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 process, with the membership comprising representatives of six (6) key District Assemblies, five (5) ministries and agencies (i.e.) Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Community Water and Sanitation Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, Forestry Commission (Wildlife Division), Fisheries Commission, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Water Research Institute, Volta River Authority, an NGO (The Development Institute), House of Chiefs, and Water Resources Commission.
