GAMA SANITATION AND WATER PROJECT HOST TRAINING ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.
The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project has taken a significant stride towards fostering environmental stewardship and sustainable development with a two-day certificate training program focused on Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability.
The training, tailored for Environmental Health Officers and Waste Management personnel in the Greater Accra Region, was facilitated by Madam Charlotte Adjei Marfo, the Capacity Building Coordinator of the GAMA Sanitation and Water Project.
In a bid to address pressing environmental challenges and promote a more sustainable approach to resource management, with a growing recognition of the importance of circular economy principles in managing waste and conserving resources, the initiative aims to equip participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to implement effective strategies within their respective Municipalities.
Madam Charlotte Adjei Marfo set the stage for the training by emphasizing the crucial role of environmental professionals in driving positive change. She underscored the need to shift from the traditional linear model of waste management to a circular economy framework by closing the loop by ensuring sustainable use of available resources, adopt sustainable practices for waste management in the municipalities to promote environmental sustainability, enhance resilience against climate change impacts, reduce disease burden, and improve the quality of life of the citizens.
“The GAMA Sanitation and Water Project is committed to fostering a culture of sustainability and innovation,” stated Madam Charlotte Adjei Marfo. “Through initiatives like this training program, we aim to empower stakeholders with the insights and skills needed to embrace circular economy principles and champion environmental sustainability.”
Throughout the two-day training, experts from the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Accra Technical University, Accra School of Hygiene, and practitioners from the sector like City Waste, and Zoomlion led the participants to undertake practical demonstration of how circular economy and environmental sustainability principles works in their Assemblies, evaluate and adopt tools and strategies to implement circularity. The environmental health officers were encouraged to promote knowledge-sharing among waste management professionals to drive collective action in the area of circular economy and environmental sustainability. #highlights #waterforkumasi #toiletjama #sanitationconversation #letstalkaboutsanitation #onehouseonetoilet #interactive
