Water supply and sanitation in Ghana

rdf:langString Water supply and sanitation in Ghana

rdf:langString GHS3.01/m3

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rdf:langString Yes: Ghana Water Company Limited

rdf:langString In urban areas: Public Utilities Regulatory Commission

rdf:langString The drinking water supply and sanitation sector in Ghana faces a number of challenges, including very limited access to sanitation, intermittent supply, high water losses, low water pressure, and pollution. Since 1994, the sector has been gradually reformed through the creation of an autonomous regulatory agency, introduction of private sector participation, decentralization of the rural supply to 138 districts and increased community participation in the management of rural water systems. An international company has managed all urban water systems since 2006 under a 5-year management contract which expired after achieving only some of its objectives. The reforms also aim at increasing cost recovery and a modernization of the urban utility Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). Another problem which partly arose from the recent reforms is the existence of a multitude of institutions with overlapping responsibilities. The National Water Policy (NWP), launched at the beginning of 2008, seeks to introduce a comprehensive sector policy.

rdf:langString In rural areas: Decentralization to districts, since 1994

rdf:langString About 90% development assistance

rdf:langString US$0.7 per capita

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rdf:langString more than 400 community-managed piped systems

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