Climate Action Roadmaps for Buildings and Construction Ghana was launched by the Ministry of Works and Housing of Ghana, on 23 October in Accra.
This roadmap follows the new Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) framework, developed through a partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). It emphasizes reducing emissions and improving resilience across the entire life cycle of buildings, and sets ambitious short-, medium-, and long-term targets for decarbonizing the built environment, aligned with the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action. The roadmap is centred around four main cross-cutting objectives: (1) zero embodied carbon; (2) zero operational carbon; (3) adaptation; and (4) well-being and inclusion.
It identifies current gaps, challenges, and opportunities and develops a series of targets and actions towards 2050 to foster a more sustainable construction sector in Ghana. With this roadmap, Ghana sets specific objectives for the sector, such as 1) promoting the use of low-carbon materials, 2) improve buildings efficiency and increase resilience to climate change, and 3) make of sustainability a priority for the construction sector.
During his keynote speech, Deputy Housing Minister, Dr.Prince Hamid Armah, emphasized the need for broad collaboration to ensure the successful implementation of the ambitious plan to decarbonize the buildings and construction sector .“The success of this roadmap depends on the collaboration of all stakeholders—government entities, the private sector, financial institutions, and civil society,”- said Dr.Armah, who indicated that Ghana’s rapid urbanization and economic growth have increased the demand for construction materials, making it essential to adopt sustainable practices.
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