With the onset of the rainy season, Ghanaians have been advised to take precaution and stay alert to avert devastating effects of floods in the country. Recounting the losses people suffer during floods, Panellists at the second Webinar organised by the National Planning Committee of the World Water Day Celebration charged residents to desilts drains […]
The evening of 2nd November, 2022 was a colourful celebration, filled with memorable moments, as the Water Resources Commission Board Chairman and the Acting Executive Secretary, together with some Directors from the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources and heads of other institutions, bade farewell to Mr Ben Yaw Ampomah, a former Executive Secretary of the […]
WRC, UESD STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIP The Water Resources Commission (WRC) hss engaged a delegation of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development(UESD) on areas of close collaboration to enhance the Water Sector. Madam Dorcas A. Paintsil, Acting Executive Secretary of the WRC who welcomed the delegation from UESD’s School of Sustainable Development, expressed optimism the discussion […]
WRC Acting Executive Secretary Sworn-In Madam Dorcas Adwoa Paintsil, was sworn in as the Acting Executive Secretary of the Water Resources Commission (WRC) by the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah in Accra. The ceremony which took place on Thursday, July 14, 2022, was at the Ministerial Advisory Board meeting held […]
‘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.
The Water Resources Commission in collaboration with Dutch Water Authority on the Blue Deal Project engage Luhuese and Obane primary and JHS teachers along with other relevant stakeholders on Citizen Science in Natural Resource Management as part of the project’s objective to educate and sensitize students on the management and conservation of Natural Resources within […]
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 […]
