Inland Waterway Transportation (IWT) in Ghana: A case study of Volta Lake Transport by Boadu Solomon, Ebenezer Otoo, Alex Boateng, Desmond Ato Koomson

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Mapping and estimating water quality parameters in the Volta Lake’s Kpong Headpond of Ghana using regression model and Landsat 8 by Linda Appiah Boamah, Clement Nyamekye, Charles Gyamfi, Jonathan Quaye Ballard, Geophrey Kwame Anornu

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‘Shock and Awe’: A critique of the Ghana-centric child trafficking discourse by Samuel Okyere

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A review of the water resources of Ghana in a changing climate and anthropogenic stresses by Sampson K. Agodzo, Enoch Bessah, Mexoese Nyatuame

“…Other services obtained from surface water are the provision of fish (the Volta Lake is estimated to contributes to 16% of total catch in Ghana); hydropower generation accounting for about 40% of total power installed capacity (Akosombo = 1,020 MW, Kpong = 160 MW, and Bui = 404 MW); water transportation (notably on the Volta Lake); tourist attractions [are 550 km Ghana's shoreline that has about 90 lagoons, the Volta Lake, the lower Volta (e.g., Sogakope, Ada) and some other inland waters like Lake Bosumtwi] and wetlands (recognized by RAMSAR convention of 1971) In the legal context, water governance issues are handled by various institutions created by Acts of Parliament.…”
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