In this article, I present some questions concerning the increasing water resource insecurity in Ghana and proffer arguments on the need to revolutionise our thoughts on how we value, manage and prioritise water.
However, many citizens are “already in Day Zero” due to the tragedy from water pollution (mostly through illegal mining), high cost of supplying urban water, increasing leakages in urban water mains and the increasing cost of accessing water.
Even in our urban areas, population growth, changing weather pattern and growing income inequality are threatening to overwhelm both the physical infrastructure and management systems that have previously provided for our water needs as a country.
It appears to me that, institutional stakeholders and the Ghanaian citizenry have not made conscious efforts to prioritise the value of water.
There is no need waiting for crisis to hit us before we act.
In the foregoing, for our dear country (Ghana) to avoid future apocalypse in water needs just like what Cape Town is going through, we should embrace efforts to value and prioritise water.
At the same time, we need the right science and water management policies.
The future for water management is now and everyone is required to help value and prioritise water before the country face a potential water war.
In the realm of this water insecurity in Ghana, the issue of “smart water” and valuation should take a centre stage.
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