Response to COVID-19: building resilience through water and wastewater management in Ghana

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dc.creatorDarteh, Bertha
dc.creatorCofie, Olufunke O.
dc.creatorNikiema, Josiane
dc.creatorMapedza, Everisto D.
dc.creatorGebrezgabher, Solomie A.
dc.creatorOkem, Andrew Emmanuel
dc.date2023-10-01
dc.date2023-09-30T22:03:05Z
dc.date2023-09-30T22:03:05Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:34:22Z
dc.descriptionThis study assessed the effects of COVID-19 on Ghana’s WASH system. It focused on low-income households and WASH sector stakeholders using Ayawaso East Municipality as a case study to document lessons from the pandemic’s impact on the WASH sector. We used the water and sanitation system approach to understand the effects of COVID-19 mitigation measures on the WASH system. Data were collected through surveys, stakeholder engagements, and document analysis. We found that the government’s WASH response increased hygiene practices, solid and liquid waste generation, and water consumption. Sanitation service providers experienced reduced demands for their services, lost clients, and increased operational expenditure. The pandemic’s impact is gendered, with women and girls experiencing a greater burden. We argue that responses to the pandemic highlight the need and opportunities for sustainable management of sanitation waste through integrated, circular economy business models, turning waste into valuable resources. Responses to COVID-19 in the WASH system are multisectoral because of its interconnected nature, highlighting the need to integrate sectors beyond water and sanitation. This requires improved institutional structures, policies, investment, and professionalising service providers.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/132085
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/159770
dc.languageen
dc.publisherIWA Publishing
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceDarteh, Bertha; Cofie, Olufunke; Nikiema, Josiane; Mapedza, Everisto; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Okem, Andrew Emmanuel. 2023. Response to COVID-19: building resilience through water and wastewater management in Ghana. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 14p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2023.112]
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjectwater, sanitation and hygiene
dc.subjectwastewater
dc.subjectwaste management
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectpandemics
dc.subjectmunicipal governments
dc.subjectstate intervention
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectsocial inclusion
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectprivate sector
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjectcircular economy
dc.subjectbusiness models
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectinstitutions
dc.subjectstakeholders
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectrisk
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectcase studies
dc.titleResponse to COVID-19: building resilience through water and wastewater management in Ghana
dc.typeJournal Article

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