The National Drought Plan for Ghana is prepared in response to the decision 29/COP.13 of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The decision requested the institutions and bodies of the Convention to implement a drought initiative in the biennium 2018- 2019. Ghana expressed interest to join the initiative and was accordingly selected to participate.
The ultimate goal is prepare a comprehensive national drought plan for Ghana. The objectives of the plan are to help Ghana build its capacity in drought resilience through concrete actions for drought preparedness. It will help boost the resilience of people, communities and ecosystems against drought.
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