Participation in NDPC Consultative forum on the long term National Development Plan in Ghana
The Project Manager of WACDEP participated in the meeting organised by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). The meeting was held at the International Conference Centre in Accra on 21st June, 2016. The main purpose of the meeting was to for the participants to help enrich the long-term (40 year) National Development plan with their contributions. In all, there were over Eighty (80) participants present and selected from civil society and nongovernmental organisations.
Participation in WRI meeting
The Communications Officer participated in a meeting organised by the Water Research Institute (WRI) of the Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The meeting was held on 23rd June, 2016 at the Conference room of the Scientific and Technological Policy Research Institute on the theme “Is Ghana Food Secure?”. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the present status of the country’s food situation, production trends, challenges and the way forward with respect to food availability and value addition towards food and nutrition security. In all, there were 70 participants selected from the security agencies, ministries, nongovernmental organisations, the media, the private sector and civil society.