Strengthening Ghana’s national capacity for transparency and ambitious climate reporting
Ghana
Western Africa
Title
Strengthening Ghana’s national capacity for transparency and ambitious climate reporting
Objective
To assist Ghana strengthen the national system to plan, implement, monitor and report on NDC, to respond to the transparency requirements in the new climate regime
GEF Project details
GEF project grant
USD 1.100.000
Status
Concept approval
Project document approval
Start date
End date
Implementing agencies
Executing agencies
Project outcomes
NDC targets become a central part of Ghana’s system for tracking and implementing progress towards its national development framework.
Stakeholders
Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation
Office of Vice-President
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
Development Partners
National Development Planning Commission
Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation
Parliament
Ministry of Energy
Ministry of Water Resources
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Ministry of Works and Housing
Environmental Protection Agency
Energy Commission
Ministry of Transport
Forestry Commission
Water Resources Commission
Ghana Meteorological Agency
National Disaster Management Organization
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Friends of the Earth
Conservation Alliance
Institute for Statistical Social and Economic Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Knowledge Management Approaches
Documentation and dissemination of the results of the project trough existing information sharing networks and fora
Sharing lessons learned and experiences on the CBIT global coordination platform
Meet the focal point of the project
Daniel Tutu Benefoh
Supports the technical work on transparency and low carbon development issues in Ghana
Indicators on capacity for transparency
| Institutional capacity for transparency-related activities | Target (1 - 4) | Baseline (1 - 4) | Mid-term evaluation (1 - 4) | Terminal evaluation (1 - 4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualitative assessment | pending | pending |
| Quality of MRV Systems | Target (1 - 10) | Baseline (1 - 10) | Mid-term evaluation (1 - 10) | Terminal evaluation (1 - 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall MRV system | pending | pending |
Indicators on project results
| Indicator | Target | Baseline | Source of verification |
|---|---|---|---|
| A) Domestic MRV system integrated to M&E framework established and in operation | Yes | No | Template developed, Sector and National Annual Progress Reports (APRs), etc. |
| B) Number of public and private organizations that have adopted and use MRV template to report progress of sector NDC actions | 7 line ministries and 3 private organizations | 0 | Template developed, Sector and National Annual Progress Reports (APRs), etc. |
| 1) Number of climate change indicators for tracking progress of NDC goals included in the national M&E result framework beinbg used by line ministries | 5 | 0 | Sector and National APRs Approved Indicators |
| 2) Number of ministries/regulators piloting the full-package of MRV of GHG, Action and Support | 2 Ministries and 1 Regulator | 0 | MRV Reports Contact Persons |
Progress
>to be provided by the country focal point<
Status of project outputs and activities
Outcome
1. NDC targets become a central part of Ghana’s system for tracking and implementing progress towards its national development framework
Outputs
Output
1. An effective institutional arrangement to plan, implement and report climate actions established
Activities or deliverables
Activity or deliverable
1.1. Conduct Initial assessment of all institutions involved in the G-CARP and compile and rate related works, using the scale of 1-4, as defined in the GEF CBIT programming document
Status
Activity or deliverable
1.2. Review institutional roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders and streamline the coordination functions; expanding the scope and number of institutions involved in the MRV work
Status
Activity or deliverable
1.3. Organize tailor-made training programmes for fresh entrants into the list of national experts
Status
Activity or deliverable
1.4 Organize refreshers trainings for experienced national experts
Status
Activity or deliverable
1.5 Organize regular peer exchange programs for Ghanaian MRV experts
Status
Activity or deliverable
1.6 Review methodology for the preparation of energy, transport, agriculture and waste statistics
Status
Activity or deliverable
1.7 Organize focus-group discussion (FGD) with the key national data providers on ways to improve preparation and publication of the statistics
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable1: G-CARP institutional arrangement strengthened
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 2: Strategies for increased domestic use of MRV results
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 3: Improved methods for regular publication of energy, transport, agriculture and waste statistics
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 4: MRV Coordination function improved
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 5: Number of new entrants and experts trained
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 6: Focus group discussion reports
Status
Output
2. A centralized national infrastructure for improved data access and information management established
Activities or deliverables
Activity or deliverable
2.1 Establish functional & centralized data sharing network
Status
Activity or deliverable
2.2 Develop templates and guidance notes in five NDC sectors
Status
Activity or deliverable
2.3 Develop a verification manual for MRV of NDC Actions
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 7: Functional, accessible and centralised MRV sharing platform
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 8: Template and guidance note to guide regular data collection on implementation of 31 NDC actions
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 9: MRV of NDC verification manual
Status
Output
3. Five climate change indicators mainstreamed into the medium-term framework (Yr. 2018-2022)
Activities or deliverables
Activity or deliverable
3.1 Develop indicators for NDC actions and incorporate into national M&E framework (APR) for long-term monitoring of sector-led climate actions
Status
Activity or deliverable
3.2 Develop specific input/output indicators for selected sector NDC actions and incorporate them into the NDPC result framework for the 2018-2022 planning cycle and beyond
Status
Activity or deliverable
3.3 Organize three workshops on the development of climate-specific indicators for NDC sectors and the assessment of NDC policy interventions
Status
Activity or deliverable
3.4 Organize two consultative meetings for planning and coordination for key stakeholders in the NDC sectors to promote its visibility; stocktaking of achievements and evaluation of progress
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 10: NDC indicators incorporated into APR
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 11: Specific indicators incorporated into 2018-2022 medium-term development framework
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 12: Number of participants, reports onw orkshops on formulation of indicators for tarcking NDC implementation
Status
Output
4. Testing and piloting of domestic transparency (MRV) framework in Energy and Transport sectors
Activities or deliverables
Activity or deliverable
4.1 Test and pilot transparency measures in the Energy and Transport sectors
Status
Activity or deliverable
4.2 Communicate key lessons and best practices from the implementation of the CBIT Project
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 13: Full version of domestic MRV system being implemented in energy, tarnsport and agriculture sectors
Status
Activity or deliverable
Deliverable 14: Knowledge management instructions, compilation of lessons learned and articles
Status
English
Complete project proposal, describing project's objective, outcomes, outputs, and activities
English
Concept note of the project, describing the project's objective, outcomes and outputs.
English
The report presents the overview of the one-day workshop held on the 10th March, 2020 at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to officially launch Ghana’s CBIT. As the Executing entity, the EPA introduced the project to the CBIT activities and institutional arrangements to the national stakeholder who gathered at the meeting. It was also the occasion the EPA used to seek feedback on the activities and plan the implementation strategies. The objective of Ghana’s CBIT project is to strengthen national systems to effectively and regularly track and report Ghana’s NDC. The CBIT project will...
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Level of capacity
| 12-2018 | |
|---|---|
| Reporting national greenhouse gas inventory | |
| Reporting progress made in implementing NDCs | |
| Reporting on climate change impacts and adaptation | |
| Reporting financial, technology transfer, and capacity-building support needed and received |
Ghana
Western Africa
Ratification of UNFCCC
06 . Sep . 1995
Kyoto Protocol
30 . May . 2003
Paris Agreement
21 . Sep . 2016
Total GHG Emissions per Sector
Energy
9,233.61
Industry
243.45
Agriculture
6,483.63
Land Use Change and Forestry
5,566.05
Waste
2,266.35
EXECUTING AGENCIES
Description of Support Provided
The ICAT project focusses on 3 areas:
- Status of the MRV system in Ghana (completed).
- Use of the Greenhouse gas Abatement Cost Model (GACMO) to update the NDC, and report on MRV in the energy sector.
- Pilot of ICAT's guidance on sustainable development