Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (Ghana)

Vision

Mission

Agencies

• Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
• Ghana Atomic Energy Commission
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Land Use & Spatial Planning Authority
• National Biosafety Authority
• Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Ghana

  Objectives

• The intensification of the application of safe and sound environmental practices;
• The development and promotion of a science and technology culture at all levels of society.
• The development of the sector's institutionalized delivery capacities in human resource management, infrastructure and plant/equipment through appropriate policies and legislation.
• The promotion of public demand for science and technology products and services;
• The encouragement and strengthening of compliance of human settlements standards in communities;
• The strengthening of linkages with local and international collaborating agencies;
• The promotion, co-ordination and evaluation of research and development activities;

  Functions

• Encourage actions required to support the measures and policies needed for projecting and carrying out sound scientific and technological development actions;
• Ascertain the classification, monitoring, rating and to supervise the activities of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation while seeing to the economic benefits.
• Ensure appropriate and efficient environmental direction and administration.
• Ensure the appropriate management of all planned programs and see to budgets in the area of environment, science, technology and innovation sector of the economy for aims of attaining a unified management system.