A  one-­‐stop  shop  for  land  registration  has  been  established  and  operational  at  Madina,  Accra.     3.3   Effective  and  Efficient  Early  Warning  System  Mechanism   The   Early   Warning   System   (EWS)   framework   for   Ghana   encompasses   security   institutions   and   traditional  mechanisms.  They  include:   • The   Security   and   Intelligence   Services   Act   (Act   526)   which   mandates   the   District,   Regional  and  National  Security  Councils  to  investigate  potential  conflict  situations.   • Traditional  councils  (Regional  and  National  Houses  of  Chiefs)  handle  conflict  situations   in  traditional  areas.   Procedural  guidelines  exist  within  the  EWS  framework  as  regards:   • Reporting   mechanisms   by   which   minutes,   reports   and   conclusions   of   the   districts   are   forwarded   to   the   Regional   Security   Councils   (REGSEC)   and   eventually   to   the   National   Security  Council  (NSC);   • Decentralization  of  the  security  system   • Collaboration   between   the   different   organs   and   institutions   mandated   to   ensure   security  of  the  country.   Whilst   the   framework   for   Ghana’s   Early   Warning   System   (EWS)   is   quite   comprehensive   and   impressive,   there   is   the   need   to   enhance   the   level   of   collaboration   between   the   various   agencies.  The  levels  of  collaboration  among  the  different  Ministries,  Departments  and  Agencies   (MDAs)  handling  different  aspects  of  early  warning  needs  rationalization.     3.4   Sub-­‐regional  Security   There   is   no   structured   procedure   through   which   Ghana’s   EWS   feeds   into   the   larger   ECOWAS   early   warning   system   framework.   Efforts   being   made   by   Ministries   responsible   for   security   in   the  sub-­‐region  are  un-­‐going.   26