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570 Samuel A. Jinapor, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources says the ecological integrity of Ghana’s Forest Reserves has, largely, been maintained despite several threats which impact negatively on the all-important resource. Some of these threats he said include bushfires, illegal mining and logging, agricultural expansion, settlement, among others. Responding to a question on […]
1,447 The Media Coalition Against Open Defecation (M-CODe) is to launch “M-CODe 2023 Anti-Open Defecation Nationwide Advocacy,” a national advocacy aimed at ending open defecation. In a statement signed by Mr Francis Ameyibor, M-CODe National Convenor ahead of the launch of the campaign, the coalition said it seeks through “M-CODe 2023 Anti-OD Nationwide Advocacy,” to […]
413 Illegal miners have taken over close to 1,000 hectares of farmlands at Ofoase in the Asante Akyem South municipality, polluting the River Anuru, the only water source in the area. The communities along this water body rely heavily on it to irrigate their farmlands and cocoa plantations. However, due to the pollution of the […]
595 Thirteen alleged National Security operatives have been arrested at Konongo in the Ashanti Region. The syndicate is said to have been illegally operating within the Asiwa enclave, extorting monies from small-scale miners. At around 12:00pm on Friday, the main Kumasi-Konongo high street was blocked by a police patrol team to halt a speeding Land […]
577 The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Water and Sanitation Project team has organized a two-day training workshop for journalists who are into Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) reporting in ten regions of Ghana. The training workshop was to equip members of the Ghana Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Journalists Network (GWJN) from the beneficiary regions […]
460 The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor has urged the Nungua Traditional Council and all stakeholders involved in the impasse over the Ramsar site to exercise restraint as his outfit seeks to find an amicable solution to the issue. Addressing the Chiefs and Elders of the Nungua Traditional Council on […]
523 Some selected fourteen health and educational institutions as well as public offices within the Kwadaso Municipality in the Ashanti Region are to benefit from institutional toilet facilities under the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (GKMA)sanitation project. The project which is being sponsored by the world bank and the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources assembled […]
588 Government has invested about $1 billion about into facilitating the provision of sustainable water and sanitation needs across the country, the sector Minister has revealed. According to Cecilia Abena Dapaah, government employed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) approach in tackling the rising demand for water and sanitation needs over the years. Mrs Dapaah made […]
727 Mr Musah Ibrahim, a consultant at Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) has expressed worry over Ghana’s performance in terms of accessing to safely managed water and safely Sanitation services in line with SDGs which is still low. Speaking at National Training Workshop on Sanitation on the theme, Achieving Open Defecation – Free Ghana […]
752 According to the United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF), there is a strong link between poverty and access to clean water. Poorer people are over 20 times more likely to spend more than 30 minutes collecting water than wealthier people. Human existence, whether in urban or rural areas, is heavily dependent on water […]