West and central africa, held in ghana in 2010, identified the key environmental issues as waste from shipping oper ations, oil spills, inadequate ballast water management, dredging, effluent, water quality, noise, dust, air pollution, and habitat degradation echart and others 2012. Ghana randomized air pollution and health study graphs. A new working group made up of scientists and technicians with experience in working with ionizing radiation has been formed. It reduces the productivity of fisheries, by degrading the natural habitat, increasing egg mortality and decreasing egg quality. Hei communication 19 contribution of household air pollution.
An act to provide for the prevention of pollution to the marine environment and for responses to marine pollution incidents emanating from vessels, and other matters related to the implementation of international marine pollution conventions. Inkoom, department of planning, knust, kumasi, ghana. Accra, ghanas capital city, has the worst air pollution in ghana, according to all publicly available data. The korle lagoon in accra, ghana, has become one of the most polluted water bodies on earth. Ghana has incorporated the conventions provisions into the nations marine pollution act act 932, which was passed last year. Mar 23, 2019 plastic pollution in ghana october 2019.
News ghana is ghanas leading online news portal for business in west africa and around the world. Our study took place in four neighborhoods in accra, the capital of ghana. Using available evidence to prioritize future action hei household air pollutionghana working group introduction in 2017, 47% of the global population, an estimated 3. Daily news from ghana and local accra news stories including crime, health, education and general news by daily graphic. Contribution of household air pollution to ambient air pollution in ghana, summary for policy makers 3 approach starting in july 2018, hei convened a group of experts to. In march 2017, the ghana water company warned that the spate of water pollution by illegal asm operators is approaching alarming levels, and that the country risks importing water for. Ghana committed to prevent marine pollution asiamah. Scarier is the fact that there would be no treatable. Pdf causes, effects and solution of water polution. Air pollution has been a major challenge worldwide particularly in the developing world. Its western border is delineated by the ivory coast, while to its north lies burkina faso. It is situated on the atlantic ocean towards the west side of africa. Also the emission of greenhouse gases and hydrocarbons to the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels helps promote air pollution in ghana. Almost everyday, effluents gases are released in the atmosphere by these industries.
Result of surveys about air pollution, water pollution, greens and parks satisfaction, light and noise pollution, etc. Ghana will give priority attention to the prevention of the pollution of the marine environment, consistent with the sustainable development goals sdgs and international maritime organisation. Aug 22, 2019 quoting a world health organisations who report, epas head of environmental quality, emmanuel appoh, indicated that 28,000 people died in ghana in 2017 as a result of air pollution. Mar 29, 2016 daily news from ghana and local accra news stories including crime, health, education and general news by daily graphic. Urban waste pollution in the korle lagoon, accra, ghana. Estimation of perceptions about pollution in accra. Indoor air pollution causes an estimated 14,000 deaths every year and 3000 deaths in children below 5years it. Quoting a world health organisations who report, epas head of environmental quality, emmanuel appoh, indicated that 28,000 people died in. Tema being ghanas most industrious city has its industries always polluting the air. Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of air pollution in. Major donors active in water supply and sanitation in ghana are the african development bank, canada, denmark, the eu commission, france, germany, japan, the netherlands, and the world bank.
Since 1994, the sector has been gradually reformed through the creation of an autonomous regulatory agency, introduction of private sector participation, decentralization of the rural. Scarier is the fact that there would be no treatable water source, either surface or ground water. The drinking water supply and sanitation sector in ghana faces a number of challenges, including very limited access to sanitation, intermittent supply, high water losses and low water pressure. Global urban population is expected to double by 2050, with. Galamsey, pollution destroying water bodies in ghana water. The rate and extent of environmental degradation is always known to be at some cost. News ghana is ghana s leading online news portal for business in west africa and around the world. May 23, 2017 ghana will give priority attention to the prevention of the pollution of the marine environment, consistent with the sustainable development goals sdgs and international maritime organisation.
Application of international marine pollution conventions under the laws of samoa 4. Overview of air quality monitoring in accra, ghana2. Environmental challenges ghana faces and suggested. Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substancesenergies or naturally occurring contaminants. It is the principal outlet through which all major drainage channels in the city empty their wastes into the sea. September 2012 abstract most modern mines in the developing world are located in rural areas, where agriculture is the main source of livelihood. Estimation of indoor air pollution and health impacts. Ghana, agrochemicals, environment, pollution, exposure. Indoor air pollution causes an estimated 14,000 deaths every year and 3000 deaths in children below 5years it is a major risk factor in non. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of air pollution in the accra.
It is the principal outlet through which all major. Contribution of household air pollution to ambient air. The july 2017 ghana training in household air pollution is a fourday training workshop on household air pollution hap and exposure monitoring targeting 1 members of the ghana environmental protection agency, and 2 investigators currently engaged or interested in household air pollution research and exposure monitoring. However, the types of communities and ecosystems in which mines are situated in ghana vary widely. According to the report of chraj 2008, 22 out of 28 mining communities had polluted rivers. The major causes of water pollution include sewage and other oxygendemanding wastes, urbanization, agrochemical wastes, thermal pollution, industrial wastes, nutrient enrichment, acid rain pollution, oil spillage, the disruption of sediments.
Ghana has no problem with water sources, but potable water sources are diminishing at such a fast rate that the country faces a looming water crisis by the year 2030, if conditions continue to persist. Pollution poses a health risk to fish, a critical resource in west africa and a primary source of protein for coastal populations. In the case of ghana where socioeconomic development thrives on and it is supported largely by natural resources and the environment generally, the potential cost of. Ghana supports efforts to end marine pollution climate action. Muntaka chasant according to a study, ghana generated 302,192 kgday of plastic waste in 2010 more than 4 times generated in kenya per day during the same period, and 81% around 244,835 kgday of the waste was inadequately managed plastic waste dumped in uncontrolled landfills. Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies e. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. The imminent threat of ghanas water resources running dry in a few years gets scarier by the day. The convention which have been ratified by ghana is the international convention for the prevention of marine pollution from ships, 1973 as modified by the protocol of 1978 relating to it marpol 7378 annexes 11v, the 1996 protocol to the convention on the prevention of marine pollution by dumping of wastes and other matter london dumping. Box ah 38, achimotaaccra, ghana received 31 january 2009. The ghana randomized air pollution and health study graphs is a clusterrandomized trial that evaluates the efficacy of clean fuels liquefied petroleum gas, or lpg and efficient biomass cookstoves in the brongahafo region of central ghana. Application of this act and other pollution laws 6.
Jun 08, 20 the ghana environmental protection agency epa act of 1994 act 940 mandates the epa to prescribe standards and guidelines relating to the pollution of water, air, land, and noise in the country. The ghana environmental protection agency epa act of 1994 act 940 mandates the epa to prescribe standards and guidelines relating to the pollution of water, air, land, and noise in the country. Ghana permissible ambient noise as set by the epa for residential areas requires that noise levels should not be above 55 decibels during the day. Industries, cocoa processing company, tema lube oil company. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source. Air pollution risk in accordance with the world health organizations guidelines, the air quality in ghana is considered unsafe. However, many chemicals also enter the environment and chemical pollution remains a major environmental issue in ghana. Review of environmental and health impacts of mining in ghana. Solid fuels are a major source of exposure to household air pollution hap in the form of fine particulate matter. Mar 22, 2017 the imminent threat of ghanas water resources running dry in a few years gets scarier by the day. These include stroke and heart disease, respiratory illness and cancers. Household and community poverty, biomass use, and air.
Minister asiamah appealed to other nations to take urgent steps towards the protection of the marine environment, calling for those countries that have not ratified the london convention to do so. Agrochemicals are integral part of current agriculture. Others were water and air pollution associated mainly with industrialization. Contribution of household air pollution to ambient air pollution in ghana. Ghana training in household air pollution and monitoring. Water treatment plants are being shut down one after the other almost every time, due to pollution, largely by the activities of illegal gold miners. Apr 11, 2017 water pollution has become a systemic human rights violation in ghana.
The lancet commission on pollution and health provides data related to the health and economic costs of pollution for 190 countries. Accra is located on the gulf of guinea and has a total area of more than. Pdf urban waste pollution in the korle lagoon, accra, ghana. Ghana consists of ten defensive regions, including many islands. Introduction air pollution is a leading environmental health risk humans face. Sep 19, 2016 in ghana, per capita generation of plastic waste stands at 0. As part of the ghana shared growth and development agenda, ghana would like to reduce reliance on wood fuels and charcoal by expanding access to the national electric grid and developing oil and gas resources. Using this unique dataset, we examined household pm pollution in relation to household and neighborhood ses, fuel use, and selected other characteristics. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light. Hei household air pollutionghana working group introduction in 2017, 47% of the global population, an estimated 3. May 25, 2017 ghana has incorporated the conventions provisions into the nations marine pollution act act 932, which was passed last year. The leading risk factors for children under 5 and adults aged 1549 years were childhood underweight and. Overall, the three risk factors that account for the most disease burden in ghana are household air pollution from solid fuels, dietary risks, and high blood pressure. Marine pollution prevention act 2008 arrangement of provisions part i preliminary 1.
The ghana environmental protection agency epa act, of 1994 act 490 mandates the epa to prescribe standards and guidelines relating to the pollution. Status of environmental contamination in ghana, the. Considering the gradual increase in the generation of radioactive waste, there the need to strengthen the infrastructure for the management of radioactive waste in ghana. Estimation of pollution in ghana, using perception. Summarize and compare approaches that have been used to quantify the contribution of hap and other sources of ambient air pollution for various geographic scales in ghana.
Large amounts of untreated industrial waste emptied into surface drains has led to severe pollution in the lagoon and disrupted its natural ecology. In ghana, per capita generation of plastic waste stands at 0. Reducing marine and coastal pollution t world bank. Ghana, officially called the republic of ghana, is an independent state. Nationwide in ghana, 14,000 deathsyear from household air pollution hap. In other words air pollution refers to substances in the air that can have adverse effects on humans and the ecosystem. Waste waters from eight selected industries namely tema oil refinery, tuyee manufacturing. Ghana air quality catalogue united nations environment. Environmental science programme of university of ghana under the supervision of. Household air pollution, lpg, cookstove, ghana, pneumonia, birth.
Summarize and compare approaches that have been used to quantify the contribution of hap and other sources of ambient air pollution for various geographic scales. Galamsey, pollution destroying water bodies in ghana. Pdf the korle lagoon in accra, ghana, has become one of the most polluted water bodies on earth. The major causes of water pollution include sewage and other oxygendemanding wastes, urbanization, agrochemical wastes, thermal pollution, industrial wastes, nutrient enrichment, acid rain. West and central africa, held in ghana in 2010, identified the key environmental issues as waste from shipping oper ations, oil spills, inadequate ballast water management, dredging, effluent, water quality, noise, dust, air pollution, and habitat degradation echart and. Despite ghana drowning in plastic trash, the government has announced it wont be banning plastics because people in ghana actually use plastics. These substances can be solid particles liquid droplets or gases and they are called pollutants. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of air pollution in the accra, ghana. Understanding the knowledge and behaviour of the populace is key to the development and implementation of necessary intervention programmes.
This creates the potential of negative spillovers to farmers. The most recent data indicates the countrys annual mean concentration of pm2. East of ghana lies togo, while the south is bordered by the atlantic and the gulf of guinea. Result of survey about air pollution, water pollution, greens and parks satisfaction, light and noise pollution, etc. Examples of these pollutants are carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide chlorofluorocarbons, ammonia. Pdf this study examined the spatial, socioeconomic status ses, and temporal patterns of ambient air pollution in accra, ghana. Environmental degradation a threat to ghanas economy. Hei communication 19 contribution of household air. Air pollution from indoor sources is the single largest contributor to the negative health effects of air pollution in ghana. Plastics are choking the worlds oceans, shorelines, and rivers.
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