Water and Culture
World Water Day 2006 was celebrated on, March 22 under the theme “Water and Culture” to draw attention to the fact that there are as many ways of viewing, using, and celebrating water as there are cultural traditions across the world. Read full story...

Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirment for the survival, well-being and socio-economic development of all humanity. Yet, we continue to act as if fresh water were a perpetually abundant resource. It is not.

KOFI ANNAN
United Nations Secretary General

Water Resources Commission of Ghana

The Water Resources Commission (WRC) was established by an Act of Parliament (Act 522 of 1996) with the mandate to regulate and manage Ghana’s Water Resources and co-ordinate government policies in relation to them. The Act stipulates that ownership and control of all water resources are vested in the President on behalf of the people, and clearly defines the WRC as the overall body responsible for water resources management in Ghana. The Commission, which provides a forum for integration and collaboration of different interests, is composed of the major stakeholders involved in the water sector.

The responsibilities of WRC, which are spelt out in Section 2 (2) of the Act, can be categorized as: Read on...

WRC Application Form
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Overview of the Hydrogeological Assessment Project (HAP) Read Details
   
Drilling Licence - PDF format STATUS OF INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN GHANA (1999- 2007)
   
Water Register 2007
 
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