AgSSIP Agriculture
Services Sector Investment Programme
CBO Community based
organization
CCA Common Country
Assessment
CDF Comprehensive
Development Framework
CG Consultative
Group
CHRAJ Commission
for Human Rights and Administrative Justice
CPP Convention Peoples
Party
CSPG Cross-Sectoral
Planning Group
CSPIP Civil Service
Performance Improvement Programme
DA District Assembly
DAC Development
Assistance Committee
DFID Department
for International Development
ECOWAS Economic
Community of West African States
EPA Environmental
Protection Agency
ERP Economic Recovery
Programme
FAO Food and Agriculture
Organization
GDP Gross Domestic
Product
GEA Ghana Employer
Association
GIPC Ghana Investment
Promotion Centre
GLSS Ghana Living
Standards Survey
GOPP Goal Oriented
Project Planning
GPRS Ghana Poverty
Reduction Strategy
HIPC Highly Indebted
Poor Country
HIV/AIDS Human Immuno
Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
IHDP Integrated
Human Development Programme
IIED International
Institute for Environment and Development
IMCPR Inter-Ministerial
Committee on Poverty Reduction
IMF International
Monetary Fund
MDAs Ministries,
Departments and Agencies
MEST Ministry of
Environment, Science and Technology
MLF Ministry of
Lands and Forestry
MLGRD Ministry of
Local Government and Rural Development
MOFA Ministry of
Food and Agriculture
MTEF Medium-term
Expenditure Framework
NCCE National Commission
for Civil Education
NDPC National Development
Planning Commission
NDPF National Development
Policy Framework
NED National Economic
Dialogue
NGO Non-Governmental
Organization
NIRP National Institutional
Renewal Programme
NSSD National Strategies
for Sustainable Development
OECD Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development
PAMSCAD Programme
of Actions to Mitigate the Social Cost of Adjustment
PEF Private Enterprise
Foundation
PNDC Provisional
National Defence Council
PPMED Policy, Planning,
Monitoring and Evaluation Department
PRSP Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper
PRU Poverty Reduction
Unit
PURC Public Utilities
Regulatory Commission
RCC Regional Coordinating
Council
RNR Renewable natural
resources
SAPRI Structural
Adjustment Participatory Review INitiative
SCG Sectoral Coordinating
Group
TCOP Technical Committee
on Poverty
TORs Terms of Reference
UK United Kingdom
UNCED United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development
UNDAF United Nations
Development Assistance Framework
UNDP United Nations
Development Programme
UNESCO United Nations
Education Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA United Nations
Fund for Population Activities
UNHCR United Nations
High Commission for Refugees
UNICEF United Nations
Children Fund
UNIDO United Nations
Industrial Development Organization
UNU United Nations
University
VIP Village Infrastructure
Project
WB World Bank
WFP World Food Programme
WHO World Health
Organization
WP/ENV Working Party
on Development Cooperation and the Environment
