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Member countries of the Volta Basin Authority (VBA) have reviewed the challenges facing the Volta Basin and are making efforts to enhancing coordinated approach to protect and utilise the natural resources in the river.
Volta Basin, estimated to be 400,000 square kilometres, is the ninth largest basin in Sub-Saharan Africa and is shared by six countries in West Africa; Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo.
Briefing newsmen after the 7th meeting of the VBA Council of Ministers held in Abuja last weekend, the Minister of Water and Sanitation of Burkina Faso, Mr Niouga Ouedraogo, said it would be a “catastrophe” if each country decides to do what it wants with the resources in the basin.
Mr Samuel Adusei, Deputy Minister, Water Resources, Works and Housing, Ghana, said that meeting would develop a master plan that could help countries work towards utilizing the potential of the natural resources in the basin.
Adusei further said that the policies developed by the VBA would be geared towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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