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Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah announced that the government is currently investing around US $ 1.4 billion in 14 urban water supply projects and six large water projects. rural water supply in the country. When completed, these projects are expected to benefit approximately 4.87 million people.
She made the announcement at a press conference Monday, in commemoration of this year’s World Water Day, on the theme: “Adding value to water”, held in the MSWR conference room.
According to her, as part of the project, the government aims to “increase investments in the deployment of climate-resilient water infrastructure systems, which will reduce wastage of fresh water; thus, a move towards environmentally sustainable policies, taking into account the interconnection between ecological systems and pollution reduction, as well as the promotion of efficient water treatment technologies that reduce water use and improve water quality, and in fact ensure that citizens have the water they should lead healthy, happy and protected lives. ”
Studies
Ms. Dapaah noted that Ghana has made significant progress in providing basic drinking water services to its citizens and said that according to the Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey studies, eight households in ten in the country used at least basic drinking water services. .
Statistically, the population with access to improved drinking water sources increased from 78% in 2017 to 81% in 2019; while the population that managed safe drinking water sources also increased from 27% in 2017 to 36% in 2019.
This, she noted, “is in line with the government’s program to bring water to the doorstep of the population.”
Shared responsibility
Faced with the threats posed as to the availability of water for domestic, industrial and other purposes, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources suggested that “the political response of the government to safeguard our water resources for all and for all sectors of the economy is that of a shared responsibility of all of us.
She said that as a country we have a duty to make decisions that only support the sustainable use and management of water; decisions that mandated and encouraged corrective interventions to reduce all sources of pollution, including illegal mining and the disposal of liquid and solid wastes; decisions promoting education and public awareness of the fundamental value of water and its essential role in all aspects of life; while taking into account the multiple and diverse groups and interests involved in all decisions affecting water so as to ensure equity, transparency and inclusion.
— DGN online
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