Sanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana

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dc.creatorGebrezgabher, Solomie A.
dc.creatorDongzagla, A.
dc.creatorJoshi, Deepa
dc.creatorNicol, Alan
dc.date2024-10-18
dc.date2024-10-19T13:49:44Z
dc.date2024-10-19T13:49:44Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:35:08Z
dc.descriptionThe United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to achieve safely managed sanitation for all by the year 2030. However, access to safely managed sanitation in Ghana remains low. In 2022, the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP)1 estimated that access to safe sanitation in Ghana was less than 16%, with approximately 17.2% of the population still practicing open defecation. While modest progress has been made in the provision of sanitation facilities in Ghana, progress remains uneven across the value chain. As part of the Towards Brown Gold project, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) analyzed current sanitation practices in Wa, a rapidly urbanizing small town in the Upper West Region of Ghana, to gain insights into sanitation systems from the perspective of local communities. The study also explored cultural and social attitudes toward fecal sludge management (FSM) and identified potential circular pathways for improving FSM.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/155429
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/160106
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceGebrezgabher, Solomie; Dongzagla, A.; Joshi, Deepa; Nicol, Alan. 2024. Sanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 4p.
dc.subjectsanitation
dc.subjecttoilets
dc.subjectlatrines
dc.subjectsludge treatment
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectmodels
dc.subjectresource recovery
dc.subjectwastewater
dc.subjectgrey water
dc.subjectorganic wastes
dc.subjectliquid wastes
dc.subjectsolid wastes
dc.subjectwaste disposal
dc.subjectcommunities
dc.subjectenvironmental health
dc.subjectstakeholders
dc.titleSanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana
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