Introduction
The Environmental Protection Act (1994) brought ESIA into the legal framework of Ghana. It introduced an ESIA system which consists three levels of assessment: initial, preliminary and a full assessment of the environmental impacts. Apart from extensive experiences with Environmental Impact Assessment (ESIA), Ghana has a relatively high level of experience with the application of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), particularly since 2002. Many capacity building activities have taken place in the framework of the Ghana Environmental Assessment Capacity Development Project (GeaCap phase 1, 1999-2001), the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy 2002-2004 and the Ghana Environmental Assessment and Support Project 2006-2008.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the key agency responsible for implementation of ESIA and SEA. It is the main decision-making authority during all stages of the ESIA process.
News
Webpages | 05-08-2024
West Africa: Sharing experiences on strategic impact assessment for coastal areas
The NCEA travelled to Ghana to contribute to a regional capacity building workshop on coastal development for WAEMU member states
Webpages | 11-07-2024
Ghana: SEA and coastal protection
At the end of June, a working group of the NCEA participated in a three-day stakeholder meeting in the Keta Lagoon on sustainable, nature based…
Webpages | 27-03-2023
SEA & IWRM - Ghana
In Ghana, for most Integrated Water Resource Management Plans (IWRM) an SEA is carried out. An SEA assesses proposed measures on their sustainabilty and…
Webpages | 08-12-2022
MoU with the Volta Basin Authority
The NCEA continues to expand its activities with regional partners. In November, we signed an MoU with the Volta Basin Authority (VBA).
Webpages | 11-06-2018
National conference sustainable development, Senegal
Together with the EPA of Ghana, the NCEA presented their experiences with SEA for the oil and gas sector in Ghana at the National Conference for…
Webpages | 30-03-2018
CSOs engagement in SEA in Ghana
The Ghanaian government has various investments going on in the field of mining and oil & gas. Since these investments are in landscapes containing…
Webpages | 26-07-2017
Finalising the Voltaian Basin oil/gas SEA, Ghana
The SEA for the onshore oil and gas developments in the Voltaian Basin in Ghana is drawing to an end. After an intensive process that took off in March…
Webpages | 09-03-2016
Launch of SEA for oil/gas exploration in Voltaian Basin, Ghana
The NCEA participated in the launch of and the pre-scoping workshop for the SEA on oil and gas exploration in the Voltaian Basin in Ghana (29 February…
Webpages | 18-02-2016
Review of EIA scoping report for coal fired power plant in Ghana
The NCEA reviewed a scoping report for an EIA that is prepared to support the Ghanaian government’s decision-making on a coal fired power plant.…
Webpages | 18-11-2015
NCEA support to SEA for oil/gas exploration in Ghana's Volta basin
The NCEA visited Ghana in the framework of a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) to be undertaken for oil/gas exploration in the Voltaian basin.…
Webpages | 16-01-2015
Norwegian - Dutch donor coordination: EIA/SEA in the oil and gas sector
Olso, Norway - 16th of January 2015. The NCEA met with the Norwegian Environmental Agency (NEA). The NEA is a key implementing party of the Norwegian…
Webpages | 29-05-2013
Better understanding EIA performance in Ghana
Gabi Sonderegger, a student at Utrecht University conducted her master thesis ,research on EIA in the water sector in Ghana. The thesis seeks to…