The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs. Cecilia Abena Dapaah has charged the Board of WRC to effectively guide the development of Legislative Instruments on Buffer Zones and Pollution Control.
The sector Minister also tasked them to set into motion the implementation of existing regulations and policies such as the Buffer Zone policy to assist in restoring, and maintaining the ecological integrity of our water bodies and to provide socio-economic benefits to local communities.
Mrs. Cecilia Abena Dapaah made a call during the inauguration ceremony to induct a-15 member board into office today at the conference room of the Ministry of Works and Housing, Accra.
According to her, government seeks to ensure that all citizens have the water they need to live healthy, productive and happy lives.
Therefore, the attention is to undertake a ‘Water for All Programme’ through sustainable policies and actions that take account of ecological systems to reduce pollution; promote water use efficiency; strengthen decentralised management organisations; improve information and knowledge base; and intensify education, awareness, and monitoring.
“Your duties also call for promoting international cooperation to improve relationship with our riparian neighbours. In this regard, your invaluable advice would be of essence for ensuring the sustained management and equitable sharing of the benefits of our transboundary surface and ground water resources.”
The Minister entreated the board to guide approaches towards building consensus through effective participation among all users and managers of our water resources.
The participation should prompt significant changes in attitudes by raising awareness of people through interactions among the stakeholders, particularly NGOs and traditional authorities whose activities should be positively recognised and encouraged.
The Chairman of the WRC Board Mr, Afosa in his acceptance speech, expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to serve on the board in fulfillment of the mandate of WRC.
He also pledged to work hard to prevent all the inhibiting practice inhibiting the progress of the work of the commission and provide solution to the demands of the water bodies in the country for sustainable development.
The 15-member board of the Water Resources Commission include: Mr. Minta Afosa Aboagye as it’s Chairperson and the other memebers are; Mr. Ben Yaw Ampomah, Mr. Yendor Ziema Jacob, Mr. Worlanyo Kwadjo Siabi, Mr. Sylvester Darko, Ing. Abdul Noor Wahab, Ing. Richard Oppong-Boateng.
The rest are; Prof. Mike Yaw Osei-Atweneboana, Dr. Micheal Mawutor Tanu, Ing. Ransford Sekyi, Mr. John McDonald Allotey, Mr. Collins Anim-Sackey, Togbe Gbogbolulu V, Mad. Afua Gyamfua Owusu-Akyaw, Hon. Adelaide Ntim.
