20-09-2012
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Lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Development Studies
UDS, Navrongo campus, Apori Ntiforo says the country’s quest to achieving the
Millennium Development Goals (MDG) could only materialized if strategic
integrated management policy initiatives are put in place. Relatively, the
implementation of plans, programs and projects geared at achieving the MDGs
calls for integrated approach since the achievement of these goals are
interrelated, interconnected and re-enforcing. Speaking to Radio Ghana at
Navrongo, Mr. Ntiforo echoed that the reduction in one of the MDG targets
affects the other but one that is central to all is the MDG7, which he narrated
emphasize the urgency for proper waste disposal and management. For him,
innovative technologies must be practically adopted to help remedy the myriad
of challenges associated with waste management. He however commended Zoomlion
Ghana for its invaluable contribution in championing the cause of waste
management in the country and urged them to intensify their campaign efforts to
rid the country of filth. Mr Ntiforo also called for behavorial change among
the general public with the view to improving the standard of basic
environmental conditions affecting the wellbeing of mankind. Positive change
towards the environment, he moreover explained, will invariably reduce poverty,
disease, hunger and environmental degradation among other challenges. The
economy he indicated is bound to reap the full benefit if special priority is
given to proper sanitary practices in the country. According to him, MDG7
states that by the 2015, the 191 UN member states and leaders are to reduce to
halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking
water and basic sanitation, hence the urgent need for our political leaders to
provide workable solutions to mitigate the impact of improper waste management and disposal.
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