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NATIONAL WATER POLICY

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ADARKWA BERNARD - 8171505

AGYIN STEPHEN - 8173805

ARKOH IBRAHIM - 8176305

AYISI KWADWO - 8179005BENTUM SHADRACK - 8179805

BOATENG POKU KOBY - 8180305

DUAH OWUSU JOHN - 8192405

ENGUAH JOSEPH - 8183605

HAGAN MENSAH KOFY - 8184805

OPATA ADOLPHUS MATEY - 8190305

NYAMEKYE DANIEL - 8188205


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NATIONAL WATER POLICY

The National Water Policy of Ghana is intended to provide a

framework for the sustainable development of Ghanas waterresources.

WATER RESOURCE POTENTIAL AND UTILISATION

The three river systems namely Volta, South Western and the

Coastal River Systems.Rainwater harvesting

Runoff

Ground water

Ghana water resources potential is mainly fromThe utilization of these water resources are classified into

Consumptive uses

Non-Consumptive uses.


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DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

Ghanas development agenda is driven by

Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS II)

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)

POLICY FOMULATION PROCESS

Conservation of the water resources stock in all itsoccurrences.

Regulation and control of demands of water use and

waste disposal.

GUIDING PRINCIPLESThe key principles that provide the basis for policy direction

for sustainable management, development and use of

water in Ghana is in conformity with the GPRS and also

in line with the statutes of the Republic of Ghana.


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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT(WRM)

Essence is to ensure that water does not become a

constraint in national development `Focus Areas of WRM:

- Integrated Water Resources Management(IWRM)

- Access to Water

- Water for Food Security

- Water for Non- consumptive and Other Uses

- Financing

- Climate Variability and Change

- Capacity Building and Public Awareness Creation

- Good Governance

- Planning and Research and

- International Cooperation


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Principles of Some of The Focus Areas of WRM

Recognizing water as a finite and vulnerable resource

Coordinating water resource planning with land use

planning

The fundamental right of all people to safe and adequate

water to meet basic needs

Ensuring a minimum water requirement for the

maintenance of health and well-being

Challenges of Some of The Focus Areas of WRM

Ensuring that there is adequate water, both in quality

and in quantity

Ensuring that human activities do adversely impact onlong- term availability of water resources

Ensuring availability of water for food security.

Pursuing on-going consultations governing the

management of internationally shared water resources.


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Policy Objectives of Some The Focus Areas of WRM

Achieve sustainable management of water resources

Promote international cooperation in the management of

shared water resources Ensure efficient basin- wide planning

Minimize the effects of climatic change

Policy Measures Actions of the Focus Areas of WRMThe government will :Adopt sustainable practices that avoid damage to critical

natural and irreversible ecological process

Construct flood protection structures at appropriate

locations

Provide water retention structures of adequate capacity

Integrate IWRM in the educational level system


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URBAN WATER SUPPLY (UWS)

Challenges Facing The Urban Sub-Sector The urgent need for improved management in

operations and maintenance of water supply

Low- service quality and tariffs not linked to levels of

service

Difficulty in setting tariffs to recover costs in view of

high levels of wastage

Inadequate revenue and investments The use of overage facilities


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Focus Areas of Urban Water Supply:

- Water Sources

- Improving Access to Water

- Finance

- Hygiene Education and Environmental Sanitation

- Public Private Partnership

- Capacity Building

- Good Governance

- Research and Development

- Monitoring and Evaluation

- Emergency and Extreme Events- Pro- poor Issues


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Challenges Facing Some of The Focus Areas of UWS

- Meeting increasing demand within finite supplies

- Increasing degradation of water quality resulting in high

treatment cost.- Improving operations and management

- Reducing the consistent high non- revenue water

- Preventing the pollution of water sources

Policy Objectives of Some of The Focus Areas of UWS Ensuring that water resources are planned and managed

Minimize the pollution of water sources

To effectively mitigate the effects of water- related

emergencies To ensure improved and sustainable access to water by

the poor for their basic needs


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Policy Measures of Some of The Focus Areas of UWS

The government will:

Ensure effective conservation and protection of existing

water sources

Ensure that alternate sources will be harnessed to meet

present and future demand

Encourage the private sector to participate in the share-

holding of the management of GWCL


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COMMUNITY WATER AND

SANITATIONA significant achievement of the last decade is the development

of the appropriate institutional structure to implement the NCWSPby the CWSA.

Some of the achievements of the NCWSP since its launch in 1994

to 2003 have been; rehabilitation of 3,683 boreholes and hand-dug wells.

construction of 3,216 new boreholes and water points.

construction of over 8,072 household & institutional latrines.

30% to 46.3% increase in national coverage of potable water

from 1994 to 2003.

These were however far below the targets set.


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FOCUS AREAS UNDER COMMUNITY

WATER AND SANITATION

1. Access to potable water

2. Decentralized delivery of water and sanitation services

3. Finance

4. Hygiene Education and Sanitation (HES)

5. Public Private Partnership

6. Capacity building

7. Gender mainstreaming and good governance

8. Research and development

9. Operation and Maintenance (O&M)

10. Monitoring and evaluation


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Key challenges facing the focus areas are;

1. Achieving accelerated potable water accesss coverage through

community ownership and management.

2. Setting tariffs to ensure sustainability of operations.3. Attracting and protecting private investments in community water

and sanitation services.

4. Adhering to the principle of women and gender sensitivity.

Measures to address the respective challenges are;

1. Support institutions responsible for providing information on

ground water occurrence and availability(quality and quantity).

2. Leverage more grant/credit financing for the NCWSP.3. Implement a scheme of tax incentives to private investors in

community water and sanitation services.

4. Empowering women through training at all levels to perform their

roles in partnership with their male counterparts.


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POLICY IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS Based on the Growth & Poverty Reduction Strategy II

The entire National Water Policy is developed by the

Water Directorate of the MWRWH The key ministry for water is MWRWH. Others are

MOFA, Ministry of Fisheries, Ministry of Energy andMinistry of Harbours and Railways

PRINCIPAL WATER SECTOR AGENCIES MWRWH

Ministry of Local Govt, Rural Development andEnvironment

District Assembly WRC

GWCL

CWSA

GIDA (of MOFA)


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Ministry of Fisheries

Ministry of Harbours and Railways

Ministry of Energy

Ministry of Health

ALLIED SECTOR AGENCIES

WRIS institutions

PURC

EPA

Ghana Standards Board Town and Country Planning

MOFEP

Parliament of Ghana

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