Disaster looms if Achimota Forest Ecotourism Project goes ahead — NDPC boss

By Edmund Smith-Asante

Dr Nii Moi Thompson, D-G, NDPC

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has warned that the development of the Achimota Forest into an ecotourism site, as has been proposed, will result in disastrous consequences for the country.

EPA making waves in the world of EIA

Yaw Amoyaw-Osei, IAIA President (2015-2016)

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA

Impact Assessment (IA) or Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as it is commonly referred to in Ghana, is a process for the systematic analysis of the likely environmental, socio-economic, and cultural and health effects of a proposed development.

WRI @ 20 - The progress and challenges

By Edmund Smith-Asante 

Dr Joseph Addo Ampofo, Executive Director, CSIR-Water  Research Institute

Last week the Water Research Institute (WRI) of the Council for Scientific Research (CSIR) celebrated 20 years since its merger and growth into a very formidable water research institute in 1996.

CSIR worried over public accusation of causing fear and panic

By Edmund Smith-Asante

Mr Abe Incoom, CSIR Council Chairman,

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has made public the dilemma it often faces after it releases its scientific research findings to the public.

Jasikan wins first round of Sanitation Challenge Award Walks away with £30,000

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA

A representative of the Jasikan District Assembly receiving a dummy cheque for £30,000

THE Jasikan District Assembly in the Volta Region last Wednesday walked away with £30,000, an equivalent of GH¢174,194.52 at a rate of GH¢5.8014 to £1, as winner of the first phase of the Sanitation Challenge for Ghana Award (SC4GH).

Apathy, the bane of Teshie community cleanliness

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA

The Teshie Sangonaa Landing Beach from a distance

 Approaching the Teshie Sangonaa Landing Bay was a spectacular sight to behold - what some would refer to as picturesque.

Sustaining the National Sanitation Day momentum: There may be hope after all

By Edmund Smith-Asante, ACCRA

Some community members clearing rubbish at the Mallam Junction on NSD

 June 4, 2016 did not only mark the 37th anniversary of the famous uprising that was to change the course of events in the country; it also marked the 19th edition of the National Sanitation Day (NSD) – which was established on November 1, 2014.