CONIWAS Press Conference On Sanitation, By Abu Wumbei - RCN Secretariat
By RCN Ghana · 13 August 2008
CONIWAS met the press at the International Press Centre in Accra on Wednesday, 6th August, 2008 to share with them the opinion of the wider stakeholder group at this year’s Mole XIX conference. Mole Conference is an annual event organized by CONIWAS for stakeholders in the Water and Sanitation Sector to deliberate on issues of concern, share knowledge and look at the way forward. This year’s event took place in Koforidua from the 8th - 12th of July 2008. The theme for this year’s conference was: “Reaching the MDGs for Sanitation: Options to Expand and Accelerate Coverage”.
CONIWAS met the press at the International Press Centre in Accra on Wednesday, 6th August, 2008 to share with them the opinion of the wider stakeholder group at this year’s Mole XIX conference. Mole Conference is an annual event organized by CONIWAS for stakeholders in the Water and Sanitation Sector to deliberate on issues of concern, share knowledge and look at the way forward. This year’s event took place in Koforidua from the 8th - 12th of July 2008.
The theme for this year’s conference was: “Reaching the MDGs for Sanitation: Options to Expand and Accelerate Coverage”. Briefing the press, Lorretta Roberts on behalf of CONIWAS stated that participants at this year’s conference acknowledged the fact that Ghana is facing a sanitation crisis that needs to be resolved as a matter of urgency through resolute and consistent actions. They also noted that 2008, the UN declared International Year of Sanitation (IYS), is soon coming to an end with Ghana showing little evidence of making appreciable headway in sanitation situation. The International Year of Sanitation was intended, as a unique opportunity, for countries with low sanitation coverage to accelerate their efforts and to enhance their success at improving sanitation and the overall quality of life for their people. This, according to the briefing, is the opportunity for improvement Ghana is missing this year.
According to Lorretta, the latest …
CONIWAS met the press at the International Press Centre in Accra on Wednesday, 6th August, 2008 to share with them the opinion of the wider stakeholder group at this year’s Mole XIX conference. Mole Conference is an annual event organized by CONIWAS for stakeholders in the Water and Sanitation Sector to deliberate on issues of concern, share knowledge and look at the way forward. This year’s event took place in Koforidua from the 8th - 12th of July 2008.
The theme for this year’s conference was: “Reaching the MDGs for Sanitation: Options to Expand and Accelerate Coverage”. Briefing the press, Lorretta Roberts on behalf of CONIWAS stated that participants at this year’s conference acknowledged the fact that Ghana is facing a sanitation crisis that needs to be resolved as a matter of urgency through resolute and consistent actions. They also noted that 2008, the UN declared International Year of Sanitation (IYS), is soon coming to an end with Ghana showing little evidence of making appreciable headway in sanitation situation. The International Year of Sanitation was intended, as a unique opportunity, for countries with low sanitation coverage to accelerate their efforts and to enhance their success at improving sanitation and the overall quality of life for their people. This, according to the briefing, is the opportunity for improvement Ghana is missing this year.
According to Lorretta, the latest …
