PRESENTATION AT 3RD

GHANA WATER FORUM AT

COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS,

ACCRA. 5TH

TO 7TH

SEPTEMBER 2011.

STATUS OF RURAL

WATER AND

SANITATION IN GHANA.

BY: CLEMENT TUNFUGAH BUGASE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE .

13RD GHANA WATER FORUM_SEPT 2011

1. ESTABLISHMENT OF CWSA

2. COVERAGE

3. PHYSICAL FACILITIES

4. SUB SECTOR ISSUES

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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

3

CWSA ESTABLISHMENT

Community Water and Sanitation Agency

(CWSA) established 30th Dec. 1998 by Act of

Parliament (Act 564) as the statutory body to

manage the NCWSP.

The primary objective of CWSA, under Act 564, is “to facilitate the provision of safe water and related sanitation services to rural communities and small towns” in Ghana.

1.1 THE LEGAL STATUS OF CWSA

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Region

No. Of

Communities

2011

Population

No. Of

Boreholes

No. Of

Hand-

Dug

Wells

Communities

Using Pipe

Systems

Total

Population

Served

%

Coverage

Ashanti 2,830 3,265,624 6,436 886 38 2,466,412 75.53%

Brong Ahafo 2,707 1,975,833 2,400 425 34 1,104,189 55.88%

Central 3,224 1,559,278 1,567 259 46 901,039 57.79%

Eastern 2,771 1,642,518 2,341 1,066 29 983,011 59.85%

Gt. Accra 851 699,545 235 72 8 414,767 59.29%

Northern 3,906 2,151,632 4,026 598 46 1,369,189 63.63%

Upper East 1,724 1,187,524 2,120 512 17 703,259 59.22%

Upper West 926 625,355 1,621 - 17 481,145 76.94%

Volta 3,234 1,776,776 2,320 56 126 1,154,247 64.96%

Western 1,766 1,692,083 1,317 454 55 887,463 52.45%

GRAND

TOTAL 23,939 16,576,168 24,383 4,328 416 10,464,721 63.13%

COVERAGE AS AT END OF Q2-2011

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40.00%

41.00%

41.28%

46.40%

51.66%

52.00%

52.86%

54.86%

57.14%

58.97%

61.74%

63.13%

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

% C

ove

rag

e

Year

Coverage Trends - 2000 to Q2-2011

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

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1994-2000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20102011-

Q2

1994-Q2-

2011

Boreholes 3,300 198 622 1,290 2,098 1,112 1,325 637 1,784 588 265 438 13,657

Hand Dug Wells 504 629 65 61 64 1 9 80 54 17 3 28 1,515

SmallTowns Pipes 174 155 29 65 97 4 17 44 15 18 74 19 711

Hand Dug Well Rehab. 64 6 2 6 - 6 9 13 - - 2 - 108

Boreholes -Rehab 2,077 606 407 115 85 31 77 228 302 40 47 44 4,059

-

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

No

. of

Faci

litie

s

Achievement in Water Facility delivery - 1994 to Q2-2011

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1994-2000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011-Q21994-

Q2-2011

Household Latrines 10,483 10,295 4,275 10,485 5,501 3,092 5,295 2,794 4,700 4,464 5,090 720 67,194

Institutional Latrines(KVIP) 519 679 144 246 465 77 230 283 504 323 294 212 3,976

-

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

No

. of

Faci

litie

s

Achievement in Sanitation Facility delivery - 1994 to Q2-2011

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Inadequate GOG Investment Budget

Limited Capacity of the Private Sector

Non availability of full complement of Technical

personnel for WASH at District Assembly Level

Lack of legal power to enforce Standards

Non realistic water tariffs at community level

Delays in payment of Institutional water bills

Absence of MOM System

Politisation of water management structures

ISSUES FOR PLENARY DISCUSSION

Remember to always wash your hands with soap!!

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