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A liquid waste service agreement between the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana, and private sanitation service providers is ensuring safely managed sanitation services for over 950,000 households living in the Tamale Metropolitan Area

Building on more than a decade of research and engagement, WLE/IWMI/RUL strengthened the capacity of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TaMA) to implement market-based sanitation initiatives that deal with the disposal of fecal sludge (FS) from septic systems. It supported development of a liquid was...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2021
Subjects:
research
households
development
sanitation
services
systems
initiatives
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121744
Summary:Building on more than a decade of research and engagement, WLE/IWMI/RUL strengthened the capacity of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TaMA) to implement market-based sanitation initiatives that deal with the disposal of fecal sludge (FS) from septic systems. It supported development of a liquid waste service agreement between TaMA and private sanitation service providers to ensure desludging at a designated treatment facility. As a result, more than 950,000 Tamale inhabitants now benefit from safely managed sanitation services.

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