The minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah has stressed that “Water has proven to be a catalyst for cooperation, fostering trust, and peace. We cannot take peace or our shared precious and fragile water resources for granted. The Water Convention is a vital instrument for managing and developing transboundary waters in […]
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A nine- member governing board for the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) has been inaugurated by the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah.
The Hon. Minister called on members to live up to their mandate of providing guidance and direction for the efficient discharge of the functions of the Agency and to ensure consistency between the functions of the Agency and the overall sector vision for rural water delivery. This she said will help improve water safety, sustain […]
HON. CECILIA ABENA DAPAAH TOURS WEIJA TREATMENT PLANT TO INSPECT WORKS ON REPLACEMENT OF VALVES.
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah has paid a working visit to inspect repair works at the Weija site of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and has lauded the efforts being made by GWCL to restore water supply to residents in some part of Accra. Her visit was in […]
DONATION BY HON. CECILIA ABENA DAPAAH TO THE NATIONAL CHIEF IMAM SHEIK (DR) OSMANU NUHU SHARUBUTU
The items donated include 100 loaves of bread, 50 boxes of water, 5 bags of rice, 5 bags of sugar, 5 cartons of Milo, 10 cartons of milk and 3 gallons of Oil.
Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah said he was a spiritual father to the Nation we needed to always come sit at his feet in search of knowledge. She commended the Chief Imam for his contribution to the peace we enjoyed as a nation and prayed for Allah’s continuous blessing upon him.
The National Chief Imam, who is a member of the Peace Council and has also been conferred with the title “Chief Patron” of Sanitation by the Sector Minister, thanked and acknowledged the Hon. Minister’s continuous visits over the years, and effort towards the fight for cleaner and safer environments. He urged all to support the President’s vision and therefore prayed for Allah’s blessing in making the efforts of the Minister and the Ministry fruitful.
LAUNCH OF GRAPHIC SANITATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON WEDNESDAY 28TH APRIL, 2021.
The Graphic Communication’s Group Limited (GCGL) launched a National Sanitation Campaign at the auditorium of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) on the theme “Keep Ghana Clean.” This comes on the backdrop of GCGL’s declaration of 2021 as the “Year of Sanitation” which seeks to beef up efforts in promoting good sanitation practices among the citizenry. […]
INSPECTION OF ON-ONGOING RELAYING OF PIPES AT GBETSELI IN THE KPONE-KATAMANSO MUNICIPALITY.
The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources has today, 23rd April, 2021 inspected work on the relaying of old pipes at Gbetseli in the Kpone-Katamanso municipality. The relaying works is in accordance with the Ghana Water Company Limited’s (GWCL) effort to replace the fifty-five (55) year old and warn-out pipes which have outlived its purpose. […]
A two-day joint ministerial working visit to Central and Western regions
DAY ONE: A delegation led by the Sector Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah together with the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources [Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor, MP], and the Minister for Information [Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, MP] on Monday 19th April, 2022 paid a working visit to the central and […]
Visit to Kpone landfill site (re-engineering of Kpone sanitary landfill site and de-commissioning works)
The Sector Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah paid a working visit the Kpone landfill site. The visit was to inspect on-going works on the re-engineering and decommissioning works on the landfill site. Work on the Kpone landfill site which started eight years ago, with the initial intention to process waste […]
Commemoration of World Water Day and launch of World Water Development Report, 2021 at the Ministry of Works And Housing conference room
The International World Water Day celebration is designated by UN to be commemorated on the 22 March of every year – drawing attention to global water crisis and raising awareness on the importance of fresh water resources. Water means different things to different people and as such, this year’s event being organized by the Water […]
GAMA Project Exceeds Target in toilet provision for Households.
The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Sanitation and water Project under the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has constructed a total of 33, 385 household toilet facilities within the GAMA. This exceeds the original target of 19, 000 when the Project was launched. This was disclosed by the Project Coordinator Ing. George Asiedu when he […]