The Environmental Protection Agency is the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in Ghana. It's their job to make sure that air, land and water are looked after by everyone in today's society, so that tomorrow's generations inherit a cleaner, healthier world. They have more than 30 years of history behind them. They have offices across Ghana working on and carrying out Government policy, inspecting and regulating businesses and reacting when there is an emergency such as a pollution incident.
A 13-member board of directors, appointed by the President of Ghana, supervises our operations. However, the management of their day-to-day operations is directly under an Executive Director and seven divisional heads (Directors).
EPA's Corporate Objectives
EPA seeks to:
- Create awareness to mainstream environment into the development process at the national, regional, district and community levels;
- Ensure that the implementation of environmental policy and planning are integrated and consistent with the country’s desire for effective, long-term maintenance of environmental quality;
- Ensure environmentally sound and efficient use of both renewable and nonrenewable resources in the process of national development;
- Guide development to prevent, reduce, and as far as possible, eliminate pollution and actions that lower the quality of life;
- To apply the legal processes in a fair, equitable manner to ensure responsible environmental behaviour in the country;
- Continuously improve EPA’s performance to meet changing environmental trends and community aspirations;
- Encourage and reward a commitment by all EPA staff to a culture based on continuous improvement and on working in partnership with all members of the Ghanaian community.