TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing low quality water use policy framework: Case study from Ghana
AU - Amponsah, Owusu
AU - Vigre, Håkan
AU - Wilde Schou, Torben
AU - Boateng, Ethel Seiwaa
AU - Braimah, Imoro
AU - Abaidoo, Robert Clement
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - We bought to understand the factors that have undermined the effective implementation of the low quality water reuse provision in Ghana's Irrigation Policy. Two Strategic Environmental Assessment tools (i.e. compatibility matrix and sustainability test) were used for the policy analyses. The analyses identified neither conflicts nor sustainability issues which could undermine the effective implementation of the policy in Ghana. Rather, its effective implementation was found to be the result of the lack of supportive legislation, regulations and guidelines. Furthermore, most of the institutions, which have been identified as key stakeholders for the policy implementation, not only lack the commitment to implement the policy but also perceive low quality water reuse as a practice that can endanger public health. We conclude that effective implementation of the low quality water reuse policy requires an integration of the policy into the broader water resources management context supported with legislation and regulations which spell out clearly institutional responsibilities, and rewards and punishments for compliance or otherwise. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - We bought to understand the factors that have undermined the effective implementation of the low quality water reuse provision in Ghana's Irrigation Policy. Two Strategic Environmental Assessment tools (i.e. compatibility matrix and sustainability test) were used for the policy analyses. The analyses identified neither conflicts nor sustainability issues which could undermine the effective implementation of the policy in Ghana. Rather, its effective implementation was found to be the result of the lack of supportive legislation, regulations and guidelines. Furthermore, most of the institutions, which have been identified as key stakeholders for the policy implementation, not only lack the commitment to implement the policy but also perceive low quality water reuse as a practice that can endanger public health. We conclude that effective implementation of the low quality water reuse policy requires an integration of the policy into the broader water resources management context supported with legislation and regulations which spell out clearly institutional responsibilities, and rewards and punishments for compliance or otherwise. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KW - Low quality water
KW - Policy
KW - Compatibility
KW - Sustainability
KW - Implementation
U2 - 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.01.009
DO - 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.01.009
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0921-3449
VL - 97
SP - 1
EP - 15
JO - Resources, Conservation and Recycling
JF - Resources, Conservation and Recycling
ER -