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HOW TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN GHANARedko Kateryna, PhD katredko@gmail.com Rachel Korkor Nartey, YC- 82 rachelkorkornartey456@gmail.com National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”Sustainable development is needed for a country to grow in all aspect of the economy; by definition, it is organizing principle for meeting human development goals whilst at the same time sustaining the ability of natural system to protect natural resources and ecosystem which the economy and society need. It comprises of environmental, social and economic development. The development meets the needs of the present with­out compromising the ability of the future generations [1,2].Environmental development.Environment is the bedrock of sustainable development of a country. To promote environmental develop­mental in my country the government as put the following in place [3,4].National environmental policy which aims at:To put environmental issues on the priority agenda and to provide a broad framework through the national environmental action plan (neap) for the implementation of the actions to ensure sound management, pro­mote human development and avoid over exploitation of resourcesEnsure reconciliation between the social, economic and environmental development of Ghana, As a patri­otic individual I suggest the following measuresEnsuring every shopping mall, small enterprises or public marketers sells the packet for their consumer when they purchase their product. As it is done in Ukraine, which has minimized littering of plastic even though it is not 100 percent clean. This will prevent diseases and sickness such as cholera and diarrhea in Ghana. Also, to implement a law to avoid bush burning which deplete the soil making it infertile for planting by ensuring that technological equipment are used in cutting the treesSocial development.Infant mortality, life expectancy at birth, maternity mortality, tuberculosis prevalence rate, population growth rate, rate of urbanization, poverty, access to improved sanitation and water and education, employment en­rolment ratios and unemployment are some indicators in social development of Ghana. To solve this problem, the government is ensuring the following measureEnsuring that the purpose of children, youth and educational policies offers the children and young person improved individual support that as independent as possible of the resources available in the parental home, so as to ensure their social participation and advancement in the country. This is to help eradicate poverty and unemployment because they are the mainly indicators that hinders development.Economic development.Political stability, strong global demand for export commodities like minerals and cash crops and the struc­tural economic transformation are the indicators of SD in Ghana.The structural transformation is to improve the quality of life of the people by increasing productivity in agri­culture, transferring labor force to higher earning sectors of the manufacturing and services. To promote this the government is ensuring this.To make Ghana q digital economy by improving science and technology in the economy by introducing more modern technology in the economy and prompting some technological companies in GHANA.To conclude, when these measures are fully taken into work SD is going to push the country to the middle income, they want to attain by 2020.References:1. Ghana and Sustainable Development: Restoring the Present, Securing the Future URL: https://www.myjoyonline.com/.../ghana-and-sustainable-development-restoring-the-pres...(date of ac­cess 03.02.2019)2. Community Resilience through Early Warning URL: www.qh.undp.orq/content/qhana/en/home/ op­erations/., ./environment and enerqy.html date of (access 03.02.2019)3. Ghana - Economic Growth and Development URL: https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/ qhana-economic-qrowth-and-development (date of access 03.02.2019)4. Economics of Africa URL: https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/collections/economics-of-africa (date of access 03.02.2019)38

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