The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has cautioned the public against indiscriminate waste disposal ahead of the rainy season to avoid floods. Mr Ahmed Mustapha, the Upper West Regional Director of NADMO, cited chocked gutters and poor drainage systems in the Wa Municipality as some of the causes of floods. “We should all be ambassadors so far as flood management is concerned,” Mr Mustapha said in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Wa. He advised the people to change their attitudes towards waste management, as waste materials chocked the gutters and stifled free flow of water, which caused flooding during heavy rains.
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BY: Mohammed Fugu
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One of the very popular adages in the Ghanaian society is that: “When the last tree dies, the last man dies.”
Ironically, its meaning is seldom put into use as some people continue to destroy trees indiscriminately.
Undoubtedly, trees are life dependents of mankind, and without them nobody can survive on the earth.
However, a growing phenomenon in which the wildly growing shea trees are harvested for firewood and charcoal is gaining notoriety in the Upper West Region.
The tree, which serves as a major source of livelihood to the rural population, particularly women, has come under attack in recent times in the area trees are felled indiscriminately to burn charcoal and for firewood.
Mr Peter Maala, the Upper West Regional Coordinating Director, has indicated that issues concerning child protection and welfare ought to be a concern for every responsible member of the society.
He said children were subjected to various forms of abuses, including child labour, which was inimical to their holistic development and well-being.
Mr Maala, who is the Chairperson of the Upper West Regional Child Protection Committee, said this at the first quarter meeting of the Committee in Wa on Thursday.
The meeting was to, among other things; develop the 2021 work plan for the Committee as well as to chart effective ways of ensuring that children had access to essential services amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
A book, Surviving COVID-19: The Neglected Remedy has been launched in Lawra to educate and motivate people to grow and consume locally nutritious foods for improved health against the world s deadliest disease.
The book; a mini barefoot guide for agroecology series, put together by the Natural Food Barefoot Guide Writer s Collective 2020 for the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), was launched by the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational Development (CIKOD); a member of the Alliance.
The 30-page book is divided into five chapters namely; Chapter One The best medicine to fight the Coronavirus , Chapter Two Nature s food garden , Chapter Three Finding food for strong bodies , Chapter Four An African celebration of good food medicine and Chapter Five Food medicine from Africa for Africans .