Ghana: Parliamentary Select Committee On Water Resources, Sanitation Tours Northern Region

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Water Resources and Sanitation has embarked on a two-day tour of the Northern Region to assess challenges in water supply and sanitation. Read more »

Ghana: MPs Advocate Regular Funding for Waste Management

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has strongly advocated a dedicated funding source to tackle the country's persistent sanitation challenges,… Read more »

Ghana: WRC Outlines Measures to Protect Water-Bodies in Country

A raft of measures have been outlined by the Water Resources Commission (WRC) to protect water bodies in the country. Read more »

West Africa: Biodiversity Destruction - Ghana Loses $520m Annually - UNDP

Ghana loses more than $520 million annually through the destruction of the ecosystem and biodiversity, an Environmental Policy Specialist at the United Nations Development… Read more »

East Africa: Ethiopia Outfoxes Egypt Over the Nile's Water With Its Mighty Dam

Inaugurate one of the world's biggest dams on a tributary of the River Nile, burying a colonial-era treaty that saw the UK guarantee the North African nation the lion's share of… Read more »

Ghana: GWL Kwanyarko Headworks Risks Closure ...Due to High Turbidity

The Kwanyarko Headworks of the Ghana Water Limited (GWL) in the Central Region risk being closed down due to high turbidity levels in the Ayensu River. Read more »

Ghana: Ministerial Committee Tasked to Develop Curriculum, Governance Structure for Fisheries College

A 16-member Ministerial Committee has been inaugurated to develop the academic curriculum and governance structure of the Fisheries College at Anomabo in the Central Region. Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Moves to Finalise First-Ever Blue Economy Strategy

The Minister of Tourism, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has stated Ghana's ocean and its resources are central to the country's prosperity. Read more »

Ghana: Customers Hit By Water Shortage in Central Region Less Than 140,000 - MD, GWI

The Acting Managing Director of the Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Mr Adam Mutawakilu, has refuted claims that over 140,000 customers have been affected by water shortages in the… Read more »

Ghana: Water Supply to Be Disrupted in Tema and Accra Due to Emergency Repairs - Ghana Water Limited

Residents in Tema Metropolis and several parts of Accra will experience a temporary interruption in water supply following damage to a major transmission pipeline serving the Kpong… Read more »

Ghana: Fire Ravaged 300 Shops At Suame Post Office Market

A devastating late-night fire has gutted more than 300 shops at the Suame Post Office Market, leaving traders and residents reeling from shock and loss. Read more »

Ghana: Waste Offers Enormous Opportunity for Economic Devt - Local Govt Minister

The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr Ahmed Ibrahim, has indicated that waste offers the country enormous opportunity to create jobs, recover… Read more »

Ghana: Buah Inaugurates EPA, GAEC Boards

The Minister of Environment Science and Technology (MEST) yesterday inaugurated the Governing Boards of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and the Ghana Atomic Energy… Read more »

Ghana: Win Trains 15 Youth to Turn Coconut Waste Into Charcoal Briquettes

The World Inspiring Network (WIN) has organised a two-day training workshop for 15 young people in the Greater Accra Region to equip them with skills in converting coconut waste… Read more »

Ghana: Prof. Affram Advocates Alternative to Sand-Winning

The fast extraction and depletion of the sand resource, both from marine beds and arable lands, and its associated environmental degradation, demands the urgent need for… Read more »

Ghana: We Can Reduce Oil Bill By Producing Fuel From Waste Plastics - Prof. Dankwah

A Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, in the Western Region, Professor James R. Dankwah, has stated that… Read more »

Ghana: Bolgatanga Municipal, BTU Collaborate to Tackle Sanitation Menace

In a swift attempt to honour his pledge on not leaving any stone unturned in tackling the growing sanitation brouhaha in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region, the… Read more »

Ghana: Water Boards Inaugurated, Tasked to Champion Reforms

The Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Mr Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has inaugurated the Boards of the Water Resources Commission (WRC) and the Community Water and… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Reposes Confidence in Zoomlion Waste Management Solutions

A high-powered 26-member delegation from Mombasa, Kenya, led by Governor Abdullswamad Sherrif Nassir, has visited Zoomlion Ghana Limited and other subsidiaries of the Jospong Group… Read more »

Ghana: Zanzibar Explores Zoomlion's Model for Sustainable Waste Management

A high-powered delegation from Zanzibar led by the Director of Planning, Policy and Research at the Office of the President of Zanzibar, Mr Abdullah Mgongo, and the Municipal… Read more »

Ghana: DPG Launches Community Tree Planting Project

The Department of Parks and Gardens (DPG) on Wednesday launched a community tree planting project aimed at promoting environmental sustainability in Senior High Schools across the… Read more »

Ghana: Nadmo Marks Drowning Prevention Day With Life-Saving Campaign in Ada

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) last Friday marked World Drowning Prevention Day in the Azizanya community at Ada in the Greater Accra region as part of… Read more »

Ghana: MCSG Borehole Initiative Brings Clean Water to Kenee School Children

The Millennium Child Support Group, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has commissioned a borehole for the Kenee M/A primary and kindergarten in the Jirapa Municipality of the… Read more »

Ghana: Promote Innovation, Strategic Leadership in Fight Against Flooding, Coastal Erosion - Gilbert Adjei

The Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Mr Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has charged the newly inaugurated Board of three agencies under the ministry to enforce professional… Read more »

Ghana: Devastating Effects of Climate Change On Women Farmers in Northern Ghana

It's 2:13 p.m. in Mawodoo, a quiet farming village in the Kpandai District of northern Ghana. Under the dense shade of a mango tree, a group of women sit chatting, braiding hair,… Read more »