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EPA Petroleum Department
With Ghana’s growth in oil and gas, the EPA’s Petroleum Department was established to manage the sector’s environmental impacts. The department oversees upstream, downstream, emergency response, data management, and incident reporting. A strengthened Western Regional Office handles regulatory duties, focusing on managing local impacts and preparing for future sector developments. Capacity building within the EPA ensures effective environmental management and response readiness across both regional and national levels.
Shoreline Assessment and Response Training
Ghana, as a signatory to the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation (OPRC), is required to implement measures for effective oil spill management. The EPA is collaborating with the Norwegian Coastal Administration under the Oil for Development (OfD) Programme to strengthen the National Oil Spill Coordination mechanism, including Shoreline Assessment and Response Training to build capacity among regulators and key institutions.
THE REVIEW OF GHANA’S NATIONAL OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLAN (NOSCP) AND GI WACAF TECHNICAL SUPPORT
The transition of the Environmental Protection Agency into the Environmental Protection Authority resulted in significant changes to the country’s legal and regulatory framework governing environmental management and pollution control. Consequently, there arose the need to review and update Ghana’s National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) to align with the Authority’s expanded legal mandate, institutional structure, and enhanced regulatory responsibilities. In addition, the transition highlighted the need to strengthen the technical and operational capacity of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and other key stakeholders through targeted training and capacity-building programmes to ensure effective preparedness, coordination, response, monitoring, and enforcement of oil spill management activities in Ghana. To support this process, the GI WACAF Project provided technical assistance to the Republic of Ghana for the critical review of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan. The review process brought together relevant institutions and stakeholders involved in oil spill preparedness and response to assess the existing framework and identify areas for improvement in line with international best practices and Ghana’s evolving petroleum sector.
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