The visit aims to strengthen the collaboration between Denmark and Ghana in areas of development
The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, received a delegation from the Danish Embassy, led by Ambassador Tom Nørring, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
The ambassador’s visit aimed to strengthen the collaboration between Denmark and Ghana in various areas of development, including wastewater management, sanitation, and climate adaptation.
In welcoming the delegation, the Minister underscored the importance of Ghana’s relationship with Denmark while highlighting some areas of collaboration the ministry has worked on with the embassy over the years.
“Denmark’s collaboration with the Government of Ghana spans decades across various sectors, such as health, transport, water and sanitation, as well as local governance and decentralization, mainly through the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA),” he said.
“The Ministry has collaborated with DANIDA in the implementation of interventions such as Danish Support to District Assemblies (DSDA) Phase I and II, District Development Facility (DDF), Local Service Delivery and Governance Programme, Right to Services and Good Governance Project (RSGGP), and the Local Service Delivery and Governance Programme,” he added.
The minister also noted possible areas of collaboration going forward, including capacity building for officials and staff of agencies under the ministry and working together on Phase II of the DSDA project:
1. Capacity building for officials and staff of Regional Coordinating Councils (RCCs) and District Assemblies in the effective execution of their mandate through the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS), soon to become the University of Local Governance and Development (ULGD);
2. Providing support to Sub-District Structures to revamp these structures and ensure their functionality;
3. With the merger of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs with Local Government, support is requested to take advantage of the tripod—deepening partnership and cooperation with Non-State Actors (NSAs);
4. Fostering Local Economic Development through capacity building and supporting local development initiatives;
5. Reintroducing policy dialogue on the former Local Government Finances Bill, now part of the Government Resetting Ghana Agenda, i.e., drafting of the Borrowing Bill, which Denmark supported from 2015 to 2018, to ensure the principle of the triple Fs—Finance (Money), Functionaries (Human Capital), and Functions (Responsibilities)—is upheld; and
6. Improving Sanitation and Environmental Sustainability, akin to the DSDA II.
On his part, the ambassador affirmed Denmark’s commitment to continue supporting Ghana in finding innovative and data-driven solutions that integrate sanitation, wastewater management, and climate adaptation into policies.
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