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Republic of Ghana MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK (MTEF) FOR 2020-2023 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION PROGRAMME BASED BUDGET ESTIMATES For 2020 Republic of Ghana MINISTRY OF FINANCE Responsive, Ethical, Ecient, Professional – Transforming Ghana Beyond Aid Finance Drive, Ministries-Accra Digital Address: GA - 144-2024 M40, Accra - Ghana +233 302-747-197 [email protected] mofep.gov.gh @ministryofinanceghana © 2019. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the Ministry of Finance On the Authority of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION i |2020 BUDGET ESTIMATES The MESTI MTEF PBB Estimates for 2020 is also available on the internet at: www.mofep.gov.gh ii |2020 BUDGET ESTIMATES Contents PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION (MESTI) ............................................... 2 1. POLICY OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................... 2 2. GOAL ............................................................................................................... 2 3. CORE FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................... 2 4. POLICY OUTCOME INDICATORS AND TARGETS ........................................ 4 5. SUMMARY OF KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2019 .............................................. 5 6. EXPENDITURE TRENDS FOR THE MEDIUM-TERM ................................... 15 PART B: BUDGET PROGRAMME SUMMARY ......................................................... 19 PROGRAMME 1: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION ............................... 19 PROGRAMME 2: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ......................................... 45 PROGRAMME 4: SPATIAL PLANNING AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT ............... 81 PROGRAMME 5: BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ...................................... 94 iii |2020 BUDGET ESTIMATES 1.5. Appropriation Bill Summary of Expenditure by Sub-Programme, Economic Item and Funding Entity: 017 - Ministry of Environment Science, Technology and Innovation Year: 2020 | Currency: Ghanaian Cedi (GHS) Version 1 GoG IGF Funds / Others Donors Grand Total Compensation Goods and 31 - Non Compensation Goods and 31 - Non Goods and 31 - Non Total Total Statutory ABFA Others Total of employees Services financial assets of employees Services financial assets Services financial assets 01701 - Management And Administration 2,941,011 21,386,688 35,000,000 59,327,699 9,671,235 6,322,860 15,994,095 75,321,794 01701001 - General Administration 2,941,011 20,790,413 35,000,000 58,731,424 8,765,000 3,000,000 11,765,000 70,496,424 01701002 - Finance 166,402 166,402 166,402 01701003 - Human Resource 138,669 138,669 138,669 01701004 - Policy, Planning, Budgeting, 180,269 180,269 906,235 3,322,860 4,229,095 4,409,364 Monitoring and Evaluation 01701005 - Statistics; Research; Information and 110,935 110,935 110,935 Public Relations 01702 - Research And Development 189,250,982 1,188,590 190,439,571 1,534,686 33,657,902 9,569,916 44,762,503 19,942,549 200,000 20,142,549 255,344,624 01702001 - Scientific And Industrial Research 139,051,301 594,295 139,645,596 1,534,686 21,560,354 4,385,253 27,480,293 19,387,549 19,387,549 186,513,438 01702002 - Nuclear Science And Space Science 50,199,681 594,295 50,793,976 12,097,547 5,184,663 17,282,210 555,000 200,000 755,000 68,831,186 Technology 01703 - Environmental Protection And 9,440,379 396,197 9,836,576 43,425,230 47,477,205 22,477,374 113,379,809 123,216,385 Management 01703001 - Environmental Compliance And 46,765,632 21,155,881 67,921,513 67,921,513 Enforcement 01703002 - Environmental Education Information 43,425,230 43,425,230 43,425,230 And Communication 01703003 - Enforcement and Compliance of 9,440,379 396,197 9,836,576 711,573 1,321,493 2,033,066 11,869,642 ionizing and non-ionizing radiation 01704 - Spatial Planning And Human Settlement 19,595,297 594,295 20,189,592 20,189,592 01704001 - Human Settlement and Land Use 19,595,297 594,295 20,189,592 20,189,592 Research and Policy 01705 - Biosafety Development 810,212 396,197 1,206,409 145,076 145,076 1,351,485 01705001 - Biotechnology Regulation 810,212 396,197 1,206,409 145,076 145,076 1,351,485 Grand Total 222,037,880 23,961,967 35,000,000 280,999,847 44,959,916 81,135,107 32,047,290 158,142,313 29,758,860 6,522,860 36,281,720 475,423,880 1 PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION (MESTI) 1. POLICY OBJECTIVES The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has adopted ten (10) Policy Objectives out of the numerous contained in the NMTDF 2018-2021; Agenda for Jobs. These are as follows: Enhance the application of science, technology and innovation Ensure sustainable extraction of Mineral Resources Reduce Environmental Pollution Enhance Climate Change Resilience Reduce greenhouse gases Mainstream science, technology and innovation in all socio-economic activities Ensure availability of clean, affordable and accessible energy Minimize potential environmental impacts of oil and gas industry Promote sustainable, spatially integrated, balanced and orderly development of human settlements Enhance capacity for policy formulation and coordination 2. GOAL The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) seeks to ensure accelerated socio-economic development of the nation through the formulation of sound policies and a regulatory framework to promote the use of appropriate environmentally friendly, scientific and technological practices. 3. CORE FUNCTIONS The core functions of the Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Sector are: Provide leadership and guidance for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation within the broad sector of the economy through sound policy formulation and implementation; Ensure the establishment of the regulatory framework and setting of standards to govern the activities of science and technology and the management of the environment for sustainable development; 2 |2020 BUDGET ESTIMATES Promote activities needed to underpin the standards and policies required for planning and implementation of sound scientific and technological development activities; Ensure the coordination, supervision, monitoring and evaluation of activities of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation while fulfilling national benefits-sharing commitments; Set out the parameters required for programmes on environment, science, technology and human settlement in consultation with the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) in guiding the Districts Assemblies as the planning authorities at the local level; Analyse and coordinate all planned programmes as well as budgets in the environment, science, technology and innovation sector of the economy for purposes of achieving a single integrated management system; Initiate, simulate and coordinate research including the continuous development and review of policies, laws, rules and regulations in the environment, science, technology and innovation sector of the economy; and Ensure effective environmental management and governance, in line with the functions of the Act 490, with the EPA as the main implementing agency and the MESTI playing an oversight, coordination and facilitating role. 3 |2020 BUDGET ESTIMATES 4. POLICY OUTCOME INDICATORS AND TARGETS Output Indicator Unit of Baseline Latest Status Target Description Measurement Year Value Year Value Year Value Reduction in Number of climate change industries using vulnerability: REDD concepts, 2018 14 2019 14 2023 18 Number of sectors based on research with climate to assess carbon change mitigation stocks and adaptable strategy priorities Number of sectors integrated with climate change mitigation 2018 8 2019 8 2023 12 and adaptation strategy priorities integrated Amount of Green Metric Tonnes 63.1 House Gases in the 2018 54.5 MT 2019 56.1 MT 2023 atmosphere MT Proportion of Number of companies companies issued compliant with EA with EA and EMP and EMP permit permit 2018 9,277 2019 5,100 2023 8,500 conditions (to be considered an appropriate programme) Research Number of research adaptation by findings adopted by 2018 95 2019 120 2023 154 industries industry (SDG Target 9.b) Number of businesses /industries assisted 2018 22 2019 35 2023 60 to adopt R&D in production Rate of adoption of improved locally- packaged 2018 30 2019 40 2023 60 technologies my MSMEs (%) 4 |2020 BUDGET ESTIMATES 5. SUMMARY OF KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2019 Management and Administration Programme The Ministry, under the GIZ/MESTI E-Waste Technical Cooperation, commissioned a training center, a health post and football pitch at Old Fadama (Agbogbloshie) to enhance sound dismantling of Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Site before Reconstruction Site after Reconstruction (New Training Facility & Health Post) Dismantling of E-waste at Training Facility Newly constructed Football Pitch The Sustainable Land and Water Management Project (SLWMP), supported 12,421 farmers with farm inputs to implement various SLWM technologies within the 12 project Districts (Mamprugu Moaduri, West Mamprusi, West Gonja and Sawla Tuna-Kalba, Talensi, Bawku West, Builsa South and Kassena Nankana West, Wa East,