UNDP launched a new initiative to promote waste recovery in Ghana, through the creation of a digital and one-stop shop solutions platform that will connect all stakeholders along the waste management chain.
The 2nd National REDD+ Forum was held to sensitise stakeholders and to galvanise political support for REDD+ implementation in Ghana
This report highlights implications of the Paris Climate Change Agreement on Ghana and offers suggestions on addressing various climate and environmental challenges affecting Ghana.
UNDP Ghana Country Director, Ms. Gita Honwana Welch paid a courtesy call on the Norwegian Ambassador of Ghana, His Excellency Gunnar Andreas Holm, to discuss recent partnerships and to explore further areas of collaboration on the implementation of SDGs in Ghana.
UNDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment (MESTI) trained selected Journalists on Climate Change and Green Economy.
UNDP in collaboration with the Government of Japan and KAIPTC launched a project to improve the response capacities to terrorism in peacekeeping theatres in Africa.
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JPASS Annual Report 2016
This report provides an overview of work done by the JPASS project in 2016. J-PASS was initiated in September 2015 with the overall aim of building the capacity of political parties to function effectively as institutions of governance.
Our Elections Support
In preparation for a successful Elections 2016 in Ghana, UNDP supported several initiatives that sought to boost public confidence and participation in elections, and increase trust in political parties and election results.
Tapping the sun to increase rural incomes
Through a solar-powered irrigation project supported by the Energy Commission of Ghana and UNDP, smallholder farmers in the four communities of Tamalgu, Nakpanduri, Datoyili and Fooshegu can now irrigate their farm fields regularly.
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About Ghana
28.2
Population in million in 2016
21.4%
Poverty rate (in 2012) down from 52.6% (in 1991) per World Bank
3,839
GNI per capita per the 2016 HDR
0.579
Human Dev. Index per the 2016 HDR
