Ghana: Building Local Capacity for Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Abstract

During 1996 and 1997, a series of Bank-assisted workshops were held under the auspices of the Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana. They aimed to: (a) raise awareness among coastal communities of the need for better management of the marine and coastal ecosystem; (b) identify the priority needs of coastal communities; (c) identify appropriate, cost-effective interventions for addressing these needs; (d) raise awareness of ongoing initiatives to support such interventions; (e) assist coastal communities in the design of appropriate small-scale initiatives to address priority needs.