Golinga community integrated solar water supply, and sanitation management systems, Ghana
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Project Title | Golinga community integrated solar water supply, and sanitation management systems, Ghana
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Timeframe | 2006 - 2007
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Status | Satisfactorily completed
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Description
The objective of the project to develop the capacities of people of Golinga to adopt and utilize appropriate, low-cost, and affordable technology in the provision of potable water supply and to adopt sustainable water management systems. The project has been designed to ensure the critical role of local communities in the provision of potable water, natural resource management, and biodiversity conservation in the Golinga. However, the success and long-term sustainability of conservation initiatives depend on support and acceptance of such interventions by the local communities. It is also clear that local people will only support conservation initiatives if they see concrete benefits and improvements to the quality of their lives.
The major weaknesses associated with the past supply of water can be attributed to internal lapses within the Ghana Water Company. Actions were either not taken when required or prescribed actions were at variance with planned objectives in many instances. Specific cases that can be mentioned are non-review of management plans even though a review was required at the end of every five years. Management did not also adhere to prescriptions made in the plan and therefore working circles meant for protection for instance were cut at some point. This is also an illustration of over-emphasis on timber at the neglect of other forest benefits. Another problem was the granting of too many short-term exploitation rights to timber contractors. This might have opened up the forest to illegal timber harvesting activities that still persist. Today the open-access nature of the forest undermines forest protection and even investments.
Ghana has adopted a Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS), which represents comprehensive policies to support growth and poverty reduction in the county. Under the strategy, the government intends to create wealth by transforming the structure of the national economy to achieve growth, accelerated poverty reduction and the protection of the vulnerable and excluded within a decentralized, democratic environment. The GPRS focuses on providing the enabling environment that will empower all Ghanaians to participate in wealth creation and to partake in the wealth created.
This project aims at supporting the strategic initiatives to support the GPRS by:
- Improving governance in the public sector such as participation, transparency, and accountability in water management.
- Improving the community voice in the supply of potable water.
- Global Environment Benefits
The proposed project would result in multiple global, national, and local environment benefits, within the context of sustainable development. These benefits would include: (a) conservation and sustainable use of terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity; (b) prevention and/or control of pollution of major river systems from illegal activities and domestic waste; (c) prevention and/or control of degradation of watersheds through unsustainable land use practices; (f) rise in community awareness levels in environmental management and conservation
Expected Outcomes
Achievements: Results and Impact
Lessons for Replication
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See also
- Managing the Threat of Floating Aquatic Weeds and Restoring the Vegetation Cover of Lower Volta Basin to Conserve Biodiversity of the Volta River in the Torgome Traditional Area in The North Tongu District Of The Volta Regions
- Kunyukuo solar water supply, and ecological sanitation management systems, Ghana
- Integrated Project on Aquatic Weeds Management for the Protection of International Waters and Sustainable Land management in the Lower Volta Basin Area of Tsetsekpo and Sayikope communities
- Integrated Community-Based Biodiversity Conservation Reforestation of degraded lands, and sustainable fisheries development in Fievie Community and along the Volta River, Ghana
- Developing Community Network For Sustainable Land Management And Poverty Reduction In The Gburumani – Dimabi Traditional Area Of The Tolon Kumbugu District
- Community-based biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of Mamdowodindo and Nana Busua Wetlands/lagoons in the Ahanta West District, Ghana
- Community-based Integrated Coastal Zone Management for enhanced agricultural biodiversity and improved rural livelihood in Amlakpo, Adodoajikope, Asigbekope and Kenya in the Dangbe East District
- Abriem Community Integrated water supply and sanitation management systems, Ghana
