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Strengthening information and knowledge management within the water and sanitation sector in Ghana.
More support for taxes on packaged water in Ghana
Stakeholders in the Water and Sanitation sectors on Friday expressed support for the proposed 20 percent tax on packaged water
At a workshop to discuss government’s budgetary allocation for the sector, participants agreed that there was the need for more funding in the sector to enable them provide efficient water and sanitation services to all people.
Mr Kwaku Sakyi-Addo, General Manager, Communications at Aqua Vitens Rand Limited, Operators of Ghana Water Company Limited, suggested that the tax should not only be on bottled water but also on sachet water since the latter was produced more and caused more environmental problems.
1.5 percent of annual budget should be dedicated to Water and Sanitation issues - NGO
Stakeholders within the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector on Friday agreed that government needs to increase annual budget for the sector since it is the pivot of all development programmes.
Mr Rudolf Amenga-Etego, Executive Director of GrassRoots Africa, a non governmental organization that advocates for improved water and sanitation services especially in rural areas, suggested that 1.5 percent of government’s annual budget should be dedicated to improving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene services
Speaking at a day’s workshop to discuss Government’s budgetary allocation for Water and Sanitation issues, he said about 1.4 billion people will require improved sanitation services in Africa to facilitate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal on water and sanitation.
Stakeholders in the Water Sector discusses Technological options for water supply Stakeholders within the water sector in Ghana met on Thursday 28 January at the Third National Level Learning Alliance Platform (NLLAP) meeting, organized by the Resource Centre Network (RCN) to update stakeholders on happenings within the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector.
The National Learning Alliance, held every last Thursday of the month, was this time on the theme: “Technological Options for Water Supply”.
The discussions were centered on three technologies namely: the Rope Pump, the Mwacafe and the UV technology , presented by WaterAid, CWSA and Water Health Ghana respectively.
Accra citizens suffering lack of services due to poor coordination and no overall strategy Money exists to extend water and sanitation services to Accra’s long suffering citizens, and donors are keen to help. But the lack of a clear strategic plan for rolling out services, and poor coordination between different stakeholders are hampering progress. To move forward, urgent action is needed to create a city-wide coordination platform, and to develop an integrated strategic development plan.
Regional Sanitation and Hygiene Symposium takes place Accra The West African Regional Sanitation and Hygiene symposium recently took place in Accra, Ghana.
Ghana benefits from another IRC Project, Tripple-S Ghana is one of the two countries that stand to benefit from a six-year Sustainable Services at Scale (or Triple-S) project. The project is headed by IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre with the involvement of the UK based firm Aguaconsult. The initiative is to improve sustainability of rural water supply for some of the world’s poorest people, by reshaping the way these services are provided.
Ghana can meet MDG target for drinking water Ghana made significant progress in the provision of improved drinking water between 1990 and 2006. If the current rate of progress is sustained, the country can achieve its target of 78 % for the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for drinking water supply by 2015.
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