4.1: Summary of some Key Consultation Issues S/N Assembly Name/Position of Officer Main Consultation Issues Responses Consulted 1 Accra Mr. Timothy Teye Oman- The an in-house capacity Capacity building and Metropolitan Metropolitan Planning and for EA management, training for MA staffs Assemby, Accra Development Officer monitoring and compliance enforcement 2 Keta Municipal Mr. M. P. Dagbui-Chief Threats of infrastructure project Promotion of wetland Assembly, Keta Economic Planning Officer to wildlife conservation in the conservation, alternative MA and restriction to natural means of livelihoods, resource. involvement of wildlife experts in project design and training. 3. Ashaiman Mr. S.S Agbeve Resettlement issues in the Public consultations are held Municipal Planning Officer implementation of to sensitize the community sub-projects of the MDTPs people Compensations are paid to 4. Cape Coast Hon. Anthony Egyir Aikins legal occupants of Metropolitan Chief Executive affected properties 2. Observance of Environmental and Social safeguards in project 5. Mr. Dason implementation Only donor sponsored Co-ordinating Director projects are subjected to EA. Municipal Assembly sponsored projects are not subjected to EA 6. Hon. Kobina Pra Annan unless in cases Takoradi Executive ‘severe’ Metropolitan 3.Involvement of NGOs in the 7. Asante Akim Mr. M.D.A. Avah assemblies’ plan implementation NGOs are included in Municipal Coordinating community dialogue as a first Municipal Director step in identifying the needs of the community to be 8. Kumasi Mr. Paa Kwesi Simon incorporated in the MTDPs Metropolitan Development Planning Assembly Officer 9. Kwahu West Hon. Alex Obeng-Somuah Municipal Chief Executive Assembly
4.1: Summary of some Key Consultation Issues S/N Assembly Name/Position of Officer Consulted Main Consultation Issues Responses 1 Accra Metropolitan Assemby, Accra Mr. Timothy Teye Oman- Metropolitan Planning and Development Officer The an in-house capacity for EA management, monitoring and compliance enforcement Capacity building and training for MA staffs 2 Keta Municipal Assembly, Keta Mr. M. P. Dagbui-Chief Economic Planning Officer Threats of infrastructure project to wildlife conservation in the MA and restriction to natural resource. Promotion of wetland conservation, alternative means of livelihoods, involvement of wildlife experts in project design and training. 3. Ashaiman Municipal Mr. S.S Agbeve Planning Officer Resettlement issues in the implementation of sub-projects of the MDTPs 2. Observance of Environmental and Social safeguards in project implementation 3.Involvement of NGOs in the assemblies’ plan implementation Public consultations are held to sensitize the community people Compensations are paid to legal occupants of affected properties Only donor sponsored projects are subjected to EA. Assembly sponsored projects are not subjected to EA unless in ‘severe’ cases NGOs are included in community dialogue as a first step in identifying the needs of the community to be incorporated in the MTDPs 4. Cape Coast Metropolitan Hon. Anthony Egyir Aikins Chief Executive 5. Municipal Mr. Dason Co-ordinating Director 6. Metropolitan Hon. Kobina Pra Annan Executive 7. Asante Akim Municipal Mr. M.D.A. Avah Municipal Coordinating Director 8. Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Mr. Paa Kwesi Simon Development Planning Officer 9. Kwahu West Municipal Assembly Hon. Alex Obeng-Somuah Chief Executive Takoradi
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