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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Headquarter Address: 

P.O.BOX M326 MINISTRIES POST OFFICE
Accra
Ghana

Phone: 

+233(0)302-664697/8, 662465, 667524

Fax: 

+233(0)302 662690

EMail: 

support@epaghana.org [1]

Programmes: 

  • Climate Change [2]

  • SEA [3]

  • Chemicals Management [4]

  • Built Environment [5]

  • Environmental Quality [6]

  • Mining [7]

  • Manufacturing & Industries [8]

  • Environmental Assessment [9]

  • Environmental Education [10]

  • Natural Resource [11]

  • Oil and Gas [12]

  • Public Affairs [13]

 

Stakeholder Type: 

Government

Web: 

http://www.epa.gov.gh [14]

Mission: 

EPA seeks to:

  • Create awareness to mainstream environment into the development process at the national, regional, district and community levels;

  • Ensure that the implementation of environmental policy and planning are integrated and consistent with the country’s desire for effective, long-term maintenance of environmental quality;

  • Ensure environmentally sound and efficient use of both renewable and nonrenewable resources in the process of national development;

  • Guide development to prevent, reduce, and as far as possible, eliminate pollution and actions that lower the quality of life;

  • To apply the legal processes in a fair, equitable manner to ensure responsible environmental behaviour in the country;

  • Continuously improve EPA’s performance to meet changing environmental trends and community aspirations;

  • Encourage and reward a commitment by all EPA staff to a culture based on continuous improvement and on working in partnership with all members of the Ghanaian community

Main Geographic Focus: 

ECOWAS Country

RE&EE Category Taxonomy: 

  • Policy and Strategy [15]

Source URL (modified on 03/15/2013 - 15:14): http://178.238.224.21/stakeholder/environmental-protection-agency-epa

Links
[1] mailto:support@epaghana.org
[2] http://www.epa.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=47&Itemid=61
[3] http://www.epa.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=12&Itemid=96
[4] http://www.epa.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=14&Itemid=97
[5] http://www.epa.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=21&Itemid=100
[6] http://www.epa.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=22&Itemid=101
[7] http://www.epa.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=19&Itemid=102
[8] http://www.epa.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=25&Itemid=103
[9] http://www.epa.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=23&Itemid=104
[10] http://www.epa.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=20&Itemid=105
[11] http://www.epa.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=24&Itemid=120
[12] http://epaoilandgas.org/
[13] http://www.epa.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=271&Itemid=157
[14] http://www.epa.gov.gh
[15] http://178.238.224.21/taxonomy/term/183