Activities in Ghana

Overview and key elements of interventions
 The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) commenced operations in Ghana in 1973.

• It has invested over USD 1.6 billion on concessionary terms in all sectors of the country’s economy.
• In the water and sanitation sector, the Bank has financed two projects, for close to USD 88.2 million.
• The African Development Bank’s funding in the water and sanitation sector is fully in line with the country’s Growth Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper II and the Bank’s 2006 – 2009 (up-dated to 2010) Country Strategy for Ghana.
• The Bank currently has one  on-going project, the Accra Sewerage Improvement Project, having concluded and closed a Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Ashanti Region in December 2011.
• In addition to these, the Bank through  the African Water Facility Trust Fund (AWFTF) has recently approved three grants, two for projects and one for a study, all totalling EUR 4.1 million
• In line with the Bank’s Medium Term Strategy 2008 - 2012 and the Government’s new Medium Term National Development Policy Framework (MTNDPF 2010 – 2015), it is anticipated that the Bank will continue to be a key development partner in Ghana’s water and sanitation sector.

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Latest update March 2012