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Gender Analysis of the Plastics and Plastic Waste Sectors in Ghana

Auteur: Ghana National Plastic Action Partnership

In the last three decades, Ghana, like many of its neighbouring countries, has been challenged with the exponential growth of plastics use, coupled with its alarming mismanagement.

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The Accra plastics management pilot a baseline report

Auteur: SEURECA EXPERT ADVISORY CALL DOWN SERVICE, LOT C

This Baseline study is completed under the Accra Plastics Management Pilot (APMP) which started in February 2019 and is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) of the UK government.

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Ghana plastic country brief

Auteur: World Bank

Ghana is a lower-middle-income country in West Africa bordered by Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Togo. As the second-largest economy in the Economic Community of West African States, 1 West Africa’s regional body, Ghana’s economy is driven by its three main export commodities—oil, cocoa, and gold. 2 Ghana comprises 16 administrative regions3 and runs a unitary presidential republic system with a parliament.

Plastic action initiative tracker

Auteur: World Bank

This first edition of the biannual Plastic Action Initiative Tracker is intended to serve as a reference point for the many varied and exciting initiatives happening on the ground across Ghana to address plastic waste and pollution.

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Analysis of the institutional & regulatory framework for plastics/plastic waste management in Ghana

Auteur: Kweku Attafuah-Wadee

This report presents a comprehensive overview and analysis of the prevailing institutional and regulatory framework for plastics management in Ghana, highlighting both the strengths and challenges identified.

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Strategic roadmap for better plastics management in Accra

Auteur: Seureca

The Strategic Roadmap aims to present a timebound plan to implement solutions that will improve plastic
management in Accra and its surroundings at all the stages of the plastic chain (importation, production,
manufacturing, distribution, consumption, collection and recycling) and for all the different types of
stakeholders (international, institutional, private, informal and civil society).

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Technical Report: West Africa Coastal Areas High-Level Platform Benefits of Mangrove Afforestation and Restoration Programs in Ghana

Auteur: WACA, World Bank, GPS, NDF, PROBLUE

The objective of the current study is to estimate the total economic value (TEV) of current mangrove areas in Ghana by considering the whole range of benefits they provide, and to use those estimated values in economic cost‑benefit analyses.

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Technical Report: Understanding the Nexus of Mangroves and Women in Ghana

Auteur: WACA, World Bank, GPS, NDF, PROBLUE

The objective of this study was to assist understanding of the nexus between mangrove cultivation and restoration, and women in coastal Ghana by covering two broad areas; women’s use of mangroves and women’s role in conservation and restoration of mangroves.