Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

NESCON 2010
Environmental Health and Sanitation Directorate

FIRST NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL

SANITATION CONFERENCE
Golden Tulip, Kumasi City—
Ashanti Region 8 – 10 December 2010
www.nescon.gh

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 PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATION
Presentations must show the full title of the paper, names, Proper management of environmental sanitation services has
affiliations of all authors, e-mail address and full mailing address remained one of the intractable challenges of our time despite the 4. Financial and economic aspects
of all the Authors, and the session. fact that many Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies Cost of common diseases to NHIS, transfers to MMDAs for
continue to spend a high proportion of internally generated funds environmental sanitation. Capital and operational costs of
The official language of the Conference will be English. All (IGFs) on it. facilities for treatment and disposal of liquid and solid wastes,
papers must be written and presented in English. Authors will MMDA Revenues and Expenditure on Environmental Sanitation,
be expected to attend the conference and present their papers The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Cost of SESIP programmes
themselves. (MLGRD) has taken the lead in finding sustainable solutions to the
challenge of improving access to all services through incremental
EXHIBITION service improvements. Towards achieving this in a holistic and 5. Closing the Loop: Value-Chain Analysis, Wastes-to-Food
harmonized manner the MLGRD has prepared a National (agriculture), Materials in Transition (MINT) and climate
A small exhibition will be held during the conference where Environmental Sanitation Policy (Revised, 2009), and gone further change adaptation
organizations and companies can display technical literature and to prepare a National Environmental Sanitation Strategy and Action Ecological sanitation, Re-use, recycling, recovery (including
associated material as well as latest installation of value-addition Plan (NESSAP) and an accompanying Strategic Environmental anaerobic digestion), Quality, Technologies, Costs of handling
wastes management facilities. For further information please Sanitation Investment Plan (SESIP). These three (3) documents and Storage (for both liquid and solid wastes), CO2 credits,
contact the organizing secretariat. provide a comprehensive framework for working to meet the Carbon balance, Reduction of GHG emissions, Energy saving etc.
Medium Term Development Policy Framework (2010 – 2013), the Examples of successful Materials-in-Transition(MINT) projects.
SOCIAL PROGRAMME MDGs (2015) and beyond up to 2025.
6. Governance and Accountability issues
The revised policy lays emphasis on the 4Rs – reduction, re-use, Country Sector overview for water and sanitation, education,
The MINT Dinner will be held on the evening of Thursday 10th recycling and recovery. The NESSAP takes forward raising health; Medium-term Development planning and annual
December. Further details of social events will be included in awareness for behavioural change towards all kinds of wastes as performance reviews; multi-donor budget support (MDBs) triggers
the final programme. fundamental and it is titled as Materials in Transition (MINT). The and sector performance including application of JMP, GLAAS to
For further enquiries and information on registration, exhibition, philosophy of MINT is to gradually bring to the fore for the review Ghana Compact on Sanitation and Water for All (SWA)
accommodation, etc., please contact the Organizing Secretariat appreciation of Ghanaians the value addition that can be achieved Initiative.
NESCON: EHSD, MLGRD Telephone: +233-302-671464 along all the functions of waste management both for liquid and
solid. MINT therefore engenders the use of all types of biomass 7. Industrial experiences and new developments
For enquiries on participation also contact WasteCare, and wastes to contribute towards the production of energy, soil- Case studies, Pilot plants, R&D projects.
International Trade Fair Centre, La, Accra Ghana. Telephone: conditioners from compost, increasing the use of urine for crop
+233 302 786072, Telefax +233 302 786072; e-mail: production all in the bid to tone down climate change and its
info@wcghana.com. Continuously updated information is impacts.
VENUE AND LOCATION
available on the web page: www.nescon.gh NESCON 2010 will be held in Kumasi (central location for all MMDAs),
The aim of NESCON 2010 is to focus on how Ghana can
at Golden Tulip Kumasi City– Ashanti Region, and affiliate hotels.
NESCON 2010 accelerate the coverage of all environmental sanitation services –
FIRST NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION upscaling country-wide sanitation behavior change communication
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
CONFERENCE using Community-led Total Sanitation, hygienic management of
excreta and sustainable access to improved sanitation, improving All delegates and authors are expected to make their own travel
Kumasi, Ashanti Region—Gulden Tulip Kumasi City, 8 – 10
operation and maintenance management of services and treatment arrangements. Detailed information on the location of the conference
December 2010 www.nescon.gh
Organized by: facilities, and developing a sustainable programme for promotion of venue and hotels for accommodation and their rates, and proposed field
NESPOCC – NESCON Working Group/Planning Committee, household sanitation through micro-finance institutions and the tours will be available on the NESCON website.
EHSD/MLGRD. advances made in the application of technologies for attaining 4Rs.
The NESCON is programmed for four (4) days (three days of
technical sessions and one day of technical tours) and will include
PLANNING COMMITTEE oral sessions, a poster session and a small exhibition by companies
working in the field. The Conference is organized by
Chris Azumah (MLGRD) MLGRD/EHSD with support from development partners, local
Evans Ewudzie Arthur (ESPA) industries and banking institutions.
Emmanuel Badza (LGSS)
Kweku Quansah MLGRD-EHSD) The following topics will be covered:
Loretta Roberts (UNICEF)
1. Effectiveness of Policies, Plans and Programmes of Work
Lukman Salifu (WasteCare)
Strategies and Directives, Legal responsibilities, development
A. B. Acheampong (PCIW) of legislative instruments, perspectives of other sectors,
Abu Wumbei (RCN Ghana) health, education, water. Presentation of experiences,
Lamisi Dabire (WaterAid Ghana) challenges and ingredients for successful implementation of
Alfred B. Attafuah MLGRD-EHSD) national-level plans and programmes.

NESCON PEER REVIEW TEAM 2. Institutional Strengthening and capacity enhancement

Institutional strengthening programmes and insights into
decentralization and enhancing the roles of Metropolitan,
Naa Demedeme Lenason, Director, EHSD (Chief Director
Municipal and District Assemblies.
MLGRD Accra, Ghana)
Elijah Danso, Royal Netherlands Embassy (Accra, Ghana)
Dr Callistus Mahama ILGS 3. Changing Environmental Sanitation Behaviour
Kwau Quansah MLGRD How does policy implementation affect behavior change?
Lukman Salifu, WasteCare Associates Presentations on strategies for behavioural change
Evans Darko Mensah, WasteCare Associates communication and Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS),
experiences of School Health Education Programme (SHEP).