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Using SEA principles to improve application of landfill guidelines in Ghana
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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by E. Darko-Mensah, Lukman Y. SalifuThe Ghana Landfill Guidelines was published in 2002. Since then a number of local government staff have
received training on its application. Since the recommendation of by the National Development Planning
Commission(NDPC) and the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) for the application of Strategic Environmental
Assessment (SEA) principles in formulation of policies, plans, programmes, tools have been developed
for the water and environmental sanitation sector. An assessment of the Ghana Landfill Guidelines shows
how SEA can be applied to critical stages of the landfill selection process. The central process-principle of
SEA seeks to enhance broad stakeholder engagement, especially of non-specialists, improve transparent
decision making and consensus building and thus add value to decision-making that enhances the likelihood
of landfill development progressing to implementation. SEA further promotes community appreciation of
issues concerning environmental quality and therefore demystifies the preparation of Environmental Impact
Assessment as an exercise carried out only by experts.
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DARKO-MENSAH, E. and SALIFU, L.Y., 2008. Using SEA principles to improve application of landfill guidelines in Ghana. IN: Jones, H. (ed). Access to sanitation and safe water - Global partnerships and local actions: Proceedings of the 33rd WEDC International Conference, Accra, Ghana, 7-11 April 2008, pp. 27-30.Publisher
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