The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has told a Ministerial Roundtable at the World Urban Forum (WUF 11) in Katowice, Poland that Ghana has made progress in her efforts to harness the urbanization process towards sustainable development.
He said Ghana is among countries that have shown commitment to implement the United Nation’s New Urban Agenda, after it submitted its progress report on implementation as required under the Quito Agreement.
The New Urban Agenda, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador comes with a roadmap for building cities as engines of prosperity and centres of cultural and social well-being while protecting the environment.
It also provides guidance for achieving Sustainable Development Goals, providing underpinning for actions to address climate change.
Mr. Asenso-Boakye in his presentation at the World Urban in Poland, stressed on strides Ghana has made through the development of various national regulatory frameworks to guide cities and human settlements.
He noted, it is well integrated into the country’s national policy formulation, planning, budgeting and monitoring systems towards attainment of sustainable urban future.
He revealed that Ghana has successfully deepened its regional and decentralization systems to empower local and sub-national authorities towards the future sustainable urbanization drive.
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