Break the GWCL Monopoly – GWF 3 participants

Private businesses in WASH establish strategic partnership at GWF 3

Businesses in the water sector in Ghana have established a strategic water partnership initiative to forge a closer working relationship between various stakeholders. More>>

 
Time to set up a Water Fund is due - Prof Ahwoi
The time for setting up a “Water Fund” is due, while there is need for the fragmentation of the water production-transmission-distribution chain in urban water management, says Prof Kwamena Ahwoi…More>>

 
Intensify Rain harvesting campaign – Jemila
AGRESSIVE rain water harvesting campaign is needed to increase the current low adoption level to complement urban water supply. More>>

Ghana will miss sanitation MDG target by 40 percent – Othniel
With Ghana’s current rate of progress in attaining the sanitation Millennium Development Goal of 54%, Ghana is set to fall behind by 40% by 2015, says Othniel Habila, Chief of WASH, Unicef in Ghana. More>>

Environmental Sanitation Policy needs urgent review – Research Group
A research group, the Energy Research Group of the Kumasi Polytechnic, has called for the immediate review of Ghana’s Environmental and Sanitation Policy (ESP 2010). Although the policy was outdoored just last year, the group maintains that there is an urgent need of a review, because the current policy does not place adequate emphasis on the four ‘Rs’. More>>

Waste reuse for agric and fishing gaining recognition
Participants at a parallel session at the ongoing Third Ghana Water Forum have agreed that it is feasible to create wealth from waste, particularly liquid waste that is generated in the country through agricultural activities. However, they are concerned about the possible health implications that may arise from contamination. More>>

Relocate sanitation and hygiene to Water Ministry – Ahwoi
Professor Kwamena Ahwoi, a professor of governance at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is advocating the relocation of the sanitation and hygiene subsectors of WASH to the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing (MWRWH). More>>

Ghana Water Forum 3 opens in Accra as Government reaffirms commitment to WASH
The third edition of the Ghana Water Forum has opened in Accra with an assurance by government that it remains committed to ensuring access to good drinking water and safe sanitation for all. More>>