Sunyani (B/A) Feb. 22, GNA – The Brong Ahafo regional office of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has appealed to residents of Fiapre and its environs to exercise restraint while measures are taken to resolve the current acute water shortage in the area.
Hohoe, Feb 20, GNA - Top scientists will on Monday urge governments to replace Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of wealth, end damaging subsidies, and transform systems of governance to set humanity on a new path to a better future or risk climate, biodiversity and poverty crises that will spawn greater problems worldwide.
Ho, GNA - The Volta Region Office of the Public Utilities Regulation Commission (PURC), has reminded utility service providers to uphold the “Special Protection for Non-Residential Consumers” and “Special Protection for Residential Consumers”.
The outgoing Minister for Water Resources Works and Housing,Hon.Alban Babgin has officially launched the IRC Ghana office on 3rd February 2011. The Minister acknowledged the contribution of IRC in the WASH sector of Ghana, especially the area of knowledge management.
Tamale (N/R), Feb 2, GNA – Acute water shortage has hit parts of the Tamale Metropolis compelling residents to resort to other sources of water for domestic and other activities.
The Resource Centre Network Ghana (RCNG), in collaboration with Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, (MWRWH), has held a Learning and Sharing Meeting on another approach to effective water services delivery in Ghana, in Accra.
The Resource Centre Network Ghana (RCNG), in collaboration with Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, (MWRWH), has held a Learning and Sharing Meeting on another approach to effective water services delivery in Ghana, in Accra.
The ministerial reshuffle today, by the president of the Republic of Ghana,Prof E.A Mills, has seen the advent of new faces to the water and sanitation sub sectors.
Hon.Alban Sumana Bagbin formally of the Ministry of Water Resources Works and Housing takes over the Health Ministry and is replaced by ET Mensah.
Huni/Valley, (W/R) Jan, 19, GNA - The Member of Parliament (MP) for Prestea Huni/Valley constituency, Mr. Francis Adu Blay-Koffie, on Thursday cut sod for work to begin on a sanitation and water project at Huni/Valley in the Western Region
On the 24th of November 2011, the 22nd National Level Learning Alliance Platform took place at Erata hotel in Accra to Review of the 2nd WASH Sector Performance Report in Ghana.
The 21st National Level Learning Alliance Platform hosted the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA)/Triple-S project to share under the theme, the application of water and sanitation project implementation cycle & impact on long-term sustainability in Ghana.
The 20th National Level Learning Alliance Platform took place at the Coconut Groove Regency Hotel, Accra, on Wednesday september28th under the theme National Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) Strategy for the Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sub Sector in Ghana
The 19th National Level Learning Alliance Platform (NLLAP) hosted The Ghana Integrity Initiative(GII) ,the Local Chapter of Transparency International(TI), which shared under the theme, Mapping Transparency, Accountability & Participation in Service Delivery: An Analysis of the Water Supply Sector in Ghana.
Sekondi, Jan. 6, GNA - The Friends of the Nation (FoN) is supporting the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) to enact bye-laws to enhance the conservation and wise use of wetlands in the metropolis.
Sunyani, Jan. 5, GNA – The Ghana Journalists Network on Mining, Oil and Gas (GJNMOG), a non-governmental organisation, on Wednesday appealed to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct independent investigations into the discovery of dead fishes in the Ahafo mine fresh water storage facility.
Ho, Jan. 5, GNA - The Eastern and Volta Zonal office of the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) on Wednesday declared as unsafe, products of Elite Volta, producers of “Stay Cool Plus” sachet water in Ho.
Kenyasi (B/A), Jan. 4, GNA - Newmont Ghana announced on Tuesday that it is studying the underlining factors that led to the discovery of dead fishes at its Ahafo Mine fresh Water Storage Facility (WSF).
Tema, GNA – Corporate Social Responsibility Movement, a Tema-based non-governmental organization NGO, has filed a suit at the Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra, against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Accra, GNA -The Weija Lake would be extinct by 2021 due to pollution and encroachment on the banks if immediate pragmatic steps are not taken to reverse the situation, an environmentalist raised the alarm on Thursday.
Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) has proven to be an alternative, or better still a complimentary source of water supply in most parts of Africa. Even though it had been a traditional means of water access, not much has been done to raise a greater awareness on its adoption, proper handling and practice.
In order to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on environmental sanitation , access to adequate information has been said to be an important component. This among others could be responsible for the overwhelming visits to the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Resource Centre Network (RCN) exhibition stand at the recently held National Environmental Sanitation Conference (NESCON), 6-9 December, 2011, in the Ashanti Regional Capital, Kumasi
Kpeve, Dec 16, GNA - An integrated attempt at sustaining forest products along the Weto Mountain Ranges in Volta Region by modifying livelihood activities of range dwellers is underway.
The 2nd National Environmental Sanitation Conference (NESCON 2011) took place from the 6th – 9th December 2011, in Kumasi, Ashanti Region on the theme, enhancing public-private-partnerships for effective environmental sanitation services - the role of stakeholders.
Two Ghanaian institutions took part in an exhibition in Durban during the United Nation Conference on climate change COP17 to draw attention to the devastation of climate change.
