Ghana
Introduction
Ghana is a lower middle income country with an economy based on services, agriculture and the industrial sector, representing mainly mining and construction activities and more recently oil and gas.
Development Partners, including the EU and its Member States, have committed themselves to align their current and future assistance to Ghana with the priorities and objectives identified in the overall country strategy, named Compact 2012-2022 "Leveraging Partnerships for Shared Growth and Development".
The three key development priorities which will be supported through according to the NIP are: (i) Governance: public sector management and accountability, (ii) productive investment in agriculture in the Savannah Ecological Zones, and (iii) employment and social protection. These sectors – which are fully in line with the Agenda for Change – are considered very pertinent to address some of the challenges that Ghana is facing at this stage of consolidating its status of middle income country.
Focus Sectors budget
|
Governance: Public Sector Management and Accountability |
EUR 75 million |
23% |
|
Productive Investment for Agriculture in Savannah Ecological Zones |
EUR 160 million |
50% |
|
Employment and Social Protection |
EUR 75 million |
23% |
|
Measures in favour of civil society |
EUR 9 million |
3% |
|
Support measures |
EUR 4million |
1% |
|
TOTAL |
EUR 323 million |
100% |
Water
Overall objectives
source: EC
Efficient water storage, usage, management is under the focal sector of productive investment for agriculture in savannah ecological zones, that has as overall objective sustainable agricultural wealth generated in selected growth poles areas.
Country Context
The Government of Ghana has also shown strong commitment to improve natural resources management and environmental control. The support of the EU has been crucial to the advances made thus far, but the implementation of the legal frameworks needs to be strengthened. Efficient management of resources such as land, forest and water combined with increased transparency in the use and management of revenue from extractive industries like mining, oil and gas industries will reduce the investment risks for sector two and three: agriculture and employment.
Specific objectives and the main expected results
SO 1: Increase household income from agricultural-related activities
- R1: Multi-purpose ecologically sustainable and efficient water storage, usage, management, and access for agricultural activities are improved.