The need to set up the Think Tank was informed by the basic challenges confronting the sanitation sector and the cascading effects that these challenges then have on other vital sectors of the economy. The need for an independent body of environmental sanitation experts is seen as an enabler in the sanitation debate that would help to advocate for improvement in environmental sanitation standards in the country. The Think Tank is envisioned as a triple helix body made up of civil society organisation (CSOs), academia and industry-based experts, who will respond to the Terms of Reference (TOR).
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The Need for Sanitation Think Tank
It would provide input and guidance for rigorous empirical research that would produce environmental sanitation related information relevant to the sector. The group would also produce peer-reviewed publications for high impact journals and books for reputable local and international publishers, as well as effectively communicate such findings to policy makers.
Academia
CSO's
Industry Experts
Our Objectives
Develop Policies
Identify and develop various initiatives to identify practical means of accelerating the development of the sanitation sector in Ghana.
Support Government and Civil Society
Support government and civil society identify practical, concrete ways of accelerating access to environmental sanitation services in the country
Promoting Environmental Sanitation
Seek to persuade Government to make further enhanced commitments for promoting environmental sanitation and to identify practically appropriate means to implement existing commitments and new sustainable initiatives in the sector.
Need For Sanitation Goal
Emphasise the need for a dedicated national sanitation goal that would contribute meaningfully to the achievement of a universal access to environmental sanitation services by 2030 in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) initiative. Emphasis shall be placed on efficient waste management services countrywide.
Common Sanitation Platform
Serve as a common national platform for advocacy on environmental sanitation. The aim is to influence major coherent changes in the sector, to commit government, donor agencies and other sanitation stakeholders to take concrete, implementable and quantifiable decisions on environmental sanitation management.
Sanitation Schemes That Support and Provide Quality Services For The Populace
Call on government and donor agencies to devote more resources and efforts to explore innovative, financially sustainable approaches for the implementation of large scale sanitation schemes that support and provide quality services for the populace.
Promote Active Involvement of The Private Sector
Promote active involvement of the private sector in environmental sanitation service delivery through various public-private sector participation (PPP) initiatives, in line with provisions in the national Environmental Sanitation Policy (revised, 2010).
Call on Government and Development Partners
Call on government and development partners to facilitate the capacity development efforts of the private sector partners, including exploring innovative financing and technology transfer mechanisms to help them improve on their services and also remove all holdups that affect the flow of funds for improvement of the sanitation sector.