National Migration Policy for Ghana

National Migration Policy for Ghana

Human Mobility
Policy
2016
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Year of publication
2016
Specific thematic area
Migration
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Seasonal
Type of environmental driver
Generic references to climate climate change
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts
DIRECT SPECIFIC - Linkages between migration, environment, climate change with focus on pastoralism. Promoting policy coherence across migration, climate change and development policies. Promotes the return, readmission, and reintegration of emigrants. Increase research and data gathering on migration, climate change, environment nexus.
Sub-region
Western Africa
Region
Western Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

Category 7, “Migration, Environment, and Climate Change” specifies mainstreaming migration into the NCCP, the National Urban Policy of 2012, and into national development planning.

Category 7

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