‘We Have More Work to Do’- Prof. Mike Atweneboana The Director of Water Research Institute (WRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Chairman of the Densu Basin Board of the Water Resources Commission (WRC), Prof. Mike Atweneboana, has pledged his readiness to champion the rapid recovery of the ecological health of […]
WRC adjudged Most Efficient Regulator The Water Resources Commission (WRC) was adjudged the Most Efficient Regulator in Ghana for the maiden edition of the Public Enterprise League Table (PELT), organised by the Ministry of Public Enterprise. Receiving the award on behalf of the Commission, the Acting Executive Secretary for the Commission, Ms. Adwoa Paintsil together […]
‘Eliminate Barriers to Fish Passage’-WRC With the stated decline in migratory fish species in rivers, Madam Adwoa Painstil, Acting Executive Secretary of the Water Resources Commission has called for the restoration, opening and maintenance of the habitat for fishes by eliminating barriers to fish passage as well as improving in-stream, floodplain and mash conditions.
Mr Ampomah Honoured Mr Ben Yaw Ampomah, Immediate Past Executive Secretary of Water Resources Commission, was recently honoured in for his exceptional leadership and managerial skills. In a citation presented to him during the World Fish Migration Day marked in Wa, Upper West Region, commended him for his valuable contribution, which shaped and projected the […]
Buffer Zone Regulations development Underway Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources has announced that the Ministry with support from the World Bank is developing the Buffer Zone Regulations to strengthen the regulatory processes of watersheds in the country. She called on Ghanaians to protect and preserve the vegetation along the banks […]
Government Poised to Promote Groundwater Sustainability As the world marks the World Water Day, the Government of Ghana has reiterated its preparedness to prioritise the realisation of responsive groundwater policies in the country. These policy actions and services, according to Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, would enhance the economic activities […]
Water Resources Commission Inaugurates Lower Volta Basin Board A fifteen (15) member governing board of the Lower Volta Basin has been inaugurated at Sogakope yesterday, as part of the Water Resources Commission’s mandate to ensure the sustainable management and utilisation of the country’s water resources. The Basin Board was set up through a consultative stakeholder […]
Water Resources Commission Governing Board Inaugurated The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah has charged the Governing Board of the Water Resources Commission (WRC) to effectively guide the development of Legislative Instruments on Buffer Zones and Pollution Control as well as the implementation of existing regulations and policies such as the […]
INAUGURATION OF GOVERNING BOARD OF THE WATER RESOURCES COMMISSION 12 OCTOBER 2021 INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR SANITATION AND WATER RESOURCES HON. CECILIA ABENA DAPAAH Chairman and Members of the Commission Invited Guests Members of the Press Ladies and Gentleman I wish to express my deep satisfaction that the appointment and inauguration of the […]
STATE OF WATER BODIES IN ILLEGAL MINING AREAS AS AT 17TH AUGUST 2021 Turbidity is considered as a good measure of the quality of water. It is a measure of the degree to which the water loses its transparency due to the presence of suspended particles. The more suspended solids in the water, the murkier (dirtier) […]
