CSIR calls for coordinated action to protect Ghana’s water bodies

Towards Sustainable Remediation of Polluted Water Bodies,” Dr Franklin Obiri-Nyarko, a Research Scientist at the WRI’s Groundwater and Geoscience Division, said illegal mining, or galamsey, was a major driver of water pollution.

He called for stronger enforcement of environmental and mining laws, alternative livelihoods for illegal miners, investment in local remediation technologies and continuous monitoring of water quality.

They warned that illegal mining and other human activities were threatening public health, food production and livelihoods, with about 60 per cent of the country’s water bodies reported to be polluted.