Upper East Region rallies behind National Climate Governance Agenda

Akamugri Donatus Atanga further informed the delegation that the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council has developed a Regional Environmental Framework that incorporates climate change considerations and requested closer collaboration with the Office of the Minister to strengthen its implementation through national technical expertise.

The engagement forms part of an ongoing national consultation with MMDAs The Office of the Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability has intensified Ghana’s drive to decentralize climate governance through a series of regional consultations across the country.

The engagement forms part of an ongoing national consultation with Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) and key stakeholders on the proposed establishment of a National Climate Change and Sustainability Hub and Climate Change and Sustainability Units (CCSUs) within local government structures to strengthen decentralized climate governance across Ghana.