Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean, in the sub region of West Africa.
License ID: 1398807467 Modern residential buildings in Accra, capital of Ghana. Modern view.
Member since: 2009
Capital
Accra
Population (2015)
30,417,858
GNI Per Capita (2016)
$1814.9
Emissions Per Capita (2014)
1.058 tons
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National Focal Points
National Climate Vulnerability Level and actions
Sea Level Rise
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Sea Level Rise
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Sea Level Rise
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Adaptation: Priority Sectors:
1) Agriculture and food security;
2) Sustainable forest resource management;
3) Resilient infrastructure in built environment;
4) Climate change and health + 2 other priority sectors.
Reduce GHG emissions by 15% (in relation to GHG emissions BAU levels (2010)) by 2030 unconditionally and reduce GHG emissions by 45% (in relation to GHG emissions BAU levels (2010)) by 2030 conditional to external support in sectors of energy, transport, industrial process and product use, agriculture, forestry and land use and waste.
Priority Policy Actions:
1) Agriculture resilience building in climate vulnerable landscapes;
2) Value addition-based utilization of forest resources;
3) City-wide resilient infrastructure planning;
4) Early warning and disaster prevention + 3 other highlighted priority policy action.
