Abstract Purpose: The WHO has labelled the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a global pandemic. There is collective effort to stem out the spread of the virus through conscious efforts of governments and other stakeholders in public health. It also takes deliberate personal behavioural changes and adaptations which are all dependent on the awareness and knowledge of...Read More

Abstract: This study focuses on mineral governance and how it can contribute to ameliorating human development challenges in Ghana. The research adopted the human centered mineral resource governance approach to assess the mineral governance structure in Ghana and identified that, the current system is a colonial legacy and does not promote human development in Ghana....Read More

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

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 renowned Ghanaian motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Mr. David Ansong, has tasked students of the UESD to be creative by looking beyond the formal education they are receiving, identify the opportunities around them and device strategies to their benefit. Motivational speaker, Mr. David Ansong giving a talk on ‘Leadership He said the desire to change...Read More

The Dean of the School of Sustainable Development at the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Prof. Anthony Amoah, has called on the government to build effective and efficient institutions with the requisite capacity to fight corruption. He has also charged all Ghanaians to refrain from corrupt practices which are detrimental to the nation’s...Read More