The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ghana has handed over a set of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment to the Forestry Commission (FC) under the Green Commodities Programme Phase III (GCP III) funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

The ICT package comprising laptops, printers with scanners, routers, projectors, projection panels, and conference speakers is intended to support the operational capacity of the Hotspot Intervention Areas (HIAs). 

The GCPIII project has also provided office desks with seats and training materials such as white marker boards for the 6 HIAs.

The items will enhance the administration of HIA Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs), strengthen institutional coordination, and enable more effective engagement between HIAs, local communities, and partner institutions working towards sustainable cocoa landscapes.

Speaking at the brief handover ceremony, the representative of UNDP Ghana, Shaima Hussein, reaffirmed UNDP’s commitment to supporting the Forestry Commission and partners to advance sustainable forest governance, resilient livelihoods, and climate-smart commodity production in Ghana.

The Director of Climate Change Unit of the Forestry Commission, Dr. Joseph Appiah-Gyapong expressed appreciation to UNDP Ghana and SECO for the continuous partnership and assured that the equipment will be distributed to the beneficiary HIAs to improve their administrative and coordination functions. This will play a long role in the effective functioning of the HIA Multi-Stakeholder Platform to be established under the GCPIII. 

This support forms part of UNDP’s ongoing collaboration with the Forestry Commission to promote integrated landscape governance, strengthen local institutions, and enhance coordination across the cocoa–forest landscape towards achieving Ghana’s sustainability and climate goals.