Republic of Ghana · Environmental Protection AuthorityPublished data snapshot · 23 July 2026

Ghana NDC evidence portal

PA–POA linkages

Trace enabling relationships, synergies, dependencies and potential overlaps.

Mapped nodes154
Curated linkages32
Source-grounded11
Require validation21
RelationshipStrengthEvidenceExplanation
GHG relationshipModerateRequires validationReduced woodfuel/charcoal demand from clean cooking scale-up relieves extraction pressure on forests under active restoration.
GHG relationshipStrongRequires validationSustainable charcoal production draws directly on the forest resource base managed under the forest conservation programme.
Technology relationshipStrongRequires validationEV mitigation potential is only as clean as the grid: PA12's real ERP depends on the emission factor delivered by PA8's renewable build-out.
Enabling relationshipStrongRequires validationBattery storage is the enabling technology that lets low-carbon electricity supply integrate variable renewables without curtailment.
GHG relationshipModerateRequires validationDemand-side efficiency (PA3) reduces the renewable capacity PA9/PA8 must build to meet the same demand — complementary mitigation stacking.
Potential overlap / double-counting riskStrongSource-groundedPA15 covers organic-waste-to-biogas activity; PA27 is a standalone biogas-for-cooking PA. Verify these are not the same digesters counted against two PAs.
Potential overlap / double-counting riskStrongSource-groundedPA1's own PoA5 is literally 'Biogas cooking solutions' while PA27 is entirely 'Bioenergy solution for cooking' — high risk the same installations are double-counted across PA1 and PA27.
Potential overlap / double-counting riskStrongSource-groundedPA16, PA17 and PA32 share the identical PA Theme 'Protecting climate-sensitive water resources' in the source workbook despite different PA codes/sectors — verify these are distinct interventions, not one activity registered three times.
Potential overlap / double-counting riskStrongSource-groundedSee PA16↔PA32 note — same shared-theme issue applies to PA17.
Adaptation–mitigation synergyStrongRequires validationWater and sanitation infrastructure (WASH) are physically and operationally interlinked; climate-proofing one affects the other's resilience.
Adaptation–mitigation synergyStrongRequires validationClimate-smart agriculture and agroforestry are a standard priority pairing for landscape-level mitigation and resilience.
Adaptation–mitigation synergyModerateRequires validationBoth PAs target 'building resilience in vulnerable landscapes' — shared beneficiary communities and land-use planning.
SDG co-benefit relationshipWeakRequires validationGender mainstreaming applies across all PAs; shown schematically to a representative sample rather than to every node.
SDG co-benefit relationshipWeakRequires validationGender-responsive implementation is an explicit cross-cutting requirement of Ghana's NDC 3.0.
SDG co-benefit relationshipWeakRequires validationGender-responsive implementation is an explicit cross-cutting requirement of Ghana's NDC 3.0.
SDG co-benefit relationshipWeakRequires validationGender-responsive implementation is an explicit cross-cutting requirement of Ghana's NDC 3.0.
Data/MRV relationshipModerateRequires validationEarly-warning and climate-services data feed climate-proofing decisions in the water sector.
Data/MRV relationshipModerateRequires validationClimate advisories (targeting 2,000,000 farmers) feed directly into climate-smart agriculture planning.
Data/MRV relationshipModerateRequires validationEarly-warning alerts (targeting 24,000,000 people) underpin climate-health emergency response planning.
Financial relationshipStrongSource-groundedPA25 (CDR/Article 6 unlocking) sits alongside the Article 6 carbon-finance pipeline shared with every PL/EPL/WL-tagged PA in the workbook — PA1 is one of ~19 such PAs.
Financial relationshipStrongSource-groundedShares the Article 6 eligibility pipeline (A6 status: EPL/PL/WL tags present) and CMO oversight with PA25.
Financial relationshipStrongSource-groundedShares the Article 6 eligibility pipeline (A6 status: EPL) and CMO oversight with PA25.
Financial relationshipStrongSource-groundedShares the Article 6 eligibility pipeline (A6 status mix incl. WL/PL/EPL) and CMO oversight with PA25.
Financial relationshipStrongSource-groundedShares the Article 6 eligibility pipeline (A6 status mix incl. WL/PL/EPL) and CMO oversight with PA25.
Financial relationshipModerateSource-groundedShares the Article 6 eligibility pipeline (A6 status mix incl. WL/PL) and CMO oversight with PA25.
Financial relationshipStrongSource-groundedShares the Article 6 eligibility pipeline (A6 status mix incl. PL/WL/EPL) and CMO oversight with PA25.
Enabling relationshipModerateRequires validationThe VEC net-zero corridor concept requires integrated renewable supply as foundational infrastructure.
Enabling relationshipModerateRequires validationThe VEC corridor concept assumes electrified transport within the zone.
Enabling relationshipModerateRequires validationThe VEC corridor concept assumes efficient/low-carbon industrial production within the zone.
Enabling relationshipModerateRequires validationCity-wide resilient infrastructure planning is a precondition for climate-proofing specific water infrastructure investments.
Enabling relationshipWeakRequires validationResilient infrastructure planning provides the siting/design standards that rail infrastructure (PA13) should follow.
Technology relationshipModerateRequires validationIndustrial energy efficiency and green cooling both target commercial/institutional equipment upgrades — shared supplier and financing channels.