Blue Deal Ghana

We plan to set up and implement IWRM plans for several sub-basins, including the Songor, Gambaga, and Kpasenkpe. We aim to support the identification of Delta issues, such as safety and water allocation, and to establish a Delta programme. In the Songor Lagoon, we will support local water and nature authorities with Nature-based Solutions by initiating mangrove planting and training communities to participate.

We will also work along the riverbanks near the VEA Dam, supporting reforestation by engaging farmers in forest management within buffer zones. Sanitation remains a major challenge in northern Ghana. To address this, we plan to introduce Community-Led Total Sanitation in the marketplaces of Bolgatanga and Bongo, and at Gowrie School. Our approach will focus on helping communities take ownership of local sanitation issues and develop their own sustainable solutions.

Workforce development and on the job/premise training Leadership and team empowerment Capacity-building workshops and seminars Peer-to-peer knowledge exchanges and mentorship Skills development for water governance, operations, and finance Stakeholder engagement and communication strategies Governance framework development Inclusion - Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Water cycle management Water safety & quality Sanitation (WASH) Climate resilience and mitigation Nature-based solutions Wetlands Research & innovation Soil subsidence and agroforestry E-learnings Equity: low-income community provision

Through our activities we aim to achieve the following objectives:

Well-functioning Ghanaian water governance with main focus on implementation of IWRM.
Established program for climate change in coastal zone.
Knowledge improvement at the Ghanaian partners on climate adaptation and social inclusion.
Improved use of water bodies destined for agriculture and/or drinking water.
Implemented community led total sanitation (CLTS) in Bongo and Bolgatanga area

1618

Hectares of mangroves planted

6 million

Trees planted in the White Volta Basin

4 studies

Conducted on major Dams

1 Delta plan

Set up in coastal area

Ghana Water Company Ltd. ICOUR Ghana Forestry Department Volta River Authority EPA Ministry of Science, Environment and Technology Ministry of Works, Houses and Water Resources Hydrological Service Department EKN Accra The Nature Conservancy Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS), Navrongo IHE Delft WUR Wageningen University of Delft Water Aid Tree Aid Woord en Daad Catholic Relief Services Farm Tree Treevive Deltares Waterschap Aa en Maas Rijkswaterstaat Waterschap Zuiderzeeland Waterschap Hollandse Delta Waterschap De Dommel

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Please contact Jaap Bos Klein

Project leader

jaap.bos@waternet.nl +31652534539

WOP partner who worked on this project

Water Resources Commission

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