Browsing Publications and Documents by Country/Region "Ghana"
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34 Projects at A Glance: Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. -
34 Projects at a Glance: South Africa - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Uganda)
(2018-01-01)The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. The priority areas are Agriculture, ... -
5 Projects at a Glance: Ghana - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2018)This fact sheet highlights the progress in greening the business in the selected MSMEs in Ghana. The selected priority areas for Ghana are Manufacturing, Integrated Waste Management and Tourism. -
5 Projects at a Glance: Ghana - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)The overall objective is to develop a sustainable e-waste management system which makes e-waste re-usable and recycling. The project aims to establish a structured approach to e-waste Education/Publicity, collection, ... -
Atlas of Africa Energy Resources
(2017)This Atlas compiles and synthesizes regional and national information. It presents the scale and distribution of energy resources, production and consumption trends, as well as the existing potential for environmentally ... -
Baseline Information for the National Action Plan on Artisanal and Small - Scale Gold Mining: Ghana
(2017)ASGM is legal and recognised in Ghana through the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006, Act 703 and the National Mining Policy, 2014. The Policy, Act and subsidiary legislations provides for the regulation, licensing, fiscal ... -
Building Inclusive Green Economies in Africa - Experience and Lessons Learned 2010-2015
(UNEP, 2015)This synthesis report provides an overview of where Africa, as a region, stands in terms of transitioning to an inclusive green economy. It draws on recent studies to summarise the prospective gains and challenges associated ... -
Building inclusive green economies: success stories from South-South Cooperation
(UNEP, 2013)This report shows how South-South Cooperation is playing a key role to identify solutions to sustainable development challenges, as well as delivering new ideas and resources to advance the global transformation to an ... -
Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Tamale
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)This report presents the findings of a knowledge assessment on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) for the city of Tamale, Ghana, that was conducted in 2012. It examines the state of UPA in the city through the lens of ... -
City-Level Decoupling: Urban Resource Flows and the Governance of Infrastructure Transitions – Annex: Case Studies from Selected Cities
(2013)These cases were selected to showcase innovative and visionary approaches to sustainable infrastructure change across a broad range of contexts, and are intended to demonstrate the abundance of options available that could ... -
Coastal Erosion in West and Central Africa - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 67
(1985)This report was conceived with a naturalistic approach, i.e. global and inter-regional, incorporating different parameters which shape the coastal zone. It is subdivided into 3 main parts. The first one takes into account ... -
Compendium of Environmental Laws of African Countries Volume I - Framework Laws and EIA Regulations
(1996)The Compendium of Environmental Laws of African Countries was published for the first time in 1996. Volume I contains texts of framework laws as well as EIA Regulations, which had been received by that time. -
Compendium of Environmental Laws of African Countries Volume VII: Sectoral Environmental Laws and Regulations
(1998)The Compendium of Environmental Laws of African Countries was published for the first time in 1996. The 1996 Edition of the Compendium is produced in about four volumes. The first volume contains the framework environmental ... -
Conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants in Ghana: conservation report
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2002)A capacity building project was undertaken by six partner organisations, to support the long term conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants in Ghana. A broad approach was followed, involving: development of ... -
E-waste Management in Ghana (E-MAGIN Ghana): From Grave to Cradle
(2019)Fuelled by the accelerated pace of digitalisation and the rise of a global middle-income class, the market for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is expanding rapidly. In Ghana, the vast majority of e-waste is managed ... -
Economic Values and the Environment in the Developing World - Environmental Economics Series No 14
(1994)This volume assesses the state of the art in applying economic valuation techniques to environmental problems in developing countries. It is in fulfilment of a contract between the United Nations Environment Programme ... -
Energy Profile: Ghana
(2017)Ghana’s population in 2013 was 25.91 million. Total production of electricity in 2015 was 1,275 ktoe with 41.6 per cent produced from fossil fuels and 46.9 per cent from hydro sources. The final consumption of electricity ... -
GE-TOP Ghana Strategy Proposal: Realizing Solar PV Projects in a Cross-border Power Supply Context
(2016)This report responds to findings and recommendations from the Solar Export Potential Study. It proposes a strategy for selecting a solar-ready, cross-border grid line between Ghana and Burkina Faso, securing preferential ... -
Ghana Solar Export Potential Study
(2015)This study, the Ghana Solar Export Potential Study (SEPS), assesses the green economy and trade potential of solar power in Ghana. It establishes the legal, technical and financial feasibility of solar electricity exports ... -
Ghana: HANISA E-Waste Model (HEMOD)
(2017)The overall objective is to develop a sustainable e-waste management system which makes e-waste re-usable and recycling. The project aims to establish a structured approach to e-waste Education/ Publicity, collection, ...