Ghanaian heads African Water Association Committee

A top official of the Ghana Water Company Limited has been appointed President of the Specialized Committee on Sanitation and Environment of the African Water Association (AfWA).

Mr Jonas Kakariba Jabulo, GWCL Chief Manager in-charge of Water Quality Assurance, will head the Specialized Committee for the next two years. His appointment was made at the just ended  16th Congress of African Water Association held in Marrakech, Morocco.

Another GWCL official, Mr Cephas Oguah was appointed Rapporteur of the Specialized Committee.

Mr Michael Agyeman, GWCL Public Relations Manager told the Ghana News Agency on Saturday that about 1,500 participants from Africa, USA, Europe and Asia attended the International Congress and Exhibition under the theme: “Collaborative Mechanisms and Innovations for Sustainable Development of Water and Sanitation Sectors in Africa.”

International organizations the Congress attracted included the World Bank, International Water Association (IWA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB). Professionals in drinking water and sanitation sectors from all African countries as well as investors, donors, scientific bodies, government officials and members of civil society also attended the event.

Mr Jabulo joined the AfWA in 2007. Until his appointment as President, Mr Jabulo served on the Specialized Committee on Sanitation and Environment as Anglophone Secretary for a period of four years.

He holds two Masters Degree in Chemistry from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and in Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering with specialty in Water Quality Management from the UNESCO-IHE (Institute of Hydraulic Engineering).

Source: GNA