LocationsGhana Advances Validation of it’s 2025 Updated Nationally Determined Contributions
June 4, 2026
Group photo of participants
Government officials, development partners, civil society organisations, private sector representatives, and climate stakeholders convened for the National Stakeholder Validation Workshop on Ghana’s 2025 Updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The workshop, organised by the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and development partners, forms part of Ghana’s efforts to strengthen its climate ambition and align national development priorities with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are central to global climate action, outlining countries’ commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening resilience, and advancing sustainable development.
Opening the workshop, the Chief Director of MEST, Madam Suweibatu Adam described Ghana’s 2025 NDC as “more than a climate document,” calling it a bold national blueprint for economic transformation, green jobs, energy transition, resilient infrastructure, and sustainable growth.
She stressed that achieving the ambitions outlined in the updated NDC would require strong partnerships, innovative financing, and collective action.
“This is not a burden; it is an investment prospectus,” she noted, highlighting opportunities for green jobs, enhanced public health, food and water security, and a competitive low-carbon economy.
Chief Director of MEST, Madam Suweibatu Adam
The updated framework spans the period 2025 to 2035 and focuses on five strategic pillars, including energy transition, sustainable transport and infrastructure, circular economy development, nature-based solutions, and climate adaptation and resilience.
Speaking on behalf of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ghana, Mr. Edmond Moukala N’Gouemo, UNESCO Representative to Ghana, commended Ghana for demonstrating climate leadership despite contributing only a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions.
“Ghana is showing climate leadership beyond its emissions footprint now is the time to match ambition with action and financing,” he stated, reaffirming the UN’s commitment to supporting an inclusive and ambitious NDC process.
Mr. Edmond Moukala N’Gouemo, UNESCO Representative to Ghana
Speaking on behalf of Mr. Niloy Banerjee, UNDP Resident Representative in Ghana, Dr Abdul-Razak Saeed, Head of Environment and Climate ,UNDP Ghana, underscored the growing impacts of climate change on livelihoods, infrastructure, and economic resilience in Ghana, describing the updated NDC as “a strategic investment framework to unlock finance, accelerate green growth, and build resilience for vulnerable communities.”
According to stakeholders, the validation workshop is expected to strengthen the technical robustness, inclusivity, and credibility of Ghana’s updated climate commitments while enhancing coordination among government institutions, development partners, and the private sector.
Dr Abdul-Razak Saeed, Head of Environment and Climate
The updated NDC will also help defineclear pathways for mobilising climate finance, advancing participation in carbon markets, facilitating technology transfer, and strengthening implementation capacity, while ensuring the integration of gender-responsive and socially inclusive approaches.
Following the validation process, the final document will be presented to Cabinet for approval, before Ghana formally submits its updated NDC to the UNFCCC.
