Climate Governance for Climate Justice in Ghana: Progress and Challenges

Climate change is one of the most pressing global issues. To ameliorate its disastrous impacts, countries are adopting several policies and implementing different actions to address this existential threat. This chapter takes a close look at how state bureaucracies ensure the formulation and implementation of climate change policies in Ghana, a country highly susceptible to climate change yet struggling with inconsistent policy responses and implementation hurdles. The chapter argues that even though Ghana has strong climate change institutions, policies and adaptation programmes, it still faces challenges including poor coordination, fragmented legislation, limited political will, inadequate local involvement, and financial constraints. These hinder a fully integrated climate governance system with implications on climate policy and programme implementation. Going forward, the chapter proposes that Ghana’s climate governance structure should establish clearer guidelines for cooperation and coordination among governments departments, agencies and the private sector.