Conference on Africa's Water Resource held

Accra (Greater Accra) 1st June ?99

An African Water Resource Conference has ended in Nairobi, Kenya, with a call on African states to share their experiences in water resource management.

The conference was organised by the World Bank and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and was attended by representatives from 24 countries.

It was to provide a forum for senior policy and decision-makers from Africa to share their experiences in water resource management.

Ghana was represented at the conference by a six-member delegation led by the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Isaac Adjei-Mensah.

Mr Adjei-Mensah told the GNA on arrival at the airport that the meeting discussed four areas of water resource management, including finance, legislation, and regulatory institutions and the environment.

He said a number of papers were presented in these four areas and that a task force was formed to work on the identified areas, including the issue of shared river basins.