The governments of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have pledged to coordinate and strengthen security operations on their borders to prevent activities affecting the quality of Bia and Tano water resources.
In addition, the two countries must stop all illegal mining activities that cause pollution of the basin and share best practices and knowledge in mining and other necessary areas.
This was contained in a communique issued after a bilateral meeting between the two countries on the Bia and Tano transboundary water systems.
A joint communiqué issued and signed in Accra by the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, and the Minister of Water and Forestry of Ivoir, Laurent Tchagba, said that all illegal mining activities that cause pollution in the two basins must be brought to an end “as a matter of urgency “.
According to the ministers, despite the mitigation measures taken by the two countries, the level of pollution in the two river basins still exceeds normal standards.
The communique notes that reactivating and making permanent, the Joint Ministerial Committee and the Joint Technical Sub-committee to monitor the pollution caused by illegal mining in the transboundary river basin and also expanding the committee to include other relevant sectors, is necessary.
At the end of the bilateral meeting, Ms Dapaah said that the Minister of Water and Forestry of Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Tchagba, thanked the government and the people of Ghana for the warm welcome and fraternity given, and for the exceptional quality of the organization of the meeting.
He assured that Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire would remain committed to implementing the recommendations.
Source: Ghanaiantimes.com.gh
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