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by Prosper Adiku<\/em><\/p>\n

DECCMA used a dissemination and validation workshop to also build capacity on mainstreaming climate change. The workshop was attended by district officials,\u00a0traditional leaders and community representatives from nine districts in the Volta delta of Ghana.<\/p>\n

Winfred Nelson of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC<\/a>) and the DECCMA governance team presented on how to factor climate change into issues into planning and budgeting processes during the preparation of the short-term (2-year) Medium Term Development Plans at the district and municipal assembly levels.<\/p>\n

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Ghana meeting (photo: Klaus Wohlmann)<\/p><\/div>\n

The ethos of the workshop was participatory, with the community participants and district officers sharing their perception of climate change impacts, before discussion turned to potential personal and collective responses at adaptation and mitigation.<\/p>\n

With regards to mainstreaming, officials indicated that although climate change issues are not treated separately in planning and budgeting processes, the challenge arises with the integration process due to the low levels of awareness of climate change and perceived.\u00a0 Mr Nelson highlighted the opportunities to secure extra-budgetary adaptation funding if climate change is effectively mainstreamed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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