R. Asune¹

¹Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

Abstract:

The National Data Center(NDC) of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty was commissioned in Ghana in February 2010 basically to enhance and support international efforts to monitor nuclear weapons testing efficiently. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization's(CTBTO's) education and activities aim at providing knowledge and training to experts on the treaty that bans all nuclear explosions. The CTBTO relies on innovations to strengthen the capabilities of the treaty's verification regime. The NDC assesses areas in Ghana that are hazardous to earthquake by receiving seismic data from the International Data Center. This assists the experts at the NDC to continually update and help frame policy objectives on land and building on seismically prone regions and areas in Ghana through recommendations made to the government. CTBT discussions revitalized among policy makers, scholars, experts, students and media will create more awareness about the nuclear test ban;transferring knowledge among younger generation and integrating new technologies in CTBT promotion. The center in collaboration with other bodies and organizations often hold seminars and lecture series on earthquake disaster risk alleviation.The Provisional Technical Secretariat(PTS) take up capacity building when they empower signatory countries like Ghana with the right equipment, software and training.