Projects & Programs
The Savannah Accelerated Development
Authority (SADA), Ghana has launched a
progressive initiative to prepare the Regional
Concept Plan for the Northern Savannah
Ecological Zone (NSEZ) comprising of 5 Regions;
Detailed Master Plans for the Cities of Tamale
and Buipe; and a Land Management System for
Tamale City. For this purpose, Surbana Jurong
has been working closely with the Ghanaian
professionals and stakeholders comprising of
the Town and Country Planning Development,
National Development Planning Commission,
professional commissions and local authorities to
deliver the respective tasks of the project.
The project has progressively reached Task 3
of preparing the Regional Concept Plan, after
the completion of the initial activities including
data inventory, GIS database creation, context
analysis, as well as socio-economic study to
assess the dimensions of growth and identify
potentials in NSEZ.
Presented below are the 6 key task orders of the
project:
Investment & Opportunities
Despite the challenges, there are potential
opportunities to improve the existing situation of
the population. They are:
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Capitalise on the strong urban population
growth and densities along the major
transport corridors connecting to the South,
particularly in the North-East and South-
East regions. It offers a great potential for
intensifying urban densities that will bring
in more economic and social development
opportunities for NSEZ.
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Identify the potential economic development
opportunities of each region that can help
to stimulate and diversify growth across
the entire NSEZ in ensuring a holistic and
sustainable long-term development of the
ecological zone.
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Reduce North-South migration levels and
retain the population by diversification of the
predominantly agrarian economy and increase
employment opportunities.
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Position and further grow the regional capitals
including Tamale and Bolgatanga into key
urban centres with specified functions to
catalyse the overall development of NSEZ.
This can create spillover effects on the
relatively weaker regions including the Upper
West.
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Improve provision of adequate and quality
basic infrastructure and facilities to drive
economic growth and urbanization.
-
Enhance the attractiveness of NSEZ in terms
of improvement in education and knowledge,
skill sets, and employment opportunities.
