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NATIONAL ACTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE:CLIMATE CHANGE LEARNING IN GHANA
Observer Room 8, Le Bourget Paris, France
11th December 2015
DR EMMANUEL TACHIE OBENGNATIONAL FOCAL POINT- CC EDUCATION, TRAINING & PUBLIC AWARENESS
GHANA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
GHANA DAY
AT 21ST
CONFERENCE OF PARTIES (COP21)
GHANA AS A PARTY TO UNFCCC
‒ Article 6 of the UNFCCC commits all Parties to promote and work towards climate change education, training and public awareness and encourages its widest participation in this process, including that of civil society
‒ It therefore emerges as an underlying issue for capacity building, development and transfer of technology, and response measures for adaptation and mitigating actions in developing countries
‒ Key for implementation of national policies
and core in National Climate Actions of Ghana
ARTICLE 6 OF THE UNFCCC,
NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY & INDC
It was therefore strategic, for the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) to mention Capacity Building, Education, Information and Communication as systematic pillars which must be built on in order to achieve the objectives of the policy, among others
These implementation pillars were also indicated in Ghana’s INDC to inform the long-term goals of the adaptation and mitigation actions, particularly:o Capacity-building;o Outreach by informing, communicating and educating
the citizenry ando international cooperation.
NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE LEARNING STRATEGY
AS A TOOL FOR IMPLMENTATION OF GHANA’S INDC
Climate Change Education, Training and Public awareness
(Article 6 of the Convention)
A key for the implementation of Ghana’s INDC
which rooted fromNational Climate Change Policy
and itsMaster Plan
among others
‒ Climate Change Education‒ Climate Change Training‒ Public Awareness‒ Public Access to Information‒ Public Participation and‒ International Cooperation
ELEMENTS OF ARTICLE 6 OF THE
CONVENTION
THE CC LEARNING STRATEGY
The National Climate Change Learning Strategy (NCCLS) is being developed with the objective to:
‒ Foster systematic and country-driven process to enhance CC Learning for adaptation and mitigation actions and
‒ Strengthen institutional capacity for good governance, institutional coordination, science and innovation, accountable monitoring andreporting
FOCUS OF THE LEARNING STRATEGY
The Learning Strategy therefore focuses stakeholdersinputs based on:
- climate change capacity needs- learning needs as well as - capacity to deliver the climate change actions
Based on 5 Priority Areas of the NCCP & which also amply reflect the strategic areas in Ghana’s INDC
(i) Agriculture and Food Systems(ii) Disaster Preparedness and Response (iii) Natural Resource Management (iv) Equitable Social Development and (v) Energy, Industrial, and Infrastructural Development
1 Title of priority learning and capacity need
2 Objective of the priority need
3 Justification
4 Existing effective actions
5 Additional capacity building and learning actions needs
6 Expected results
7 Institutional collaboration
8 Time-frame
9 Sources of funds
10 Indicators for implementation
FORMAT FOR ACTION PLAN
STAKEHOLDERS
Government sectors: EPA, CSIR, NDPC, NADMO, NDPC, MOFA, FC GHS, Energy Commission, Water Commission, EPA, GMet, NFS, Parliament,
Private Sector: PEF, AGI, National Traditional Council, Ghana Cultural Forum, Ghana,Association of Writers, Ghana Media Forum
Civil SocietyAgriculture, Natural Resources Management. Youth, Gender, KASA,GEF, Community Development, Disaster Management, Infrastructural Development, Religious bodies, Water and Sanitation
Educational institutions: Ghana Education Service (GES) Basic, GES Tertiary, GES Curricular Development and the Academia (UG, UCC, UDS)
IMPLMENTATION SO FAR
Background Report (July 2015)
1. Introduction2. Capacity Building Needs for Priority
Areas3. Past and On-going Initiatives4. Institutional Arrangements5. International Developments in
Climate Change Education6. Climate Change Learning in Ghana-
Stakeholder Needs and Existing Initiatives
7. Climate Change Learning Strategy8. Climate Change Education Strategy
Development and Implementation9. Conclusion and Recommendations
IMPLMENTATION SO FAR
Planning Workshop (8th August 2015)
IMPLMENTATION SO FARStakeholder Consultative Meetings (Sep-Nov)
IMPLMENTATION SO FAR
Draft National Climate Change
Learning Strategy (Nov 2015)
- Introduction- Background of CC Learning- Analysis of Existing Capacity- The Strategy- Action Plans- Implementation Framework- Indicators for Monitoring &
Evaluation- Financing and Resource Mechanism- Risk and Barriers- Policy Recommendations
Development
WORK PLAN
06 0807 09 03
INDC Kick-off Workshop
Background Report
1008 12
CoordinationMeeting
Technical Workshops
Regional and National validation
Reviews by MESTI/EPA Core Team & External Experts
Stakeholder Engagement
2015 Implementation 201601
NationalCoordination
Team
Launch in April 2016
Develop Format for
Strategy Action plans
Sector Teams
Implementation
