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Mainstreaming SEA in water and environmental sanitation in Ghana
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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09 authored by Lukman Y. Salifu, E. Darko-MensahBuilding the capacity of sector practitioners in applying Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to
water and environmental sanitation policies, plans, programmes (PPPs) is a pre-requisite to meeting MDG
7, Target 9. In Ghana, SEA has been applied to the process of developing a new National Water Policy and
revising an existing Environmental Sanitation Policy and in the process stakeholders appreciation of SEA
and capacity to use derived tools has been enhanced. This paper presents a number of key elements of applying
SEA to water and environmental sanitation PPPs, the drivers for mainstreaming SEA in all sectors
and challenges of institutionalisation the use of the SEA tools that have been developed.
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SALIFU, L.Y. and DARKO-MENSAH, E., 2008. Mainstreaming SEA in water and environmental sanitation 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. 234-237.Publisher
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