Ghana: National climate change adaptation strategy

The National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy is a national policy with a sectoral approach. The timeframe of the policy is 10 years between 2010 and 2020.

This National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy intends to:

• Ensure a consistent, comprehensive and a targeted approach to increasing climate resilience and decrease vulnerability of the populace.
• Deepen awareness and sensitisation for the general populace particularly policy makers about the critical role of adaptation in national development efforts
• Position Ghana to draw funding for meeting her national adaptation needs
• Strengthen International recognition to facilitate action
• Facilitate the mainstreaming of Climate change and disaster risk reduction into national development.