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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT · GHANA

Building stronger local governance for every community.

Coordinating reforms. Strengthening local governance. The IMCCoD provides national leadership and cross-sector coordination for Ghana’s decentralisation agenda.

✓Coordinated action. Local impact.Supporting inclusive, accountable and effective governance.
GHANALocal governance.
National progress.
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People-centreddecentralisation
IMCCoDGHANAPUBLIC SERVICE · GOVERNANCE
OUR FOCUS
Policy coordination
Institutional reform
Citizen participation
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WHO WE ARE 01 / 04

One national vision.
Stronger local institutions.

The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation is Ghana’s key national mechanism for coordinating decentralisation policy across sectors.

Working with Ministries, Departments and Agencies, local government institutions and development partners, the IMCCoD supports coherent reforms and more responsive local governance.

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◎2010Established to strengthen high-level coordination of Ghana’s decentralisation agenda.
COORDINATION · OVERSIGHT · REFORM
OUR PRIORITIES

Turning policy into local progress.

The National Decentralisation Policy and Strategic Framework 2026–2030 sets out six interconnected themes to advance responsive local governance.

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Political decentralisation

Strengthening decision-making authority and democratic leadership at the local level.

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Administrative decentralisation

Aligning responsibilities, systems and capacity to support effective local administration.

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Fiscal decentralisation

Improving local financing, revenue management, transparency and accountability.

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Decentralised planning

Connecting development priorities and plans more closely to local needs.

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Local economic development

Supporting local enterprise, opportunity and sustainable community growth.

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Citizen participation & accountability

Encouraging inclusive public engagement, transparency and community voice.

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OUR MANDATE

Coordinating across government to make decentralisation work for people.

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