2ND GHANA YOUTH CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (GYCCC-SD) CONFERENCE THEMATIC AREAS Thematic Topic Water, Health, and Sanitation

Energy and Infrastructure Development

Deliverable National Water and Sanitation Circumstances  Introduction to Ghana’s Water and Sanitation situation and their impact on health  Challenges faced by the water and sanitation sector  The Galamsey menace Management of the water and sanitation situation in Ghana  Policy response to water and Sanitation issues  Programmes and Projects addressing water and sanitation concerns in Ghana.  Progress towards implementing and achieving the SDG goal 16. The Energy Sector of Ghana    

Energy infrastructure development in Ghana Ghana’s Energy requirement and future projected energy needs The “Dumso” menace. What caused the outages Plans by government to curtail future “Dumso” experience

Expected Outcomes 

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Increased understanding among participants of the water, health and Sanitation challenges in the country and policy directives of the government to address them Increased interest among participants in efforts to reduce inland water and all other forms of water pollution. Sharing of entrepreneurial ideas to address these challenges Well informed about the oil and gas industry and how revenues in this sector is being used.



Identify the opportunities available within this sector

Policy Interventions   

Energy sector Policies in Ghana and their status of Implementation Energy sector programmes and Projects aimed at energy efficiency and conservation and the associated transformation impacts Other energy related interventions such as waste to energy



Understand the international crave for green energy and identify entrepreneurial ideas to develop and



Employment and Decent Work for all  Ministry of Employment and social welfare Sustainable Consumption and Production, and Food Security

EPA and MOFA

Climate Change and

promote this energy for sustainable

Contribution of the energy sector of Ghana to the achievement of the SDGs goal 7 ( Affordable Energy for All), SDG goal 13(Climate change)

Youth Employment.  Policy intervention to reduce the high rate of youth Unemployment in Ghana.  The role of Youth Employment Authority, and MASLOC  Opportunities for the youth towards starting their own ventures  Graduate unemployment, initiatives to tackle the problem Policies and Programme  Food production and security Polices in Ghana  Programmes and Projects on food production and security and the achievement of SDG goal 2 (Zero Hunger) Measure  The EPA cleaner production center and its impact on production and consumption  The Sustainable Land and Water management project, practices and its Impacts on food security in the North  Innovative ways of farming and the benefit to rural subsistent farmers  Impact of farming practice on the quality of soil and biodiversity conservation  Employment for the youth in the Agriculture sector and prospects for future graduates.  Efforts being taken by the agriculture sector to reduce environmental degradation  The National Climate Change Policy and Master Plan  The Paris Agreement and Ghana’s Nationally Determined Contributions to

development. Questions on how the government is tackling Youth unemployment will be addressed

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Identify the opportunities available for youth within the agriculture sector. Clear understanding of the role of the youth in the modernization of Agriculture for job creation

 Increased understanding of the concept of climate change and its impacts on

Disaster risk Reduction  Ministry of Env’t Science Technology and Innovation (MESTI) Promoting Gender and Social Equality and Equity

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Ministry of Gender, Social and Women Protection (MGSWP)

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Forests, Oceans, and



Biodiversity



 FC and MESTI



the UNFCCC Effects of climate change on Ghana and its impact on Key National Economy Sector With key future climate scenarios Programmes and projects in the area of climate change adaptation and mitigation in Ghana Climate change and its impacts on the achievement of other SDG goals Ghana’s effort towards achievement of SDG goal 13 ( Climate change) Ghana’s Long term Development plan Gender mainstreaming into the country’s development policy framework (GPRS II). Gender Policy of Ghana and measures taken to ensure that non- is left behind Free Compulsory Basic Education (How the girl child is taken advantage of the opportunity) Towards achievement of SDG goal 5 How has issues such as gender socialization, early marriages, customary fostering, puberty rites and Trokosi (female ritual servitude) which tend to affect the girl child education negatively in Ghana being addressed? The National Forest and Wildlife Policy and how they have promoted the management, enhancement and preservation of forest and wildlife Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation plus (REDD+) and its impacted on employment, livelihoods and revenues to the local. How Ghana is Transitioning to a Green Economy

various economic sectors in Ghana.  Identify and take advantage of opportunities in the implementation of the National climate change policy and the Ghana Nationally Determined Contributions Increased understanding of the government efforts to achieve gender parity in basic education



In creased understanding of the benefits and ecosystem services the forest, ocean and Biodiversity provides to humans



Increased interest among participants to participate in national afforestation programs and efforts to curb deforestation.

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