EIA-EMP and Acquisition ofPermits for Port Operations

Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Ports Takoradi and Tema

With bigger and better facilities being phased-in by GPHA, and the central government offering new incentives for trade, value addition services, manufacturing and export, more and more shippers are discovering the benefits of using Ghana’s ports. Consequently, the ports have undergone substantial
development based on strategically engineered master plans.

As a result, GPHA commissioned CARES to undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to take account of the implementation of these master plans, the resulting change in port operations and clusters, and ongoing developments in the Tema and Takoradi Ports. CARES was also responsible for providing an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the current port operations and supporting the acquisition of Environmental Permits from the regulators, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Services Provided Included:

• Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
• Environmental and Social Impacts Evaluation
• Environmental and Social Baseline Assessment
• Environmental Aspects and Impacts Registry
• Oil Spill Contingency and Emergency Response plan
• Inventory and Port Performance Study
• Public / Key Stakeholder Consultation
• Support with Acquisition of Environmental
  Permits