The Mole XVII Conference – 19th- 23rd June 2006
By RCN Ghana · 06 June 2006
The seventeenth Mole Conference this year has again been successful. The theme of this year’s conference was on the “Challenges to Delivery of Water and Sanitation Services for the Poor”. In order to achieve the theme of the conference, participants and stakeholders agreed on: Prioritisation of sanitation at all levels; promoting better targeting of the ‘poor’; exploring innovative sector funding options; involving citizens for greater accountability; national reorientation on 5% capital contribution; accelerating guinea-worm eradication; ensuring efficient utilisation of water boards funds; and facilitating increase in government funding to sector…………….
The seventeenth Mole Conference this year has again been successful. The theme of this year’s conference was on the “Challenges to Delivery of Water and Sanitation Services for the Poor”. In order to achieve the theme of the conference, participants and stakeholders agreed on: Prioritisation of sanitation at all levels; promoting better targeting of the ‘poor’; exploring innovative sector funding options; involving citizens for greater accountability; national reorientation on 5% capital contribution; accelerating guinea-worm eradication; ensuring efficient utilisation of water boards funds; and facilitating increase in government funding to sector.
The four days conference which was held at the Coconut Grove Beach Resort, Elmina in the Central Region welcomed participants and stakeholders on Monday and was officially opened on Tuesday. On Tuesday, there was a documentary on water and poverty. The theme address was delivered by WaterAid, Ghana. There was a panel discussion on peri-urban services, the results of which were presented after lunch by panel members. The resource persons for the discussion included the GWCL, UN-Habitat, CWSA, Town and Country Planning and MLGRD. There were further presentations and discussions on ‘Management Contract in Urban Water Supply’ later in the afternoon.
The topic for day 3 was R…
The seventeenth Mole Conference this year has again been successful. The theme of this year’s conference was on the “Challenges to Delivery of Water and Sanitation Services for the Poor”. In order to achieve the theme of the conference, participants and stakeholders agreed on: Prioritisation of sanitation at all levels; promoting better targeting of the ‘poor’; exploring innovative sector funding options; involving citizens for greater accountability; national reorientation on 5% capital contribution; accelerating guinea-worm eradication; ensuring efficient utilisation of water boards funds; and facilitating increase in government funding to sector.
The four days conference which was held at the Coconut Grove Beach Resort, Elmina in the Central Region welcomed participants and stakeholders on Monday and was officially opened on Tuesday. On Tuesday, there was a documentary on water and poverty. The theme address was delivered by WaterAid, Ghana. There was a panel discussion on peri-urban services, the results of which were presented after lunch by panel members. The resource persons for the discussion included the GWCL, UN-Habitat, CWSA, Town and Country Planning and MLGRD. There were further presentations and discussions on ‘Management Contract in Urban Water Supply’ later in the afternoon.
The topic for day 3 was R…
