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Jubilee Field Draft EIA Chapter 4 6 Aug 09.Pdf
4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BASELINE 4.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter provides a description of the current environmental and socio- economic situation against which the potential impacts of the Jubilee Field Phase 1 development can be assessed and future changes monitored. The chapter presents an overview of the aspects of the environment relating to the surrounding area in which the Jubilee Field Phase 1 development will take place and which may be directly or indirectly affected by the proposed project. This includes the Jubilee Unit Area, the Ghana marine environment at a wider scale and the six districts of the Western Region bordering the marine environment. The Jubilee Unit Area and its regional setting are shown in Figure 4.1. The project area is approximately 132 km west-southwest of the city of Takoradi, 60 km from the nearest shoreline of Ghana, and 75 km from the nearest shoreline of Côte d’Ivoire. Figure 4.1 Project Location and Regional Setting ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT TULLOW GHANA LIMITED 4-1 The baseline description draws on a number of primary and secondary data sources. Primary data sources include recent hydrographic studies undertaken as part of the exploration well drilling programme in the Jubilee field area, as well as an Environmental Baseline Survey (EBS) which was commissioned by Tullow and undertaken by TDI Brooks (2008). An electronic copy of the EBS is attached to this EIS. It is noted that information on the offshore distribution and ecology of marine mammals, turtles and offshore pelagic fish is more limited due to limited historic research in offshore areas. -
Tourism Development and Its Effects on Host Community: a Case Study of Kakum National Park in the Central Region of Ghana By
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON HOST COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY OF KAKUM NATIONAL PARK IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA BY ALLEN KWASI MARFO (B. A. INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT STUDIES) A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, In Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PLANNING Faculty of Planning and Land Economy College of Architecture and Planning APRIL, 2014 DECLARATION I hereby declare that this submission is my own work toward the MSc. and that, to the best of my knowledge, it contains neither materials previously published by another person or materials which have been accepted for the award of any other degree by this or any other university except where due acknowledgement has been made in the text. ALLEN KWASI MARFO ....................................... .......................................... (Name of Student and ID) (PG5435811) Signature Date Certified By: Dr.Charles Peprah ...................................... .......................................... (Supervisor) Signature Date Certified By: Prof. Imoro Braimah. ...................................... ......................................... (Head of Department) Signature Date ii DEDICATION In Memory of the Late Rt. Rev. James Kwadwo Owusu,the First Bishop of Sunyani Catholic Diocese and My LateFather MahamaWatra. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I am greatly indebted to a host of individuals who contributed in one way or the other towards the preparation and completion of this thesis. First and foremost, I am particularly grateful to the Almighty God, my Creator, for His abundant grace, strength and guidance, without which nothing could have been achieved. Secondly, I would like to thank my supervisor Dr. Charles Peprah, for his help, advice and continual support and availability from the start until the last days of this work. -
The Ohio State University
Intersections of History, Memory, and “Rememory:” A Comparative Study of Elmina Castle and Williamsburg Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Ashley Camille Bowden, B.A. Graduate Program in African American and African Studies The Ohio State University 2009 Thesis Committee: Dr. Walter Rucker, Advisor Dr. Leslie Alexander Dr. Ahmad Sikainga Copyright by Ashley Camille Bowden 2009 ABSTRACT The representation of freed and enslaved people of African descent at sites such as Elmina, Ghana, and Williamsburg, Virginia, are subject to much criticism and praise. “Founded” by the Portuguese in 1482 and later controlled by the Dutch, Elmina is distinguished as the first of its kind. Initially established as a trading center between Africans and Europeans, those interactions soon gave birth to Elmina as a dungeon for holding Africans as slaves for sale into slavery. Williamsburg, a living history museum, is identified as the second colonial capital following the Jamestown settlement. On the eve of the American Revolution its citizens were confronted with questions of freedom, independence, and bondage. While many white settlers fought for independence and freedom from England, they simultaneously embodied slavery and unequal treatment towards enslaved and free African Americans. Today, both Elmina and Williamsburg reflect historical spaces as memory of the past. This thesis explores the ways that contemporary historical interpreters depict Elmina and Williamsburg. Some of the goals of this thesis are to study and analyze the sites‟ contemporary flaws, the sources these flaws, the ways that the histories of these sites are packaged for guests, and to explore how the sites‟ guests are encouraged to re-interpret and identify with the trans-Atlantic slave trade and slavery. -
2009 Budget.Pdf
REPUBLIC OF GHANA THE BUDGET STATEMENT AND ECONOMIC POLICY of the GOVERNMENT OF GHANA for the 2009 FINANCIAL YEAR presented to PARLIAMENT on Thursday, 5th March, 2009 by Dr. Kwabena Duffuor MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC PLANNING on the authority of H. E. John Evans Atta Mills PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA Investing in A BETTER GHANA For Copies of the statement, please contact the Public Relations Office of the Ministry: Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning Public Relations Office – (Room 303 or 350) P.O. Box MB 40, Accra, Ghana. The 2009 Budget Statement and Economic Policies of the Government is also available on the internet at: www.mofep.gov.gh ii Investing in A BETTER GHANA ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 3G Third Generation ADR Alternate Dispute Resolution AEAs Agricultural Extension Agents AFSAP Agriculture Finance Strategy and Action Plan APR Annual Progress Report APRM African Peer Review Mechanism ART Anti-Retroviral Therapy ASF African Swine Fever ATM Average Term to Maturity AU African Union BECE Basic Education Certificate Examination BoG Bank of Ghana BOST Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation BPO Business Process Outsourcing CAHWs Community Animal Health Workers CBD Central Business District CBPP Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia CCE Craft Certificate Examination CDD Centre for Democratic Development CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women CEDECOM Central Regional Development Commission CEPA Centre for Policy Analysis CEPS Customs Excise and Preventive Service CFMP Community -
Thesis Agbefu.Pdf (1.563Mb)
THE DISCOVERY OF OIL IN GHANA: MEETING THE EXPECTATIONS OF LOCAL PEOPLE Rosemond M. E. Agbefu Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in Culture, Environment and Sustainability Centre for Development and the Environment University of Oslo, Blindern, Norway ii Table of Contents DEDICATION .................................................................................................................................. VII ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................................. VIII LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ........................................................................... X LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................... XIII LIST OF FIGURES......................................................................................................................... XIV MAP OF GHANA SHOWING THE GULF OF GUINEA AND THE JUBILEE OIL FIELDS XV ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................................................... XVI 1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND TO STUDY ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ........................................................................................................... -
Guide to Electric Power in Ghana
Guide to Electric Power in Ghana First Edition RESOURCE CENTER FOR ENERGY ECONOMICS AND REGULATION INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON July 2005 Guide to Electric Power in Ghana First Edition RESOURCE CENTER FOR ENERGY ECONOMICS AND REGULATION Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research University of Ghana P. O. Box LG 74 Legon, Accra Ghana Telephone: +233-21-512502/512503 Fax: +233-21-512504 For additional copies of this report contact: The Co-ordinator Resource Center for Energy Economics and Regulation Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research University of Ghana P. O. Box LG 74 Legon, Accra Ghana Telephone: +233-21-512502/512503 Fax: +233-21-512504 Guide to Electric Power in Ghana Outline 1. FACTS ON GHANA’S ELECTRIC POWER 1 1.1 Who uses electricity in Ghana 1 1.2 Electricity and population growth 2 1.3 Organisations 3 1.4 Electric power system 3 1.5 How much does it cost and how much do we pay 5 1.6 Electric power and Ghana’s neighbours 7 2. THE BASICS OF ELECTRIC POWER 9 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 Defining and Measuring 9 2.3 Generating Electricity 11 2.4 Transmission and Distribution 11 2.5 Transmission Constraints 12 2.6 Distribution 13 2.7 The Electric Power Industry 15 3. HISTORY OF ELECTRIC POWER IN GHANA 16 3.1 Introduction 16 3.2 Before Akosombo (1914 to 1966) 16 3.3 The Hydro Years (1966 – Mid 1980s) 17 3.4 Thermal Complementation – The Takoradi Thermal Power Plant 20 3.5 Current Power System 23 3.6 Need for Additional Generation 23 4. -
Oil City? the Role of Sekondi – Takoradi in Ghana's Emerging Oil Industry
Francisca Amonua Quayson Francisca Amonua Quayson Francisca Oil City? The Role of Sekondi – Takoradi in Ghana’s Emerging Oil Industry Master’s thesis Master’s Oil City? The Role of Sekondi - Takoradi in Ghana’s Emerging Oil Industry Emerging in Ghana’s - Takoradi of Sekondi Oil City? The Role NTNU Science and Technology Science Norwegian University of University Norwegian Faculty of Social Sciences of Social Sciences Faculty Department of Geography Department of Geography and Technology Management Management and Technology Map from: http://crossedcrocodiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/ghanas-jubilee-oil-field/jubileefieldmap/ Master Thesis for the Award of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Development Studies, Specializing in Geography Trondheim, Spring 2012 Oil City? The Role of Sekondi - Takoradi in Ghana’s Emerging Oil Industry Francisca Amonua Quayson Master Thesis for the Award of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Development Studies, Specializing in Geography Department of Geography Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, June 2012 I II DECLARATION I Francisca Amonua Quayson hereby declare that in exception of references used, which were duly cited and acknowledged, this dissertation is an outcome of a research conducted under the supervision of Professor Stig Jorgensen of the Department of Geography in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. ……………………………………………………….. Francisca Amonua Quayson June, 2012 Trondheim, Norway III DEDICATION I dedicate this work to my maker and to my family who have been very supportive of me. To my parents, thank you for being there for me. To my brothers Oppong, Ekow and Ebo, I love you all. I also dedicate this thesis to the memory of my late grandpa who passed on while I was writing this thesis. -
Traditional Biodiversity Conservation Strategy As a Complement to the Existing Scientific Biodiversity Conservation Models in Ghana
Environment and Natural Resources Research; Vol. 8, No. 3; 2018 ISSN 1927-0488 E-ISSN 1927-0496 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Traditional Biodiversity Conservation Strategy As A Complement to the Existing Scientific Biodiversity Conservation Models in Ghana Dickson Adom1 1 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Correspondence: Dickson Adom, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. E-mail: [email protected] Received: May 1, 2018 Accepted: June 5, 2018 Online Published: June 18, 2018 doi: 10.5539/enrr.v8n3p1 URL: https://doi.org/10.5539/enrr.v8n3p1 Abstract Biodiversity management in Ghana has been largely driven by scientific conservation models. The time-tested and useful traditional conservation ethos in the Ghanaian cultural and artistic elements such as festivals, proverbs, cosmological belief systems and taboos are often watered down by conservationists in biodiversity conservation schemes. This is due to conservationists’ lack of clear-cut guidelines on how to effectively utilize the traditional knowledge systems in complementing the scientific conservation models they are well versed. The developed traditional biodiversity strategy was based on the findings from a robust phenomenological study conducted among purposively and randomly sampled key stakeholders in biodiversity management in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The document aims at offering comprehensive information and guidelines to conservationists on effective ways of implementing traditional knowledge systems in biodiversity conservation issues in Ghana. It ultimately aims at filling the dearth in traditional knowledge systems that have been an age-long problem for the conservation ministries and agencies in Ghana. The informative directions in the developed traditional biodiversity strategy would offer another lens to addressing conservation issues in Ghana while acting as a viable complement to the scientific models. -
Ghana's Technology Needs Assessment
GHANA’S CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE VERSION 1(January 2003) TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE........................................................................................................................................................... IV ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................................................................V 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................................... IX 2.0 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IMPLEMENTATION PLAN................................................................1 2.1 ENERGY SECTOR....................................................................................................................................1 2.1.1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................................1 2.1.2 ENERGY EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES ..........................................................................................................2 2.1.3 RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ......................................................................................................7 2.1.4 SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES ....................................................................................................9 2.1.5 SMALL AND MINI HYDRO........................................................................................................................15 -
Options and Challenges for Connectivity and Energy in Ghana
Rural Access: Options and Challenges for Connectivity and Energy in Ghana Jonnie Akakpo October 2008 Rural Access: Options and Challenges for Connectivity and Energy in Ghana A study carried out for the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) and the Ghana Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (GINKS) by Jonnie Akakpo, Consolidated Solutions Limited (CSL) Jointly published by GINKS and IICD October 2008 GINKS DTD 173 Cantonments Accra Ghana Email: [email protected] Tel: +233 21 785654 Fax: +233 21 786554 Colophon Author: Jonnie Akakpo, CSL Coordinator: Martine Koopman, IICD Editor: Theresa Stanton, IICD Publisher: GINKS/IICD Contents List of Abbreviations and Acronyms………………………………………………………………………………..5 Purpose of this Report.......................................................................................8 Executive Summary ..........................................................................................9 A Historical Perspective on Connectivity ............................................................. 10 Rural Connectivity: The Challenges ................................................................... 12 Applications and Uses of Connectivity ................................................................ 15 Main Types of Connectivity Available ................................................................. 16 Technical Considerations on Connectivity ........................................................... 19 Geographic Coverage ..................................................................................... -
The Impact of Tourism on the Socio-Cultural Setting of Rural Communities in Ghana
THE IMPACT OF TOURISM ON THE SOCIO-CULTURAL SETTING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN GHANA. “A CASE STUDY OF BOABEG-FIEMA IN THE BRONG AHAFO REGION” By GEOFFREY DELADEM TAMAKLOE THESIS Submitted to KDI School of Public Policy and Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY 2011 THE IMPACT OF TOURISM ON THE SOCIO-CULTURAL SETTING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN GHANA. “A CASE STUDY OF BOABEG-FIEMA IN THE BRONG AHAFO REGION” By GEOFFREY DELADEM TAMAKLOE THESIS Submitted to KDI School of Public Policy and Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY 2011 Professor Hongik, Chung ABSTRACT THE IMPACT OF TOURISM ON THE SOCIO-CULTURAL SETTING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN GHANA. “A CASE STUDY OF BOABENG-FIEMA IN THE BRONG AHAFO REGION” By Geoffrey Deladem Tamakloe There is the need to analyse and understand the impacts of tourism with an orientation to reducing the negative impacts and reinforcing the positives. In Ghana, adequate economic analysis of tourism has been carried out to determine its contribution to GDP, however, little has been done to assess the socio-cultural impacts of tourism on host communities. In view of this, the study sought to examine the impacts of tourism from the socio-cultural perspective in tourism host communities with specific focus on the Boabeng-Fiema in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. Qualitative data obtained from structured questionnaires and in-depth interviews were the main source of input for analyses. The study concluded that the socio-cultural impacts of tourism on host communities are mixed, and that tourism largely affects the socio-cultural setting of local communities. -
Leisure Travel Among Affluent Urban Ghanaians
National Library BiMioiheque nationate 1+1 ofCa,, du Canada Canadian Theses Service Service des theses canadiennes - Ottawa. Canada ' KlAON4 NOTICE The quality of this microform is heavily dependent upon the La qualit6 de cette microforme dbpend grandernent de-la quality of the original thesis submitted for micr~filming. qualit6 de la these s,oumise au microfilmage. Nous avons E~eryeffort has been made to ensure the highest quality of tout fait pour assurer une qualit6 sup6rieure de reproduc- reproduction possible. tion. If pa es are missing, contact the university which granted S'il manque. des pages, veuillet cornmuni the Begree. I'universjtb qui a conf6rb le grade. ' Some pages may have indistinct print especially if the La qualit6 d'impression de cedaines pages peut laisser P original pages were typed with a poor typewriter ribbon or dbsirer, surtout si les pages originales ont bt6 dactylogra- if the university sent us an inferior photocopy. phides A raid8 d'un ruban us6 ou di I'universitd nous a tait parvenir une photocopie de qualit4 infdrieure. Reproduction in full or in part of this microform is La reproduction, meme partielle, de cette microforme est by the Canadian Copyright Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. (?!!s$soumise la Loi canadienne sur le droit d'auleur, SRC subsequent amendments. 1970, c. (2-30,el ses amendements wbs6quents. HL-pO (r. W)c i LEISURE TRAVEL AMONG AFnUENT URBAN GHANA1ANS:AN EXPLORATORY 'FRANCIS ADU-FEBIRI B.A. @IONS.),UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON, 1984 THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in the Deparbment SOCIOLOGYANDANTHROPOLOGY 0 FRANCIS ADU-FEBIFU 1988 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY AU rights reserved.