Abstract:Since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease emerged in December 2019, more than 180 million cases have been confirmed globally. In Ghana, as of 26th June 2021, a total of 95,914 COVID-19 cases and 796 deaths had been confirmed. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ghana Health Service have announced various protocols to break the...Read More

The Ghana National Petroleum Cooperation, GNPC, is to construct a laboratory for the University of Environment and Sustainable, (UESD) to serve its Departments. This will help cement the beginning of a relationship between the two institutions. The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, Dr. Kofi Koduah Sarpong, said this in response to a request made...Read More

In its quest to forge a collaboration between the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, (UESD), and industry, a six member delegation of Lecturers from the School of Sustainable Development of the University, has called on Management of Ghana Water Company, (GWCL) at its head office in Accra. The meeting discussed four areas of possible...Read More

By: Dr. Christian Larbi Ayisi. Abstract The present study investigated the effects of stocking of Bagrid catfish on growth performance, feed utilization, proximate composition and water quality. Fish of average weight of 7.34±2.36 g were stocked in triplicates at densities 20 fish/m3 (SD 20), 40 fish/m3 (SD 40), 60 fish/m3 (SD 60) and 80 fish/m3...Read More

ABSTRACTThe effectiveness in complying with hygienic practices such as handwashing with soap hinges on knowledge or awareness through sensitisation. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, as part of measures to promote hygiene, designed and implemented a handwashing with soap sensitisation experiment and this study examined associated post-sensitisation drivers. The study finds personal (gender, education, age, occupation), Household (Household Size)...Read More

Presenter: Dr George Lutterodt ABSTRACT This work is one of UPGro’s consortium projects with research funding from UKAid. The work explores the use of transition management (Social Science and Sustainability tool) in the management of groundwater in poor urban areas and slums in SSA. The work was conducted in 3 African countries. In Ghana, the...Read More

By: Dr. Gibrilla Abass.Abstract Ghana is the largest gold producer in West Africa and second in Africa. It is dominated by two main sectors namely, the large scale mining sector (LSM) and small-scale/artisanal small-scale mining (SSM/ASM). Within the small-scale gold mining sector is “galamsey”, a local term used in Ghana for illegal or unregulated gold...Read More

PRESENTER ONE;   DR. ISHMAEL  LENTE Increasing temperatures in the Nandom District of the Upper West Region have been identified as contributing to migration and loss of labour in the area. This was contained in the findings of a study conducted by Dr. Ishmael Lente, a Lecturer of the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, (SNES),...Read More

A four (4) member joint team from the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, UESD and the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, has been constituted to partner in issues of mutual benefit to both institutions, particularlyrelating to the School of Sustainable Development and the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. The Team was...Read More

As part of activities marking World Environment Day on Saturday, 5th June, 2021, members of faculty of the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences (SNES), of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, (UESD), embarked on a tree planting exercise on campus, to climax its week- long activities. The theme for this year’s celebration is,...Read More