Values-based Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education

Natural disaster occurrence in Ghana consists of droughts, epidemic outbreaks, floods, and wildfires. In the 3 Northern regions, disasters significantly impact vulnerable populations in disaster prone areas, and may lead to unnecessary losses of social and economic capital. In particular, recurrent flooding events, which are the most pervasive in terms of financial damages and numbers of people affected, usually result in the disruption of services from WASH facilities, which could lead to significant damages to property and trigger other emergency situations such as outbreaks of diarrhoea, cholera, and other water related/borne diseases.

More WASH Publications

Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Framework for Rural and Small-Town Water Supply Systems in the Ahafo Region

The Framework was developed through a consultative process involving desk review, stakeholder interviews, and field consultations to ensure that it reflects both sector evidence and implementation realities.

21 Sep 2026

Study on formalising relationships between CWSA, private operators, WSMTs and other actors

Access to water supply in rural communities and small towns in Ghana has risen from 27% in 1990 to 62% in 2022, while contributing to improvement in water-related sanitation and hygiene. However, the programme was fraught with significant challenges.

25 Feb 2026

GLAS 2025

This summary presents the key findings from the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) 2025 report. It highlights the current state of drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems, shares examples where there are signs of progress, identifies critical gaps and points towards areas where greater efforts can bolster implementation and performance to achieve national WASH policy goals and targets.

05 Feb 2026

Water and Climate (Rising risks for urban populations) compressed compressed

Water is vital to a city’s growth and stability and is the backbone to healthy societies, yet the threat of too much or too little water puts everything at risk.

06 May 2025