Sanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to achieve safely managed sanitation for all by the year 2030. However, access to safely managed sanitation in Ghana remains low. In 2022, the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP)1 estimated that access to safe sanitation in Ghana was less tha...
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| author | Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Dongzagla, A. Joshi, Deepa Nicol, Alan |
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| description | The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to achieve safely managed sanitation for all by the year 2030. However, access to safely managed sanitation in Ghana remains low. In 2022, the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP)1 estimated that access to safe sanitation in Ghana was less than 16%, with approximately 17.2% of the population still practicing open defecation. While modest progress has been made in the provision of sanitation facilities in Ghana, progress remains uneven across the value chain. As part of the Towards Brown Gold project, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) analyzed current sanitation practices in Wa, a rapidly urbanizing small town in the Upper West Region of Ghana, to gain insights into sanitation systems from the perspective of local communities. The study also explored cultural and social attitudes toward fecal sludge management (FSM) and identified potential circular pathways for improving FSM. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1554292025-12-08T10:11:39Z Sanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Dongzagla, A. Joshi, Deepa Nicol, Alan sanitation toilets latrines sludge treatment policies households models resource recovery wastewater grey water organic wastes liquid wastes solid wastes waste disposal communities environmental health stakeholders The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to achieve safely managed sanitation for all by the year 2030. However, access to safely managed sanitation in Ghana remains low. In 2022, the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP)1 estimated that access to safe sanitation in Ghana was less than 16%, with approximately 17.2% of the population still practicing open defecation. While modest progress has been made in the provision of sanitation facilities in Ghana, progress remains uneven across the value chain. As part of the Towards Brown Gold project, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) analyzed current sanitation practices in Wa, a rapidly urbanizing small town in the Upper West Region of Ghana, to gain insights into sanitation systems from the perspective of local communities. The study also explored cultural and social attitudes toward fecal sludge management (FSM) and identified potential circular pathways for improving FSM. 2024-10-18 2024-10-19T13:49:44Z 2024-10-19T13:49:44Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155429 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Dongzagla, A.; Joshi, Deepa; Nicol, Alan. 2024. Sanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 4p. |
| spellingShingle | sanitation toilets latrines sludge treatment policies households models resource recovery wastewater grey water organic wastes liquid wastes solid wastes waste disposal communities environmental health stakeholders Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Dongzagla, A. Joshi, Deepa Nicol, Alan Sanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana |
| title | Sanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana |
| title_full | Sanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Sanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana |
| title_short | Sanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana |
| title_sort | sanitation practices and circular pathways in the upper west region of ghana |
| topic | sanitation toilets latrines sludge treatment policies households models resource recovery wastewater grey water organic wastes liquid wastes solid wastes waste disposal communities environmental health stakeholders |
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