Tag: Accra

  • Dodowa residents prone to diseases from contaminated wells – Research
    Dodowa residents prone to diseases from contaminated wells – Research

    by Gifty Amofa/Christabella Arkvi, Ghana News Agency  More than 12,000 people are likely to contract water-borne diseases if they continue to use water from their contaminated dug wells in Dodowa, in the Greater Accra Region, according to a research report. Samples of water were tested for rotavirus, bacteriological quality and others, with about 27 percent…

  • With no access to piped water, residents of Accra meet their own water needs. Here’s how.
    With no access to piped water, residents of Accra meet their own water needs. Here’s how.

    re-blogged from SIWI: http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-explores-complexities-of-groundwater-governance-in-peri-urban-accra-ghana/ Low accountability and complex governance landscape complicate understanding of reliance on groundwater in peri-urban Accra, Ghana, finds article by SIWI’s Dr. Jenny Grönwall. Poor urban dwellers tend to be disadvantaged in terms of public service delivery, often relying instead on groundwater through self-supply, but their specific needs and opportunities—and own level…