DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF A SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR A RAPIDLY URBANIZING GHANAIAN VILLAGE
Description:
Technical Challenge: Columbia University Engineers Without Borders (CU-EWB) is developing a sustainable water management plan for Sakyikrom, Ghana. The community currently has limited access to potable water and will be growing at an astounding rate with the construction of a new major highway though the community. Therefore, sustainable water resources must be developed to serve the growing population without engendering environmental degradation.
Record Details:
Record Type:PROJECT(
ABSTRACT
)
Start Date:05/31/2007
Completion Date:05/31/2009
Record ID:
169485
Keywords:
URBANIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE, WATER MANAGEMENT,
Related Organizations:
Role
:OWNER
Organization Name
:BARNARD COLLEGE
Mailing Address
:3009 Broadway
Citation
:New York
State
:NY
Zip Code
:10027
Role
:OWNER
Organization Name
:UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
Mailing Address
:500 W University Ave
Citation
:El Paso
State
:TX
Zip Code
:79968
Role
:OWNER
Organization Name
:COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Organization Name
:CENTER FOR LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS
Mailing Address
:2960 Broadway
Citation
:New York
State
:NY
Zip Code
:10027
Project Information:
Approach
:The CU-EWB team will be using methods that are well developed in the United States to establish this water development plan. However, most developing communities, including Sakyikrom, do not have access to the knowledge and resources to perform such a study prior to tapping available water sources. Therefore, many communities inadvertently cause environmental degradation, including pollution of the very water they are tapping, by simply accessing the available water in an unsustainable and unplanned manor. CU-EWB will stress the importance of responsible water management practices as the community develops.
Cost
:$10,000.00
Research Component
:Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development
Approach
:The CU-EWB team will be using methods that are well developed in the United States to establish this water development plan. However, most developing communities, including Sakyikrom, do not have access to the knowledge and resources to perform such a study prior to tapping available water sources. Therefore, many communities inadvertently cause environmental degradation, including pollution of the very water they are tapping, by simply accessing the available water in an unsustainable and unplanned manor. CU-EWB will stress the importance of responsible water management practices as the community develops.
Cost
:$10,000.00
Research Component
:P3 Challenge Area - Water
Project IDs:
ID Code
:SU833183
Project type
:EPA Grant