Development of Green Building Guidelines and Standards for Ghana
Context
Ghana’s building and construction industry does not meet the sustainability nor the green demand, affecting economic output and long-term development prospects.
Good governance and planning can enable a faster and more efficient transition to low-carbon societies and countries’ improved climate mitigation and adaptation capacities. The CTCN provides technical assistance to developing countries with a view to strengthen climate planning. Approaches such as planning adaptation activities together with communities, developing Environmental Information System’s that facilitate better basis for decision-making, and identifying countries’ technology needs are useful enablers. Below you will find related publications, partners, CTCN technical assistance, technologies and other information for exploring this topic further.
Ghana’s building and construction industry does not meet the sustainability nor the green demand, affecting economic output and long-term development prospects.
Greater Dhaka is home to 17 million people and has been experiencing rapid urbanization since its independence in 1971. The population is expected to rise to by roughly 25 million by 2025. With a rising population alongside economic growth, the GHG emissions from the transport sector have been steadily increasing since 2005.
Studies have shown that an estimated 50-75% of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, and Yobe states are affected by rapidly rising desertification (Azare, 2020). The same study also highlights that Nigeria is losing over 350,000 hectares of arable land yearly because of climate change-induced desertification.