INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Country study of Ghana
Although Ghana has the policies, laws, and institutions needed to adequately protect its environment, serious water pollution and growing deforestation and soil degradation indicate the need for further action, according to this comprehensive review of environmental management in Ghana.
Gruppe, Henry; Ofosu-Amaah, Waafas · 1981
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Abstract
After a short overview of Ghana"s geography, vegetation, and wildlife, major environmental and natural resource problems are identified. The nation"s government and legal system are then profiled, and the workings of customary and statutory law described. Environmental and natural resources policy as outlined in the constitution and updated in periodic government statements is briefly reviewed, followed by a detailed examination of institutions responsible for environmental protection, of which the Environmental Protection Council is the most important. Recommendations for improving environmental management presented in a final section focus on expanding the mandate and organizational location of the aforesaid Council, streamlining institutions having environmental responsibilities, and updating environmental legislation.
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