Community engagement in the sustainable management of rivers: Barekese catchment,Kumasi, Ghana |
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Authors: | Tyhra Carolyn Kumasi Kwasi Obiri-Danso James H Ephraim |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;(2) Catholic University College of Ghana, P. O. Box 363, Sunyani, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana |
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Abstract: | The Barekese Reservoir is a facility for reserving water for treatment and subsequent consumption by the populace of the Kumasi
conurbation and its environs. The reservoir provides over 80% of the total public water supply to the Kumasi locale and is
plagued by persistent degradation through human activities throughout the catchment. This situation raises concern on the
regional deterioration of water quality and quantity. We present the attitudes of local communities towards their involvement
in river water management and the sustainable exploitation of natural resources. We administered both open ended and closed
structured questionnaires in seven communities in the reservoir catchment. The results revealed that individual residents
in these communities have not been involved in the management of the reservoir, adversely affecting goals of sustainable management.
Our study concludes with direct policy recommendations and applications in four specific areas to arrive at sustainable management
of the facility by involving affected communities through their inclusion in: ongoing and proposed project development as
shareholders; the review of existing environmental legislation; adopting of indigenous knowledge in management institutions;
and the re-introduction of norms and traditions within the communities. |
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