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Government of Ghana Ministry of Local GOVERNMENT OF GHANA MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SENE WEST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY DISTRICT MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014-2017) AUGUST, 2014 ` - 1 - TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES ACRONYMS AND ABBREVITIONS VISION OF THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY MISSION STATEMENT OF THE ASSEMBLY FUNCTIONS OF THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SCOPE AND DIRECTION OF THE PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF CURRENT SITUATION OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT .............................................................................................................................................. 20 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 20 1.1 Performance Review in Relation to GSGDA (2010-2013) .................................................... 20 1.1.1 State of Implementation of 2010-2013 Medium Term Development Plan ............................ 21 1.1.2 Programs/Projects Implementation (fully implemented, abandoned/suspended, on-going, not implemented and implemented but not in the DMTDP) ........................................................................ 33 1.1.3 Achievement of Set Objectives and Targets .......................................................................... 33 1.1.4 Reasons for any deviations regarding achievements of set targets ........................................ 33 1.1.5 Actions taken to remedy the situation during implementation period ................................... 34 1.2. Output of District Performance Review (2010-2013) ............................................................ 34 1.2.1 Performance of the District under the thematic areas of GSGDA I ...................................... 34 1.2.2. Revenue and Expenditure Patterns (2010-2013) ................................................................... 34 1.2.3 Problems Encountered During Plan Implementation ............................................................ 36 1.2.4 Lessons Learnt Which Have Implications for the DMTDP (2014-2017) .............................. 36 1.3.1 Establishment of the District .................................................................................................. 37 1.3.2 Location and Size ................................................................................................................... 37 1.3.3 Topography and Drainage ..................................................................................................... 41 1.3.4 Climate .................................................................................................................................. 42 1.3.5 Vegetation: ............................................................................................................................. 42 1.3.6 Geology and Soils .................................................................................................................. 42 1.3.7 Natural Resources................................................................................................................... 44 1.3.8 Forest Reserve: ....................................................................................................................... 44 1.3.9 Environmental Situation ......................................................................................................... 44 - 2 - 1.3.10 Housing Characteristics .......................................................................................................... 45 1.3.11 Land Management/Land Tenure System .............................................................................. 45 1.3.12 Implication for Development-Physical and Natural Environment ......................................... 46 1.3.13 Demographic Characteristics ................................................................................................. 46 1.3.14 Population size, Structure and Density................................................................................... 46 1.3.16 Population Density ................................................................................................................. 47 1.3.17 Age Dependency .................................................................................................................... 49 1.3.18 Fertility, Mortality and Migration .......................................................................................... 50 1.3.19 Age and Sex Distribution/Dependency Ratio ........................................................................ 51 1.3.20 Rural-Urban Split /Spatial Distribution .................................................................................. 53 1.3.21 Distribution of Settlements and Spatial Analysis .................................................................. 53 1.3.22 Distribution of Settlement and Spatial Analysis in the District ............................................ 54 1.3.23 Hierarchy of Settlements ........................................................................................................ 58 1.3.43 Functional Hierarchy of Settlement and Implications- Scalogram Analysis ......................... 59 1.3.24 Household Size, Structure and Composition .......................................................................... 59 1.3.25 Household composition ......................................................................................................... 60 1.3.26 Household Headship............................................................................................................... 60 1.3.27 Household Structure .............................................................................................................. 60 1.3.28 Religious Composition .......................................................................................................... 61 1.3.29 Marital status .......................................................................................................................... 61 1.3.30 Ethnic Composition ................................................................................................................ 61 1.3.31 Occupational Distribution ..................................................................................................... 62 1.3.32 Implications of the Demographic Characteristics to Development Planning ........................ 62 1.3.33 Traditional Set Up ................................................................................................................. 62 1.3.34 Festivals ................................................................................................................................. 63 1.3.35 Chieftaincy and Land Disputes ............................................................................................. 63 1.3.36 Situation of Communal Labour ............................................................................................. 63 1.3.37 Traditional Knowledge .......................................................................................................... 63 1.3.38 Attitude and Practices ............................................................................................................. 63 1.3.39 Participation of Citizens ......................................................................................................... 63 1.3.40 Positive Cultural Practices...................................................................................................... 64 1.3.41 Negative Cultural Practices .................................................................................................... 64 1.3.42 Settlement Systems – Functional Location of the Poor ......................................................... 64 1.3.44 Surface Accessibility to Services ........................................................................................... 65 1.3.40 Information on Poverty Profiling Mapping and Pro-poor Programming ............................... 67 1.3.41 Measures to Reduce Poverty in the District ........................................................................... 69 1.3. 42 District Economy ................................................................................................................... 70 1.3.43 Major Economic Activities .................................................................................................... 71 1.3.44 Energy .................................................................................................................................... 79 1.3.45 Revenue Performance............................................................................................................. 83 1.3.46 District Expenditure Analysis ................................................................................................ 90 1.3.47 Economically Active Population ........................................................................................... 93 1.3.48 Economic Infrastructure ......................................................................................................... 93 1.3.49 Market .................................................................................................................................... 95 1.3.50 Food Security and its Implications for Development ............................................................. 95 1.3.51 Ghana Social Opportunities Project 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