Radio

Astronomy

Observator

y

Organize 3

stakeholder

workshops to

Prepare the

National

Space Policy

One stakeholder

consultation

workshop

organized to

review the

National Space

Policy

Jan. Dec. R&D

institutions/

Academia/

MDAs.

Draft National

Space Policy

reviewed


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

national

developm

ent as

well as

significan

tly to the

space

world.

National

STI Policy

Improv

e

Science

,

Techno

logy

and

Innovat

ion

applicat

ion.

Facility

to

process

high

capacity

data

provided.

Meetings

organized

on the

establishm

ent of the

HPC

Center in

Ghana

High

Performance

Computer

(HPC)

Renovation

works initiated

on the HPC

Center.

A technical

committee

constituted to

prepare strategic

document and

implementation

framework for

the HPC Centre.

4 technical

committee

Jan. Dec. MOFA,

FARA, AU,

NEPAD,

G.O.G/Dono

r

Renovation

works 80%

completed on

the HPC

Center

Draft

Strategic

document and

Implementatio

n framework

prepared.


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

meetings

organized to

develop the

master

framework on the

establishment

and

operationalizing

of the HPC

Center

The equipment

for installation at

the HPC Center

shipped from

South Africa to

Ghana

High

Computers

received from

National

STI Policy

Improv

e

Science

,

Techno

logy

To use

the

applicatio

n of STI

to

achieve

- Science

Agenda for

Agriculture in

Africa (S3A)

A technical

committee

constituted to

develop the

Action Plan for

the Science

Agenda.

Jan. Dec. MOFA,

FARA, AU,

NEPAD,

G.O.G/Dono

r

2 technical

committee

meetings

organized


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

and

Innovat

ion

applicat

ion.

developm

ent goals

in the

Agricultu

re sector.

Action Plan

for the

Science

Agenda

developed.

National

STI Policy

Improv

e

Science

,

Techno

logy

and

Innovat

ion

applicat

ion.

To use

the

applicatio

n of STI

to

achieve

developm

ent goals

in the

Agricultu

re sector.

- Science

Agenda for

Agriculture in

Africa (S3A)

Commitment

letter and road

map for the

implementation

of the Science

Agenda prepared

Jan. Dec. MOFA,

FARA, AU,

NEPAD,

G.O.G/Dono

r

A

commitment

letter has been

signed

between

MESTI and

MOFA on

behalf of

Government

of Ghana; and

Forum for

Agric

Research in

Africa on


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

behalf of the

African Union

towards the

implementatio

n of the

Science

Agenda for

Agric in

Africa

Roadmap

prepared for

the

implementatio

n of the S3A.


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

E-Waste

Act 917,

2016

Reduce

Enviro

nmenta

l

Pollutio

n

Recyclin

g and

Disposal

of Waste

of

Electrical

and

Electroni

c

Equipme

nt in an

Environ

mentally

sound

way

(KFW E-

Waste

Project)

Crude

Dumbing

and

burning of

E-waste

Recruit

Implementing

Consultant for

E-waste

Project

Coordinate

and harmonise

all E-waste

projects in

Ghana.

Contract signed

with GOPA Infra

GmbH became

effective on 15th

July, 2018 and

they started work

at CSIR-INSTI

• Organised 2

E-waste

Coordination

Meetings

• One (1)

Coordination

Meeting for

the

Alignment of

the World

bank GARID

and the GIZ

and KfW E-

Waste

projects.

July Aug. KFW, GIZ,

MSWR,

GIZ, EU,

EMargin,

Implementing

Consultants

recruited for

project

implementatio

n

Harmonized

E-waste

projects in the

country and

proper

understanding

of recycling

options and

fund

management.

Long

distance

between

PIU office

and the

Ministry

Weak

cooperatio

n from

some

stakeholde

rs,


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

• 3 technical

working

meeting for

the alignment

of National

E-waste

Programme

and KfW

funded E-

waste Project.

E-Waste

Act 917,

2016

Reduce

Enviro

nmenta

l

Pollutio

n

Recyclin

g and

Disposal

of Waste

of

Electrical

and

Electroni

c

Equipme

nt in an

Environ

mentally

Crude

Dumbing

and

burning of

E-waste

Set Up and

operationalise

MESTI PIU

project Office

• Took delivery

of 3 vehicles

for the

implementati

on of KfW

funded E-

waste project

in November,

2018

• Produced and

submitted

Draft

Inception

Report in

Jan. Dec. KfW

A functional

Project

Implementatio

n Unit

Difficultie

s in data

and

informatio

n

gathering


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

sound

way

(KFW E-

Waste

Project)

December,

2018

• Market

surveys for

Pricing

Mechanisms

started and

ongoing

• Draft Manual

of Procedures

developed

• Weekly

Internal PIU

Meetings

started in

September,

2018 and still

ongoing

• Procured 3

vehicles for

project


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

implementati

on.

E-Waste

Act 917,

2016

Reduce

Enviro

nmenta

l

Pollutio

n

Recyclin

g and

Disposal

of Waste

of

Electrical

and

Electroni

c

Equipme

nt in an

Environ

mentally

sound

way

(KFW E-

Crude

Dumbing

and

burning of

E-waste

Acquire Site

for the

Construction

of Hand Over

Centre

• One Site

secured at

GAEC and 1

site selection

ongoing at

Old Fadama

• Survey works

initiated at

GAEC Site

Jan. Dec. GAEC,

DKR,

GASDA,

KfW, GIZ

Site

preparations

and design

studies on

going.


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

Waste

Project)

Reduce

Enviro

nmenta

l

Pollutio

n

Sustainab

le

Manage

ment and

Disposal

of E-

Waste

(GIZ E-

Waste

Project)

Crude

Dumbing

and

burning of

E-waste

Deepen

Technical

Cooperation in

policy

development

under the GIZ

E-Waste

Technical

Cooperation

• Organized

two

coordination

meetings

amongst E-

waste actors

• Organized E-

Waste

Recycling

and Fund

Administratio

n Workshop

• Facilitated

and financed

the

development

of Recycling

Jan. Dec. KfW, GIZ,

EPA,

Policy options

under

consideration


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

and Fund

management

option

workshop for

the Ministry

• Financial

Agreement

signed

between GIZ

and MESTI

for E-waste

Policy

development

and set up of

secretariat

E-Waste

Act 917,

2016

Reduce

Enviro

nmenta

l

Pollutio

n

Sustainab

le

Manage

ment and

Disposal

of E-

Waste

(GIZ E-

Crude

Dumbing

and

burning of

E-waste

Capacity

Development

of the Informal

sector

• Construction

of training

workshop

and health

post 85%

complete.

Design for

football pitch

completed.

Jun. Dec. GASDA,

EPA, NYA,

GHS

Training

Centre and

skills

developed

Weak

cooperatio

n from

some

informal

actors,

harsh

environme

ntal

conditions


POLICIE

S

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPEC

TED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

Waste

Project)

• Training

Workshops

organized for

Old Fadama

E-waste

collectors

at Old

Fadama


Table 2.2(a): 2018 Programme/Project Status Research & Development (CSIR)

PROJECTS

/

PROGRAM

ME

POLICY

OBJECTI

VE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT(

S)

BASELINE

AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGE

TS

FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVITI

ES

UNDERTA

KEN

START

DATE

(2018)

END

DATE

(2018)

COLLAB.

PARTNE

RS &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDIN

G

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMARK

S

1.Food

security and

poverty

reduction

Apply

Science and

Technology

and

Innovation

to promote

agricultural

developmen

t

No. of

Plant

Accessions

collected

No. of

Plant

conserved

and

distributed

nation.

4,352

7,112

4,382

7,117

Biotechnology:

- Germplasm

collection,

characterization

, conservation

and distribution

nationwide

Jan. Dec. PGRRI,

CRI, SARI

(GOG,

IGF &

DONOR)

5,200

8500

High cost

of

electricity

bill is

hampering

the efforts

of the

institute to

perform

these

conservatio

n tasks on

behalf of

the nation


No. of

strategies

developed

to reduce

post-

harvest

losses in

cereals and

legumes.

5-6%

2-4%

Develop

strategies to

reduce field and

postharvest

losses for

developed

varies.

PGRRI,

SARI, CRI

(GOG,

IGF &

DONOR)

5% and 3%

reduction in

postharvest

losses for cereals

and legumes

respectively

No. of

improved

varieties of

crops/lives

tock/poultr

y/fisheries

developed

7 crop

varieties

4 crop

varieties

Development

and

dissemination

of improved

varieties.

(Crops/

Jan. Dec. PGRRI,

SARI, CRI

(GOG,

IGF &

DONOR)

3 varieties of

sweet potato and

3 varieties of

cowpea released

in 2nd and 3rd

quarters ’18

Developme

nt of

varieties

takes a long

time.


2. Climate

Change,

Environment

al

Management

& Green

Technology

Technologi

es for

Sustainabl

e

manageme

nt,

conservati

on and

utilization

of forest

resources

developed

One (1)

technology

developed to

raised

100,000

seedlings of

bamboo for

EPA to

restore

degraded

lands around

water bodies

in the North.

(Ofram)

Teak and

bamboo

for large

scale

afforestati

on

program

Livestock/Poult

ry/ Fisheries

Landscape

management

systems or

technologies

resilient to

climate change

vulnerabilities

in time and

space

Jan. Dec. CSIR-

FORIG,

MESTI,

FC, EPA.

(GOG,

IGF &

DONOR).

One (1)

technology

developed to

raised 120,000

seedlings of

bamboo for EPA

to restore

degraded lands

around water

bodies in the

North

Inadequate

funding for

labour and

other

logistics to

maintain

the nursery


Capacities

of

stakeholde

rs

developed

on the use

of forest

genetic

resources/

adaptation

to climate

change

strengthen

ed

Technical

services and

training to

selected

stakeholders

were

provided

Provided

technical

services

and

training to

selected

stakehold

ers

Apply

Innovative risk

management

strategies that

foster resilient

rural livelihoods

for sustainable

landscape

restoration

Jan. Dec. CSIR-

FORIG,

MESTI,

FC, EPA.

(GOG,

IGF &

DONOR).

Four (4) tree

species

(Albizia Spp,

Celtis Spp,

Khaya

authotheca and

Triplochiton

Secleroxylo)

selected based

on drought

tolerance for

rehabilitation of

degraded sites.

Training

organized for

stakeholders on

improved

seedling raising

methods of

Kyaya and

Odum species

3.

Biomedical

and Public

Health

Build

appropriate

linkages

between

research and

production

to ensure

that research

outputs

are utilized

Percent

(%)

reduction

in rate of

Morbidity,

Mortality

and

Poverty

associated

Microfilaria

infection rate

of

13.2 %.

Microfilar

ia

infection

rate of

12 %.

Control and

elimination of

water and soil

borne diseases

Jan. Dec. CSIR-

WRI,

GHS,

GWCL

Microfilaria

prevalence

infection was

reduced to

12.5%.

Reduction in

morbidity and

poverty

associated with

NTDs by 4%


with

NTDs.

Build

appropriate

linkages

between

research and

production

to ensure

that research

outputs

are utilized

Percent

(%)

reduction

in rate of

Morbidity,

Mortality

and

Poverty

associated

with

NTDs.

Onchocercia

sis infection

observed was

26%. while

the

community

infection rate

was 1.50%.

Onchocer

ciasis

infection

rate

reduced to

20 %,

while

communit

ies

infection

reduced to

1%

Control and

elimination of

water and soil

borne diseases

Jan. Dec. CSIR-

WRI,

GHS,

GWCL

The highest

prevalence of

Onchocerciasis

infection

observed was

26% reduced to

24.6 % while the

community with

the lowest

infection

reduced from

1.50% to 1.36%.

Build

appropriate

linkages

between

research and

production

to ensure

that research

outputs

are utilized

Per cent

(%)

reduction

in rate of

Morbidity,

Mortality

and

Poverty

associated

with

NTDs.

Lymphatic

filariasis in

10

communities

’ prevalence

rate of

infection was

3%.

Lymphati

c filariasis

in 10

communit

ies to

reduce in

microfilar

ia (mf)

prevalenc

e of

infection

from 3 %

to 2 %

Control and

elimination of

water and soil

borne diseases

Jan. Dec. CSIR-

WRI,

GHS,

GWCL

GOG, IGF

&

DONOR

Lymphatic

filariasis in10

communities

showed

reduction in

prevalence rate

of infection to

2.5 % with the

lowest

prevalence rate

of 0.25%.


Build

appropriate

linkages

between

research and

production

to ensure

that research

outputs

are utilized

Per cent

(%)

reduction

in rate of

Morbidity,

Mortality

and

Poverty

associated

with

NTDs.

Prevalence

rate of soil

transmitted

hookworm

infection in

10

communities

was 15%

Prevalenc

e rate of

soil

transmitte

d

hookwor

m

infection

in 10

communit

ies

reduced to

10%

Control and

elimination of

water and soil

borne diseases

Jan. Dec. CSIR-

WRI,

GHS,

GWCL

GOG, IGF

&

DONOR

Soil transmitted

helminthic

infection studied

in 10

communities

showed

reduction in the

prevalence of

hookworm

infection to 13.5

%.

Build

appropriate

linkages

between

research and

production

to ensure

that research

outputs

are utilized

Per cent

(%)

reduction

in rate of

Morbidity,

Mortality

and

Prevalence

rate of

schistosomia

sis in 28

communities

has an

average of

15%.

Prevalenc

e rate of

schistoso

miasis in

28

communit

ies

reduced to

10%

Control and

elimination of

water and soil

borne diseases

Jan. Dec. CSIR-

WRI,

GHS,

GWCL

GOG, IGF

&

DONOR

Schistosomiasis

studied in some

28 communities

had an average

reduced to

13.8% with the

highest

prevalence of

schistosomes

infection of 78%


Poverty

associated

with

NTDs.

and the lowest

of 0.02%.

4.

Material

Science and

Manufacturin

g

Build

appropriate

linkages

between

research and

production

to ensure

that research

outputs

are utilized

No. of

artisans/sta

keholders

trained on

products

developed

from local

raw

materials

Trained 10

artisans in

construction

supervision

using local

building

materials for

construction

of affordable

housing

units.

Trained forty

(20)

engineers

and

architects in

controlling of

building

deterioration

and termite

infestation

both in Accra

and Kumasi

To train

100

stakehold

ers (30

artisans

and 70

engineers)

on

product

developm

ent from

local

materials

and

controllin

g building

deteriorati

on

Development of

essential

materials and

industrial

products using

local raw

materials

Jan. Dec. CSIR-

BRRI,

MIN. of

Road and

Highway,

AESC.

LTD.

(GOG,

IGF &

DONOR)

Trained 10

artisans in

construction

supervision

using local

building

materials for

construction of

affordable

housing units.

Trained sixty

(60) engineers

and architects

in controlling of

building

deterioration and

termite

infestation both

in Accra and

Kumasi

Training

program is

fee paying

hence the

low

patronage.

Lack of

Sponsorshi

p packages

for training

of artisans

5.Energy and

Petroleum

Build

appropriate

linkages

between

No. of

Solar

energy

Nil Three (3)

Energy

systems to

Promote

Renewable

Energy systems

for both

Jan. Dec. CSIR-IIR,

CSIR-FRI,

Energy

Commissi

Electro-fitting of

street lights to

pave way for

installation of

The high

cost of

initial

capital is


research and

production

to ensure

that research

outputs

are utilized

systems

installed

be

installed

domestic and

commercial

buildings

on,

Ministry

of energy.

solar street lights

at CSIR-FRI to

cut down cost on

light bills.

preventing

individuals

from

switching

to Solar

powered

lighting

systems.

6.

Electronics

and ICT

Build

appropriate

linkages

between

research and

production

to ensure

that research

outputs

are utilized

No. of ICT

centres

established

.

No. of

training

sessions

organized.

Nil

Nil

Two ICT

centres to

be

establishe

d

2-3 three

trainings

organized.

Establishment

of ICT Centre

for the

provision of

electronics and

computer

engineering

services.

Jan. Dec. CSIR-

INSTI,

MESTI.

GOG,

DONOR,

IGF

One (1) is in the

process of being

established at

CSIR-INSTI.

Equipment

procured.

High

Performance

Computing

Facility

procured for

high speed data

processing

Lack of

funding to

organise

training.

7. Science

and People

Build

appropriate

linkages

between

research and

production

to ensure

that research

outputs

No. of

baseline

surveys

and

adoption

studies

carried out

Adoption

rates from

the 2017

survey

showed the

following

varieties

adoption

Two (2)

baseline

surveys

and

adoption

studies to

be carried

out on a

Conduct

baseline

surveys and

adoption

studies of

released crop

varieties

Jan. Dec. CSIR-

SARI,

CSIR-CRI,

CSIR-

PGRRI,

NIL

On stakeholder

forum held

No survey

was

conducted

in 2018 due

lack of

funds


are utilized

rates are as

flows:

Sweet potato:

59%

Cassava: 41

%

Cocoyam:

21%-Yam: 6

%

crop

variety.

CSIR-FRI,

MOFA.

Science and

People

Commercial

ization of

research

No. and

type of

improved

planting

materials

produced

Oil Palm

Germinated

Seeds –

100,000

Oil Palm

Seedlings –

80,000

Oil palm

germinate

d seeds-

120,000

Oil palm

seedlings-

150,000

Sold out

germinated

seedlings to

farmers and

raised healthy

seedlings for

formers to

readily plant on

their farms.

Jan. Dec. CSIR-

OPRI,

CSIR-CRI,

MOFA

Oil Palm

Germinated

Seeds – 10,000

Oil Palm

Seedlings –

100,000

Coconut

seedlings- 6,025

Assorted tree

seedlings- 25,

582


Table 2.2(b): 2018 Programme/Project Status Research & Development (GAEC)

PROJEC

TS/PRO

GRAMM

ES

OBJE

CTIV

ES

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAKE

N

START

DATE

OF

TARGE

T

2018

END

DAT

E

2018

COLLAB.

PARTNERS

& SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

STATUS

/RESULTS

OF

TARGET

(FOR 2018)

CHALLEN

GES/

REMARKS

Welding

and NDT

training

for asset

integrity

manageme

nt in

industry

To

train

and

certify

profes

sionals

to use

NDT

for

industr

ial

purpos

es

20

NDT/Wel

ding

personnel

by

December

, 2018

trained

Developed

curricula

for training

Sign

agreement

with

partner(s)

and begin

construction

of the

training

facility

Construction of

welding bays

Welding tools

and accessories

have been

purchased.

One (1) staff has

received some

form of training

on welding

inspection

Jan. Dec. 3 welding

bays

constructed

Four (4)

additional

bays under

construction

A trainer of

trainers

course to be

organized

early 2019

and training

for artisans

kick started

by mid-

2019

recharge

and

Groundwa

ter

sustainabil

Final

stakeholde

rs report

completed

Stakeholde

r

consultatio

ns has been

carried out

(WRC,

Complete

and submit

final report to

stakeholders

Report on

studies prepared

and submitted to

WaterAid Ghana

and KNUST

Jan. Dec. WaterAid

KNUST

Report

submitted to

WaterAid

Ghana and

KNUST


ity studies

using

and

submitted.

CWSA and

the Bongo

and Kasena

Applying

radiation

technologi

es to

assess

Sediment

Transport

(ST) for

the

manageme

nt of

coastal

infrastruct

ures

(RAF/7/01

8)

Staff

trained

Seminar

organized

on

sediment

transport

technology

for NAC

staff

Training of

staff

Three (3) staff

received training

on ST by the

IAEA.

Project

coordinators

within the sub-

region attend

coordination

meeting in

Tanzania for

project review

and possible

amendments

Project

restructured to

include a second

coordinator from

industry

(GHAPOHA).

Jan. Dec. GHAPOHA 3 staff

undergoing

training

Additional

project

coordinator

added from

the industry

Improving

crops

using

mutation

Nutritiona

l analysis

Mutant

tuber crops

successfull

Comprehensi

ve evaluation

M1V3 lines still

on the farm.

Harvesting and

food analysis

Jan. Dec. Harvesting

and food

analysis of

M1V3 lines


indication

and

biotechnol

ogy

through a

farmer

participato

ry

approach

Evaluation

of tuber

size

completed

y

developed

of mutants to

be completed

will be done in

the first quarter

of 2019

Five cassava

varieties have

been

recommended

for release by

the National

Varietal Release

and Technical

Committee

of new yam

variety.

Five cassava

varieties

recommende

d for release

by the

National

Varietal

Release and

Technical

Committee

Train

farmers on

compostin

g by the

end of the

year

Farmers

trained on

compostin

g

30,000 kg

of organic

compost

produced

through

modified

processes

Train 25

farmers

27 tons of

compost

produced

120 farmers

trained on

composting

250 farmers

trained on

compost

application

procedures

Proposal written

to solicit funds

Jan. Dec. COTVET

120 farmers

trained

27 tons of

compost

produced


to complete

expansion of the

compost plant

Complete

a

production

plant for

protein

bait to

control

fruit fly

menace

Functional

protein

bait

production

plant

commissio

ned

75% of the

factory

establishme

nt

completed

100%

completed

and

commissione

d for use

Funds have not

been released by

EXIM Bank to

complete and

commission the

project. A follow

up visit is being

planned.

In the meantime,

a proposal for

funding through

SNV

Netherlands

Development

organization has

gone through the

second phase of

selection for

linkage to the

business

community for

support.

Jan. Dec. EXIM Bank Expansion

work on hold


Establish

ment of

cultures of

plantain,

pineapples

, sweet

potatoes

and

cassava

A working

Tissue

culture

system to

produce

plating

materials

commissio

ned

Facility

shut down

due to

irregular

power

supply

Produce 1

million

planting

materials for

farmers

Weaning of

plantain plantlets

ongoing.

Sub-culturing of

pineapple to

produce more

plantlets

ongoing

Tissue culture

initiation of

other varieties of

plantain has

been done.

Jan. Dec. IGF Plantain,

pineapples,

sweet potato,

cassava

farms

established

Rainfed

agriculture

posing a

threat

Field

establishm

ent for

release of

four

varieties

of cherry

tomato

varieties

by end of

the year

2018

System

for release

cherry

tomato

varieties

successful

ly

establishe

d

Primary

research

activities

completed

Release of 4

varieties to

farmers

Three cherry

tomato mutant

varieties, two

yam mutant lines

and six cassava

mutant varieties

are awaiting

multilocational

trials prior to

release.

Jan. Dec. IGF Multilocation

al trials

initiated

Lack of

irrigation

posing a

threat

Use of

Gamma

Postharves

t

80 tote

boxes of

Treat 30

tonnes of

Patronage from

clients (herbal

Jan. Dec. IGF Radioactive

Source


Irradiation

Facility

for the

manageme

nt of

postharves

t losses

and

enhancing

health

care

delivery

manageme

nt of food

crops

using the

Gamma

Irradiation

improved

medical

items

100 tote

boxes of

peat pellets

and

miscellane

ous items

were

irradiated

food crops to

support

export

products and

peat) has

improved)

strength is

low

Sensitizati

on of

stakeholde

rs on the

benefits of

the GIF

Major

stakeholde

rs in

Health,

Exporters

of

perishable

sensitized

5 stakeholder

meeting for

major

healthcare

givers in

Accra

Stakeholders

sensitization

ongoing

Earlier

sensitization of

stakeholders

through radio

discussions has

made a positive

impact

Jan. Dec. IGF Limited

funds

affected

planned

outreach

activities

Upgrade

GIF

Complete

d

renovation

of

physical

infrastruct

-MOU

signed on

strategy for

complete

upgrade

Cost of

upgrading

(€600,000.00)

Jan. Dec. IGF Discussions

with

potential

investors on

going

Low

Investor

interest


ure and

MOU

signed for

complete

upgrade of

facility.

-Funds

sought

from both

governme

nt and

donors/inv

estors.

-Funds

obtained

from investor

The IAEA is

ready to cost-

share

Develop

human

resource

for the

implement

ation of

Nuclear

Power

Necessary

knowledg

e and

skills

identified,

and gaps

in current

capability

for

Nuclear

power

programm

e assessed.

A

comprehen

sive HR

requiremen

t and plan

for the

nuclear

power

programme

prepared.

The

document

is

undergoing

review.

5 personnel

to be trained

Yet to complete

the run of

nuclear power

human resource

model. Delay is

primarily due to

lack of data or

where data is

available, delay

in getting the

data. Data

acquisition is

still ongoing.

Jan. Dec. IAEA/IGF Review of

draft human

resource

development

plan in

advance

stage (70%

completed)

Limited

staff

available for

training


Review of

environme

ntal

protection

framewor

k to

include

nuclear

power

Review

completed

,

assignmen

t of

responsibi

lities to

EPA and

NRA

clearly

establishe

d, action

plan to

draft EPF

including

regulation

s, guides

and

standards

to

incorporat

e nuclear

power

prepared

Review

ongoing

Review

report

completed,

gaps and

conflicts

identified,

including

clear

responsibiliti

es of EPA

and NRA,

and other

regulatory

authorities.

Review started

and ongoing, but

was put on hold

because the

same people

were involved in

the siting work

task.

Two meetings

held. Sixty

percent (60%) of

the draft report

prepared.

Jan. Dec. EPA,

IAEA/IGF

Review on

going

Limited

staff

available

Conduct

studies for

national

First

phase of

grid study

A more

detailed

grid

Develop

draft grid

GRIDCo in

charge of this

activity with NPI

Jan. Dec. GRIDCo,

IAEA/IGF,

Study report

ongoing


and

regional

grid

network

done and

report

prepared

assessment

studies for

national

and sub-

regional

networks

and a NPP-

GRID

connection

impact

study

remains to

be

completed

assessment

report

support.

Preliminary

study almost

completed.

Presentation

made to Nuclear

Power Ghana

Identify

suitable

site for

Nuclear

Power

Project

Required

investigati

on

document

for all the

thematic

areas for

siting a

Nuclear

Power

plant

completed

Detailed

work plan

to complete

candidate

site

identificati

on

developed.

The plan

outlines

various

tasks

including

data

collection

Reconnaissan

ce visit

reports to 2

sites

completed

Completion of

the siting criteria

documents for

site selection

process

Restructured

safety criteria

document to site

selection criteria

document based

on the Site

External Event

Design (SEED)

mission

Jan. Dec. GRIDCo,

IAEA/IGF,

IAEA

Potential

sites visited


and

analysis,

involvemen

t of key

stakeholder

s and their

contributio

n and

schedule of

each task.

Complete the

determination of

potential sites

for the Ghana’s

Nuclear Power

Programme

Embarked on

reconnaissance

trip for a

preliminary

assessment and

collection of site

data. Draft

report near

completion.

Preparation and

arrangement

made for team to

go for further

visit (field

survey and

Geotech work)

to selected

candidate areas

Using

stable

isotope

techniques

Data

collection

for project

in the

Data

collection

ongoing

Analysis

report on

vitamin A

status of

Export permit

was granted by

the Food and

Drugs Authority

Jan. Dec. MOH,

IAEA/IGF

Data

collection

completed


to monitor

and assess

vitamin A

status of

children

susceptibl

e to

infection

Upper

East

region

completed

children from

the Upper

East region

presented to

Ministry of

Health

for samples to be

shipped to

subcontractors in

Morocco and

Germany for

sample analysis.

One hundred and

six baseline and

end point serum

samples were

successfully

shipped to

Morocco.

The Morocco

contact in

collaboration

with the IAEA

would facilitate

onward

shipment to

Germany for

analysis.

Report on

analysis of

vitamin A status

of children from

the Upper East

region to the

Data analysis

ongoing


Ministry of

Health

commenced.

Completio

n of

Laboratori

es

Laboratori

es for

medical

research

completed

100%

completed

Construction

works ongoing

Jan. Dec. Laboratories

are 60%

completed.

Late release

of funds

Developin

g Ghana

Space

Policy

Draft poli

cy

completed

Draft

policy 60%

complete

Draft policy

submitted for

review

Develop Space

policy for Ghana

(100% draft

policy complete

and forwarded to

MESTI)

Jan. Dec. Draft policy

60%

complete

Establish

ment of

Radio

Astronom

y

Observato

ry

Earth

Observatio

n station

commissio

ned at

Kuntunse

Begin

establishment

of radio

astronomy

observatory

60% of Second

engineering

phase

completed:

installation of

Weather Station,

Holographic

measurement of

telescope

surface.

Jan. Dec. 60% of

Second

engineering

phase

completed

Tax

exemption

for items

shipped

from

partners (i.e.

SARAO in

South

Africa,

DARA in

UK)


Renovation of

the Observatory

at Kuntunse has

been completed

(100%).

GAEC

added unto

the GC-

NET

platform.

This will

allow

GAEC/GSS

TI to apply

tax

exemption

for imported

items.

Safety

Assessme

nt of

telecomm

unication

base

stations

Public

safety

from EM

radiation

ensured

Monitored

396 sites

Monitor 400

RF cell sites

Monitored a

number of RF

cell sites before

installation

(conditional

compliance

safety

assessment)

Jan. Dec. Telecom

companies

365 sites

monitored

Limited

resource

Monitorin

g of safety

of

telecomm

unications

masts

Public

safety

assurance

from EM

radiation

782 RF

sites

assessed

Conduct

1000 safety

assessments

for base

stations

Conducted a

number of safety

assessments on

operational base

stations

nationwide

Jan. Dec. Telecom

companies

940 stations

assessed

Lack of

sufficient

number of

vehicles for

field

exercise


Monitorin

g of

exposures

for mine /

industrial

workers

Occupatio

nal safety

for mine /

industrial

workers

ensured

-147

industrial

workers

monitored

-360

medical

workers

monitored

Monitor

2000

occupational

exposures for

mines/industr

ial workers

Monitored

occupationally

exposed workers

Jan. Dec. 543

occupationall

y exposed

workers

monitored

Assessme

nt of

food/dairy

products

and

water

samples

for

radioactiv

e

contamina

tion

Safety of

food

products

and water

ensured

513

containers

analysed

Assess 1000

containers of

food and

water

samples

Food/dairy and

water samples

analysed

Jan. Dec. 448 samples

analysed

Calibratio

n of

medical

and

industrial

equipment

Number

of surrey

meters

calibrated

for

medical

and

-50 survey

meters

calibrated

-7 density

gauges

calibrated

-Calibrate 70

survey

meters and

-8 density

gauges

Medical and

industrial

equipment

calibrated

Jan. Dec. 79 survey

meters and 1

troxler

calibrated


industrial

applicatio

n

Implement

ation of

the

borehole

disposal

concept

for

Disused

Sealed

Radioactiv

e Sources

in Ghana

Submissio

n of safety

case and

associated

documents

to the

regulatory

authority

-The

following

reports

have been

drafted,

Site

Characteriz

ation, Post

Closure

Safety

Assessment

,

Engineerin

g Design

Safety

Case

Complete

and submit of

safety case

for

regulatory

review

Reports to be

drafted and

completed

Jan. Dec. IAEA Finalization

of the

following

reports for

IAEA review

*Site

Characterizat

ion

*Post

Closure

Safety

Assessment

*Safety Case

*Waste

acceptance

Criteria

Train

MPhil and

PhD

students

MPhil and

PhD

students

trained

41 students

have been

given

admission

29 MPhil and

9 PhD

students

trained by the

end of the

Admission of

students

Jan. Dec. 39 fresh

students out

of 59

admitted for

the

2018/2019

academic

Some

students

have

deferred

their

programmes

due to


academic

period

year have

registered

and

commenced

their MPhil

and PhD

programmes.

70

continuing

students are

at various

stages

currently

undergoing

training for

MPhil and

PhD

programmes

financial

challenges

caused by

high school

fees

Post

graduate

Education

Course

(PGEC) in

Radiation

Protection

for

radiologic

al

Radiologi

cal

profession

als in

Radiation

Protection

trained

23 young

professiona

ls

successfull

y

completed

their

training on

radiation

protection

23

professionals

trained in

Radiation

Protection

Training of

radiation

professionals

Jan. Dec. 13 young

professionals

from

different

African

countries

including

Ghana have

successfully

completed

Reliability

of internet

facility


profession

als

their training

for the Post -

Graduate

training

course on

radiation

protection

(PGEC)

which started

from 5th

March 2018

and ended on

27th July

2018


Table 2.3(a): 2018 Programme/Project Status Environmental Protection and Management (EPA)

PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

Awarenes

s creation

programm

e for

Hazardou

s &

Electronic

Awareness

creation

programme

developed

for

Hazardous

&

Electronic

Waste

Control &

Manageme

Implement

awareness

raising

programme

E-waste Team

implemented

awareness raising

programme and

also

operationalized

other activities

June, Dec. IGF -Awareness

creation programme

finalized for

Hazardous &

Electronic Waste

Control &


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

framew

orks for

sustaina

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

Waste

Control &

Managem

ent Act,

2017 (Act

917)

developed

and

implemen

ted

nt Act,

2017 (Act

917)

Management Act,

2016 (Act 917)

- One (1) training

programme on

Sustainable

Management of E-

Waste held for one

hundred and ten

(110) E-waste

recyclers in

Sunyani in the

Brong Ahafo

Region.

- National

awareness

programme on Act


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

917 undertaken in

Accra, Takoradi

and Tamale. The

National E-waste

Integrated

programme was

launched by the

President to

implement Act 917

- Four trainings

sessions were

organized for the

Trade Associations,

Regulators,

GCNET on the

advanced Eco-Fee


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

Platform for the

collection of e-

waste recycling

fees

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

sustaina

ble

natural

Environm

ental

Fiscal

Reform

Policy

document

developed

Draft fiscal

reform

policy

document

finalized

and

submitted

to the

Ministry of

Finance

Work with

Ministry of

finance to

create

awareness on

the document

Created awareness

on the document

Feb. Nov. IGF - The process was

completed with a

stakeholders’

workshop organized

by Ministry of

Finance to create

awareness on the

Policy Document.

The Agency made a

presentation on the

SEA done for the

policy.


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

resourc

e

manage

ment

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

sustaina

ble

natural

Gender

policy for

EPA

developed

and

implemen

ted

Nil

A Gender

Policy for EPA

developed

Formed task team

to develop draft

policy for the

review of

management

Mar.

Sept.

IGF

Draft gender policy

document for EPA

developed


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

resourc

e

manage

ment

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

Forest and

Wood

sector

guideline

developed

Forest and

Wood

sector

guidelines

90%

revised

Publish the

forest and

wood sector

guideline

-Finalise the

guidelines

-Undertake

procurement

process for

printing of the

guidelines

Feb. Nov. IGF Evaluation process

completed for

printing to

commence


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

sustaina

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

Regulatio

ns on

pesticides

and

industrial

chemicals

developed

-The

developme

nt of

Regulation

s on

pesticides

was

initiated

and is on-

going

-Draft

regulation

on

Industrial

The final draft

will be

prepared in

2018 and

submitted to

Attorney

General’s

Department

The committee

continued the

process of the

development of

the draft

regulations on

pesticides and

industrial

chemicals.

Mar. Oct. IGF -Draft Pesticides

Regulations

submitted to the

AG’s office for

drafting.

-Draft of regulation

on Industrial

Chemicals

developed for

consideration by the

Hazardous

Chemicals

Committee


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

sustaina

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

Chemicals

was

prepared

and

submitted

for review

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

Guideline

on the

storage of

chemicals

developed

and

operation

alised

A draft

guideline

on the

storage of

chemicals

has been

completed

and under

review

Final draft

Guidelines on

storage of

chemicals

developed

Committee

reviewed the draft

guideline on

storage of

chemicals

Mar July IGF - Review of

guideline on the

storage of

chemicals

completed


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

sustaina

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

Coastal

Zone

Managem

ent

Regulatio

n

developed

A first

draft of the

Coastal

Zone

Manageme

nt

Regulation

was

produced

Final draft

developed

Undertook a

stakeholder

meeting to finalise

the draft coastal

zone regulation

Feb. Nov. IGF Draft Regulations

finalized and to be

sent to the Attorney

Generals

Department for

final drafting


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

sustaina

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

for

Stakeholde

r

deliberatio

ns

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

Environm

ental

permits

for

projects &

chemical

licenses

issued

In 2017,

4,584

environme

ntal

permits

were

issued for

projects

whiles

To issue

3,900 permits

and 43,000

chemical

licenses

Reviewed

applications and

issued permits to

various

undertakings as a

requirement of LI

1652

Jan. Dec. IGF 3,582 permits for

various

undertakings &

27,433 chemical

licenses issued

(Provisional)


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

sustaina

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

26,936

chemical

licenses

were

issued for

chemical

manageme

nt

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

Undertoo

k

monitored

to ensure

complianc

e with LI

1652

Undertakin

gs were

monitored

to ensure

compliance

with LI

1652.

4,678

Undertake

compliance

monitoring of

undertakings

in the Country

Monitored fuel

service stations,

LPGs, Hospitals,

hotels and other

undertakings as a

requirement of LI

1652

Feb. Mar. IGF Monitored 2449

undertakings of

which 859 were

compliant and 1,590

were non-compliant

(Provisional)


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

orks for

sustaina

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

facilities

were

visited to

ensure

compliance

in 2017 out

of which

2,276 were

compliant

with

permitting

condition.

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

Onshore

and

offshore

Oil and

Gas

Regulatio

Draft

Onshore

and

offshore

Onshore and

offshore Oil

and Gas

Held a number of

cross sectoral

meetings to review

existing oil and

Feb. Nov. Norwegi

an

Govern

ment

Regulations

submitted to the

AG’s Department

for drafting


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

Managem

ent

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

sustaina

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

n

developed

and

operation

alized

Oil and

Gas

Regulation

developed

regulations

developed

gas guidelines and

developed draft

regulations for

stakeholders

review.

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

21 mining

companie

s to be

monitored

36

verification

visits

conducted

35 verification

visits

conducted to

Develop work

plans for field

audits.

.

Feb. Nov. IGF 34 field verification

and compliance

monitoring visits

were undertaken


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PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

Managem

ent

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

sustaina

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

by the

Akoben

programm

e and

verificatio

n visits

conducted

for

mining

companie

s

to mining

companies.

mining

companies.

The Agency also

visited a number

of mining

companies to

ensure compliance

with LI 1652

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

National

Oil Spill

Contingen

cy Plan

A 4-day

training

exercise/w

orkshop

1 simulation

exercise

undertaken

-Undertook a

training workshop

on the NOSCP

Feb. Nov. Norwegi

an

Govern

ment

-A 7-day training

exercise/workshop

carried out in

Norway on

management of

Chemicals used in


PROGR

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PROJEC

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POLIC

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OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

Managem

ent

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

sustaina

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

(NOSCP)

Operation

alized

carried out

in

collaborati

on with the

Internation

al

Maritime

Organisatio

n (IMO)

and the

Internation

al

Petroleum

Industry

Environme

ntal

-1 simulation

exercise

undertaken

the oil and gas

sector

- A table top

simulation exercise

was undertaken by

ENI Ghana


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

Conservati

on

Associatio

n (IPIECA)

to test the

NOSCP

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

sustaina

Report on

SEA of

Opening

up the

Voltaian

and Keta

Basins for

Onshore

Oil and

Gas

-Key

Issues

Integration

and

Response

Matrix

validated

by

stakeholder

s -Final

draft Pre-

scoping

Scoping report

on SEA of

Opening up

the Voltaian

and Keta

Basins for

Onshore Oil

and Gas

Exploration

and

Undertook a

number of cross-

sectoral meetings

to finalise draft

pre-scoping SEA

report

Mar Oct. Norwegi

an

Govern

ment

Scoping Report

Finalized and

disseminated

2 Technical

Committee

meetings were held

to ensure that

recommendation of

the SEA are

factored into

MMDAs Medium-

Term Development

Plans. Also the

Plans were

reviewed.


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

Explorati

on and

Productio

n

finalized

SEA report

produced

Production

will be

finalized

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

sustaina

Ghana

standard

for use of

oxo-

biodegrad

able

additives

in

productio

n of

Monitored

25

factories in

Accra and

Tema to

ascertain

companies

using Bio-

oxo

degradable

Develop the

Ghana

standard for

use of oxo-

biodegradable

additives

Developed a

monitoring Plan.

Embarked on

compliance

monitoring visit.

Undertook a

number of cross-

sectoral meeting to

develop draft

standard

Mar. Aug IGF - Out of 28

factories visited, 26

used oxo

biodegradable

additives (OBD and

two (2) factories

were not using the

OBDs


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

flexible

plastics

developed

additives in

the

manufactur

e of

flexible

plastics

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

sustaina

Manufact

uring

Industries

monitored

and

verified

Monitor

for 100

industries

200 to be

monitored and

verified

Field visits

undertaken to

ensure compliance

with LI 1652

Feb. Aug. IGF Monitored and

verifies 205

manufacturing

industries


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

sustaina

Air

quality

monitorin

g

conducted

to

ascertain

the level

of

Air quality

monitoring

conducted

for 14 sites

to ascertain

the level of

pollutants

in the air

air quality

monitoring

programme to

be continued

for the 14 sites

Developed work

plan for

monitoring

Undertook

monitoring of air

quality in selected

areas.

Prepared a

monitoring report

Feb. Aug. IGF Air quality

monitoring at 14

sites located in

Residential,

Commercial, and

Industrial areas as

well as along major

road corridors

indicates 𝑃𝑀10and

𝑃𝑀2.5


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

pollutants

in the air

with

recommendations.

concentrations

exceeded the EPA

and WHO guideline

values.

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

framew

orks for

sustaina

Industries

monitored

for

effluent

quality

81

Industries

were

monitored

for effluent

quality

The Agency

intends to

monitor 90

industries for

effluent

quality

Developed work

plan for

monitoring

Undertook

monitoring of

effluent quality in

industries.

Prepared a

monitoring report

Feb. Sept. IGF -93 sector-specific

industries including

pharmaceuticals,

paints and

chemicals,

alcoholic and non-

alcoholic

beverages, pulp and

paper and cocoa

processing were


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment

with

recommendations.

monitored during

the quarter under

review. Most of the

industries did not

meet the EPA

recommended

guideline levels for

COD, BOD,

phosphorus and

colour.

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Reduce

loss of

biodive

rsity

At least

5000

seedlings

of various

species of

seedlings

planted in

selected

485

seedlings

were

planted in

some

selected

continue to

plant various

species of

seedlings in

selected sites

across the

-Draw a

programme for

planting the

seedlings

-Organised

selected staff from

May. Aug. IGF 155,000 seedlings

planted in the three

Northern Region

under the

Sustainable Land

and Water


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

sites

across the

country

schools in

the country

country under

the Greening

Ghana

Programme

the head office and

regional office to

undertake planting

activities

-Selected locations

planting seedlings

-Undertook actual

planting of 4000

seedlings

Management

Project

Environm

ental

Protectio

n &

Managem

ent

Strengt

hen

instituti

onal

and

regulat

ory

Training

conducted

on

environm

ental

issues

82 officers

were

trained on

environme

ntal issues

200 officers

and 400

stakeholders to

be trained on

environmental

issues.

-Developed

programme for

training by

selecting target.

-Implement the

training

programme

Jan Dec. IGF - 150 MoFA staff,

farmers,520

pesticide dealers

and 102

Commercial Pest

Controllers

were trained on

pesticide regulation

and safe/judicious

use of pesticides


PROGR

AMME/

PROJEC

T

POLIC

Y

OBJE

CTIVE

(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIES

UNDERTAK

EN

STAR

T

DAT

E

(2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDI

NG

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARKS

framew

orks for

sustaina

ble

natural

resourc

e

manage

ment


Table 2.3(b): 2018 Programme/Project Status Environmental Protection and Management (NRA)

PROGRA

MME

POLI

CY

OBJE

CTIV

E(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIE

S

UNDERTA

KEN

STAR

T

DATE(

2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULT

S FOR

2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

ENVIRO

NMENTA

L

PROTEC

TION

AND

MANGE

MENT

Ensure

adequa

te

control

of

radiati

on

exposu

re to

human

s and

enviro

nment

Draft

regulation

s on

nuclear

materials

and

facilities,

radiation

emitting

devices,

and

radioactiv

e

materials.

• Regulati

ons on

Disposal

of

Radioact

ive

Waste

• Basic

Ionizing

Radiatio

n Control

Regulati

ons

• Require

ments for

Technica

l Support

Services

Draft six (6)

regulations on

nuclear

materials and

facilities,

radiation

emitting

devices, and

radioactive

materials.

Seven (7)

regulations have

been drafted/

reviewed

awaiting

promulgation

Jan Dec GOG

IAEA

Drafted/

review the

following

Regulations:

• Non-

Ionizing

Radiation

Regulations

(Draft)

• Emergency

Preparednes

s and

Response

Regulation

for

Operators

(Draft)

• Lack of

Board to

endorse

drafted

regulatio

ns for

them to

be sent to

Parliame

nt for

promulga

tion


PROGRA

MME

POLI

CY

OBJE

CTIV

E(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIE

S

UNDERTA

KEN

STAR

T

DATE(

2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULT

S FOR

2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

during

their

use in

variou

s

sectors

of the

Ghanai

an

econo

my

• Regulations

on the Safe

Transport of

Radioactive

Materials

(Draft)

• Design of

Nuclear

Installations

Regulations

(Draft)

• Licensing of

Nuclear

Installations

Regulations

(Draft)

• Physical

Protection

of Nuclear

Installations

Regulations

(Draft)

• Staffing:

The

Authority

has

inadequat

e staff for

both

regulator

y and

administr

ative

functions

more

effectivel

y.


PROGRA

MME

POLI

CY

OBJE

CTIV

E(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIE

S

UNDERTA

KEN

STAR

T

DATE(

2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULT

S FOR

2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

• Transport

Security

Regulations

(Draft)

• Office

and

laborator

y space:

The

Authority

has

inadequat

e office

accommo

dation

Ensure

adequa

te

control

of

radiati

on

exposu

re to

human

s and

enviro

nment

during

their

use in

variou

s

sectors

Draft

guidance

document

on

radioactiv

e and

nuclear

waste

managem

ent

-- Draft six (6)

guidance

document on

radioactive

and nuclear

waste

management

Jan

2018

Dec

2018

GOG • Off-site

emergency

response

plan (ERP)

for Nuclear

Regulatory

Authority.

• Procedures

for

Authorizing

Non-

Ionizing

Radiation

Facilities/Ap

plications.

• Guidance on

structural

shielding

and design


PROGRA

MME

POLI

CY

OBJE

CTIV

E(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIE

S

UNDERTA

KEN

STAR

T

DATE(

2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULT

S FOR

2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

of the

Ghanai

an

econo

my

layout for

diagnostic

facilities.

The following

were also

reviewed:

• NRA

Authorisatio

n Form (x-

ray

machines)

• NRA

Application

for

Authorisatio

n by

Registration

(to use

radioactive

material)

• Form G1

Notification


PROGRA

MME

POLI

CY

OBJE

CTIV

E(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIE

S

UNDERTA

KEN

STAR

T

DATE(

2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULT

S FOR

2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

• Import of

medical x-

ray machine

• Import of

non-medical

x-ray

machine

• Application

for

Authorisatio

n for

Transport

Operators

Ensure

adequa

te

control

of

radiati

on

exposu

re to

human

Regulator

y

inspection

s and

enforcem

ent of

facilities

Undertake 200

regulatory

inspections

and 20

enforcement

of facilities

(mining,

medical,

research,

• authorisations

were issued

• permits were

issued

• Enforcement

notices were

issued to

medical

facilities for

serious non-

Jan. Dec. GOG

• 227

authorisatio

ns were

issued

• 146 permits

were issued

• Enforcement

notices were

issued to 5

medical


PROGRA

MME

POLI

CY

OBJE

CTIV

E(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIE

S

UNDERTA

KEN

STAR

T

DATE(

2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULT

S FOR

2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

s and

enviro

nment

during

their

use in

variou

s

sectors

of the

Ghanai

an

econo

my

(mining,

medical,

research,

constructi

on,

bottling

companie

s,

industrial

radiograp

hy)

undertook

construction,

bottling

companies,

industrial

radiography)

compliance

issues

Transport

permits were

issued

facilities for

serious non-

compliance

issues

Thirteen (13)

transport

permits were

issued

Ensure

adequa

te

control

of

radiati

on

ICT staff

to

customize

the

Regulator

y

Authority

Train 1 ICT

staff to

customize the

Regulatory

Authority

Information

ICT staff trained

to customized the

Regulatory

Authority

Jan Dec GOG 1 ICT staff

was trained


PROGRA

MME

POLI

CY

OBJE

CTIV

E(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIE

S

UNDERTA

KEN

STAR

T

DATE(

2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULT

S FOR

2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

exposu

re to

human

s and

enviro

nment

during

their

use in

variou

s

sectors

of the

Ghanai

an

econo

my

Informati

on System

(RAIS)

to

maintain

and

update

national

register of

radiation

sources of

practices

and

persons

authorize

d to carry

out any

activity

related to

nuclear

technolog

y trained

System

(RAIS)

to maintain

and update

national

register of

radiation

sources of

practices and

persons

authorized to

carry out any

activity related

to nuclear

technology

Information

System


PROGRA

MME

POLI

CY

OBJE

CTIV

E(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIE

S

UNDERTA

KEN

STAR

T

DATE(

2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULT

S FOR

2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

Ensure

adequa

te

control

of

radiati

on

exposu

re to

human

s and

enviro

nment

during

their

use in

variou

s

sectors

of the

Ghanai

an

econo

my

NRA

inspectors

annually

on how

to access

and use

the RAIS

trained

Train 25 NRA

inspectors

annually on

how to access

and use the

RAIS

Training of NRA

inspectors

annually on how

to access and use

the RAIS

Jan

2018

Dec

2018

GOG 25 NRA

inspectors

were trained


PROGRA

MME

POLI

CY

OBJE

CTIV

E(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIE

S

UNDERTA

KEN

STAR

T

DATE(

2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULT

S FOR

2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

Ensure

adequa

te

control

of

radiati

on

exposu

re to

human

s and

enviro

nment

during

their

use in

variou

s

sectors

of the

Ghanai

an

econo

my

Participat

ed in

regional

and

internatio

nal

meetings/

workshop

s of

nuclear

regulatory

bodies

and

internatio

nal

agencies

on safety,

- Staff to

participate in

50 regional

and

international

meetings/

workshops

Staff participated

in regional and

international

meetings/

workshops of

nuclear

regulatory bodies

and international

agencies on

safety, security,

and safeguards

Jan Dec IAEA Staff

participated in

61 regional

and

international

meetings/

workshops of

nuclear

regulatory

bodies and

international

agencies on

safety,

security, and

safeguards


PROGRA

MME

POLI

CY

OBJE

CTIV

E(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIE

S

UNDERTA

KEN

STAR

T

DATE(

2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULT

S FOR

2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

security,

and

safeguard

s

Ensure

adequa

te

control

of

radiati

on

exposu

re to

human

s and

enviro

nment

during

their

use in

variou

s

sectors

Quarterly

meetings

of

national

nuclear

security

committe

e

organised

Organize

quarterly

meetings of

national

nuclear

security

committee

Organization

of quarterly

meetings of

national

nuclear

security

committee

Jan Dec. GOG 2 meetings

organised


PROGRA

MME

POLI

CY

OBJE

CTIV

E(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASELIN

E AS AT

DEC. 2017

TARGETS

FOR 2018

2018

ACTIVITIE

S

UNDERTA

KEN

STAR

T

DATE(

2018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLAB.

PARTNER

S &

SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULT

S FOR

2018

CHALLE

NGES /

REMAR

KS

of the

Ghanai

an

econo

my


Table 2.4: 2018 Programme/Project Status Spatial Planning and Human Settlement (LUSPA)

PROJECTS/PROGR

AMMES

POLICY

OBJECTI

VE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELI

NE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGE

TS

FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVITI

ES

UNDERT

AKEN

START

DATE(2

018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDIN

G

ACTUAL

RESU

LTS

FOR

2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

GIS and IT capacity

Development

Programme

Promote a

sustainable,

spatially

integrated

and orderly

developmen

t of human

settlements

Legislativ

e

Instrumen

ts for the

Land Use

and

Spatial

Planning

Act

Passed

Draft

Legal

Instrume

nts( LIs)

available

with the

Attorney

General’s

Departm

ent

Complete

d Legal

Instrumen

ts

deposited

at

Parliamen

t

Review of

submissions

made by AG’s

Department

May Nov. Attorney

General’s

Departm

ent,

Members

of

Parliame

nt

90%

complete.

Final draft

regulation

s

(Legislativ

e

Instrument

s (LIs))

for Act

925

completed

.

Tremendous

progress

was made

with the

only

outstanding

parliamenta

ry

engagement

to be

undertaken

and then the

regulations


PROJECTS/PROGR

AMMES

POLICY

OBJECTI

VE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELI

NE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGE

TS

FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVITI

ES

UNDERT

AKEN

START

DATE(2

018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDIN

G

ACTUAL

RESU

LTS

FOR

2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

Parliament

ary

Subsidiary

Legislativ

e

Committe

e to be

engaged in

last

quarter

prior to

laying of

LI in

parliament

.

laid in

parliament


PROJECTS/PROGR

AMMES

POLICY

OBJECTI

VE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELI

NE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGE

TS

FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVITI

ES

UNDERT

AKEN

START

DATE(2

018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDIN

G

ACTUAL

RESU

LTS

FOR

2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

Land Use

Planning

and

Develop

ment

Fund

establishe

d

Land

Use and

Develop

ment

Planning

Fund

provision

s made in

Act 925

Land Use

and

Develop

ment

Planning

Fund

establishe

d

Letters written

to the Ministry

of Finance to

follow up with

establishment

of the Fund.

Feb. Sept Ministry

of

Finance

Fund not

establishe

d (0%)

No funds

provided by

the Ministry

of Finance

for the

establishme

nt of the

fund

Promote a

sustainable,

spatially

integrated

and orderly

developmen

10

Regional

Spatial

Planning

Committe

es and

216

District

RCC and

DPCUs

already

existing

10

Regional

Spatial

Planning

Committe

es and

216

District

8 Regional

Spatial

Planning

Committees

and 90 District

Spatial

Planning

Mar. Dec. MLGRD 8 Regional

Spatial

Planning

Committe

es and 90

District

Inadequate

funding to

undertake

activities.

Without

funds from


PROJECTS/PROGR

AMMES

POLICY

OBJECTI

VE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELI

NE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGE

TS

FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVITI

ES

UNDERT

AKEN

START

DATE(2

018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDIN

G

ACTUAL

RESU

LTS

FOR

2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

t of human

settlements

Spatial

Planning

Committe

es

Inaugurat

ed

Spatial

Planning

Committe

es

Inaugurat

ed

Committees

inaugurated

Spatial

Planning

Committe

es

inaugurate

d

the Ministry

of Local

Government

no activity

would have

been

undertaken

Scheme

of service

for the

Authority

complete

d

Old

scheme

of

service

available

Scheme

of Service

complete

d by 31st

December

, 2018

Engagements

with the Public

Service

Commission

(PSC) were

undertaken,

Review and

writing up of

new scheme of

service

Jun. Nov. Public

Service

Commiss

ion,

GOG

Draft

Copy

available

(60%

completed

)

Inadequate

funding to

engage

consultants

and PSC


PROJECTS/PROGR

AMMES

POLICY

OBJECTI

VE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELI

NE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGE

TS

FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVITI

ES

UNDERT

AKEN

START

DATE(2

018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDIN

G

ACTUAL

RESU

LTS

FOR

2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

Fence

wall Head

Office of

LUSPA

constructe

d

Land

available

at

Cantonm

ent

Fencing

complete

d by31st

December

, 2018

No activity

was

undertaken

-- -- -- No

activity

undertake

n

No funds

were release

for the

stated

activity

Promote

sustainable,

spatially

integrated,

balanced

and

orderly

developmen

t

of human

settlements

Base

maps for

plan

preparatio

n

increased

(new

Orthophot

os

acquired)

16%

nationwi

de

coverage

20%

nationwid

e

coverage

orthophot

os

-- N/A N/A Survey

and

Mapping

Division

of Lands

Commiss

ion

No

activity

undertake

n

Survey and

Mapping

Division of

the Lands

Commissio

n did not

supply any

orthophotos


PROJECTS/PROGR

AMMES

POLICY

OBJECTI

VE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELI

NE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGE

TS

FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVITI

ES

UNDERT

AKEN

START

DATE(2

018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDIN

G

ACTUAL

RESU

LTS

FOR

2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

Orientatio

n for

Board,

RSPCs

and

DSPCs

organized

N/A Venues

available

at

National,

Regional

and

District

Levels for

Training;

Resource

Persons

identified

for

training

Orientation

workshops

organized for

LUSPA Board,

RSPCs and

Directors of

Physical

Planning

Departments of

Metropolitan

Assemblies

Nov. Dec. IMCC,

ILGS

Orientatio

n

programm

es

organized

for

LUSPA

Board,

RSPCs

and

Metropolit

an

Directors

of

Physical

The

orientation

workshops

wouldn’t

have been

organized

without the

financial

support of

Inter-

Ministerial

Coordinatin

g

Committee


PROJECTS/PROGR

AMMES

POLICY

OBJECTI

VE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELI

NE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGE

TS

FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVITI

ES

UNDERT

AKEN

START

DATE(2

018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDIN

G

ACTUAL

RESU

LTS

FOR

2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

Planning

Departme

nts

Training

program

mes for

200 no.

staff on

new

functional

ities of the

Upgraded

LUPMIS

organized

N/A Training

program

mes for

200 no.

staff on

new

functional

ities of

the

Upgraded

LUPMIS

organized

Letters written

to Ministry of

Finance for

Financial

clearance

- - MoF Not done No

recruitment

was

undertaken

due to the

stalled

financial

clearance


PROJECTS/PROGR

AMMES

POLICY

OBJECTI

VE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELI

NE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGE

TS

FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVITI

ES

UNDERT

AKEN

START

DATE(2

018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDIN

G

ACTUAL

RESU

LTS

FOR

2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

Institutional, technical

and Legal reforms

programme for Land

Use Planning

Promote a

sustainable,

spatially

integrated

and orderly

developmen

t of human

settlements

GIS

training

on

LUPMIS

for all

MMDAs

on new

plugins

and

functional

ities

organized

Prior

knowled

ge of

LUPMIS

usage by

most

MMDAs

Train all

216

MMDAs

on

LUPMIS

upgraded

version

GIS training

on LUPMIS

was organized

for the

Southern,

Middle and

Northern belts

of Ghana.

Training on Q

GIS was also

organized

8th July,

2018

27th

July,

2018

Number

of

MMDAs

trained

Geographi

c

Informatio

n System

(GIS)

training

has been

organized

(52

MMDAs

only with

support

from

Ghana

Institute of

Planners)

This

activity was

undertaken

with the

support of

the Ghana

Institute of

Planners.

20

MMDAs

0 20

MMDAs

with

- Ministry

of

No SDFs

were

prepared

No funds

released for

the


PROJECTS/PROGR

AMMES

POLICY

OBJECTI

VE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELI

NE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGE

TS

FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVITI

ES

UNDERT

AKEN

START

DATE(2

018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDIN

G

ACTUAL

RESU

LTS

FOR

2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

SDFs

prepared

SDFs

prepared

Finance,

MLGRD

preparation

of SDF/

Structure

plans

Quarterly

permittin

g data

from all

216

MMDAs

collected

Prior

data from

a number

of

MMDAs

available

N/A Multiple

review of

permitting data

collection

templates

Mar. Oct. MLGRD No data

was

collected

No funds

available to

organized

training on

new

permitting

data

collection

template.


PROJECTS/PROGR

AMMES

POLICY

OBJECTI

VE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELI

NE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGE

TS

FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVITI

ES

UNDERT

AKEN

START

DATE(2

018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDIN

G

ACTUAL

RESU

LTS

FOR

2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

Promote

sustainable,

spatially

integrated,

balanced

and

orderly

developmen

t

of human

settlements

50 no

GARSD

Fs and

50. No

ARSDFS

Printed

and

dissemin

ated

Soft

Copies of

ARSDF

and

GARSD

Fs

available

100

copies of

GARSDF

and

ARSDFs

distribute

d

No activity

undertaken

Jan. Apr. Ministry

of

Finance

No

Reports

were

printed

Inadequate

funds

allocated to

LUSPA to

undertake

the project

GARSDF

s and

ARSDFs

on

available

the newly

created

websites

LUSPA

website

available

and soft

copies of

reports

GARSD

F AND

N/A GARSDF and

ARSRDF

available on

new website

Jan. Jan. -- Activity

fully

undertake

n (100%

target

achieved)


PROJECTS/PROGR

AMMES

POLICY

OBJECTI

VE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPU

T(S)

BASELI

NE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGE

TS

FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVITI

ES

UNDERT

AKEN

START

DATE(2

018)

EN

D

DA

TE

(201

8)

COLLA

B.

PARTN

ERS &

SOURC

E OF

FUNDIN

G

ACTUAL

RESU

LTS

FOR

2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

ARSDF

available

4 radio

program

mes on

ARSDFs

and

GASDFS

organized

Soft

Copies of

ARSDF

and

GARSD

Fs

available

4 Number

of radio

program

mes

organized

on

GARSDF

and

ARSDF

-- Jan. Mar. MLGRD Not done (

0%

achieveme

nt)

Activity not

undertaken

due to

inadequate

funds


Table 2.5: 2018 Programme/Project Status Biotechnology Development (NBA)

PROGS/

PROJECT

S

OBJEC

TIVE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASEL

INE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGET

S FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVIT

IES

UNDERT

AKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

END

DATE

(2018)

COLLAB.

PARTNERS

& SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

Strengthe

n

institutio

nal and

regulator

y

framewor

ks for

sustainab

le natural

resource

managem

ent

Guideline

s on

biosafety

available

50% Guidelines

to be

completed

and

operationa

lized

Developed

guidelines

been

submitted

for

parliament

ary

approval

May Oct. ABNE

PBS

ICGEB

GoG

Four (4)

guidelines

produced

None

NBA

website

regularly

updated

50% Websites

to be

updated

quarterly

Website

operationa

lised

Jan. Dec. Website

regularly

updated and

functional

Poor

Internet

connectivity

7

Memoran

dum of

Understan

ding with

Regulator

y

90% 100% Sign

remaining

MoUs

Feb. Dec. Regulatory

Agencies

6 of the

MoUs

signed with

Regulatory

Agencies

Getting the

Regulatory

Agencies to

sign


PROGS/

PROJECT

S

OBJEC

TIVE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASEL

INE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGET

S FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVIT

IES

UNDERT

AKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

END

DATE

(2018)

COLLAB.

PARTNERS

& SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

Agencies

signed

GMO

Detection

Laborator

y

establishe

d

25% 80%

All

equipment

moved to

site

(Ghana

Standards

Authority)

renovation

ongoing

June Dec. UNEP

GSA

CSIR

Renovation

almost

complete

and lab

about to

start

operation

Lack of

funds

Draft

Communi

cation

Plan

revised

and

completed

50% 100% Draft

communic

ation plan

revised

Sep. Dec UNEP

ABNE

PBS

ICGEB

Communica

tion plan

completed

Availability

of expertise


PROGS/

PROJECT

S

OBJEC

TIVE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASEL

INE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGET

S FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVIT

IES

UNDERT

AKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

END

DATE

(2018)

COLLAB.

PARTNERS

& SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S

Draft

Biosafety

Regulatio

ns

completed

and

submitted

75% 100% Draft

Regulatio

ns

submitted

to

Attorney

General’s

Office

Sep. Dec. UNEP

ABNE

PBS

ICGEB

Submitted

to the sector

minister

Lack of

funds

Public

education

on GMO

issues

conducted

100%

2 effective

public

education

and

participate

d debate

in

biosafety

decision

making

Mar. Apr. UNEP

ABNE

PBS

Six (6)

education

programmes

conducted

Lack of

funds

Draft

scheme of

service

produced

Draft

Strategic

NBA plan

produced

Jan. Dec. ABNE

PBS

Strategic

NBA plan

produced

Lack of

expertise


PROGS/

PROJECT

S

OBJEC

TIVE(S)

EXPECT

ED

OUTPUT

(S)

BASEL

INE AS

AT

DEC.

2017

TARGET

S FOR

2018

2018

ACTIVIT

IES

UNDERT

AKEN

STAR

T

DATE

(2018)

END

DATE

(2018)

COLLAB.

PARTNERS

& SOURCE

OF

FUNDING

ACTUAL

RESULTS

FOR 2018

CHALLEN

GES /

REMARK

S


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