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Urban Development Technical Facility Project (UDTF) – EU-Ghana partnership for Sustainable Cities (phase 1) Client DAI  (Sponsored by The European Union Delegation, Ghana) Activities Performed PSS Urbania offered support to the project as Institutional analysis and urban data management expert. The task undertaken involved identifying the tools and mechanisms currently in place for channelling funds […]

Urban Innovation Bootcamp Client United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Activities Performed PSS Urbania served as an Urban Innovation Consultant for a capacity-building program on solving urban problems and developing sustainable innovations.  The team co-designed and facilitated a training workshop for selected municipalities and metropolises in Ghana. The workshop introduced participants to the best practices for […]

Development of the Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan (SEACAP) for Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) Client Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) /Covenant of Mayors in Sub Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) Activities Performed PSS Urbania is developing a localised SEACAP for the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA). The SEACAP seeks to address climate change, energy […]

Development of Air Quality Action Plans for 15 Metropolitan, Municipal Assemblies (MMAs) in the Greater Accra Region. Client Clean Air Fund/Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ghana Activities Performed PSS Urbania is developing Air Quality Action Plans for 15 MMDAs to combat the issues of air quality in Ghana. Some key activities include: Identification of stakeholders, including […]

Redevelopment of Zabramma and Zongo Markets in Koforidua under the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme (GSCSP), Ghana Client New Juaben South Municipal Assembly Activities Performed PSS Urbania prepared the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the redevelopment of Zabramma and Zongo Markets in Koforidua under the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme (GSCSP), Ghana. Subsequently, PSS Urbania […]

Safe Water Network – Market Mapping Study Client Safe Water Network (SWN), Ghana Activities Performed PSS Urbania conducted a market assessment survey and mapping to assess and identify potential communities in small towns and peri urban areas within the Greater Accra, Ahafo and Ashanti regions for the construction and operation of safe water enterprises. The […]

Western Railway Line Infrastructure Project (Environmental Impact Assessment) Client Ministry of Railways Development, Ghana Main Project Features The Western Railway Corridor consists of a total length of 340km (267km on the main line and 73km on the Awaso branch off), from the coast in Takoradi to the hilly hinterland in Kumasi. Rehabilitation works in a […]

Freetown International Airport Project (Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessment) Client Ministry of Transport and Aviation, Sierra Leone Main Project Features Proposed to deliver a fully functional, modernised international airport capable of handling a passenger throughput of 600,000 per annum expandable to 2,000,000 passenger throughput. Other features include:  Runway: 3,500 meters; Airfield Category: 4E; Apron: […]

Reconstruction of Ofankor-Nsawam Road (18km) Dual Carriageway with Service Lanes Client Ministry of Roads and Highways-Ghana Highway Authority Activities Performed PSS Urbania conducted the Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the  Reconstruction of Ofankor-Nsawam Road (18km) Dual Carriageway with Service Lanes. The project is to be completed within 36 months and is being executed by […]