This article recounts the experience gained during environmental impact assessment (EIA) of several gold mining projects in south-west Ghana. Read more...
A WaterAid project in rural Ghana uses two technologies for constructing hand-dug wells: concrete-lined and block-lined. The concrete-lined method... Read more...
Since 1993 SANDEC is conducting a field research project on the "Management of Sludges from On-site Sanitation" (SOS). Read more...
This paper presents findings from a study of household environmental problems in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area. It includes the results of... Read more...
The purpose of this paper is to summarize the status of the Dracunculiasis Eradication Programme as of March 1993, when less than three years are... Read more...
Many of the worst features of urban poverty in the Third World are environmental: poor access to safe water, unsanitary conditions, smoky kitchens,... Read more...