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Sanitation Minister Dazzles In Israel WATEC 2019 Conference

By News Desk
General News Sanitation Minister Dazzles In Israel WATEC 2019 Conference
NOV 24, 2019 LISTEN

The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Cecelia Abena Dapaah has led a 27 Ghanaian Member delegation to the 2019 Water Technology and Environmental Control (WATEC) conference in Israel, held at the plush David Intercontinental, Tel Aviv from the 18th of November to the 21st of November, 2019.

The conference which is organized annually was under the theme, “Creating Energy Through Interaction…”

The Honourable Minister’s delegation included six (6) State Officials, mainly technocrats from the departments and agencies under her Ministry,( Ghana Water Company Limited, Community Water and Sanitation Agency, Water Resources Commission), twenty-one Businessmen and Women from the Sanitation and Environment Sector including Zoomlion, and the Ghanaian Israeli Ambassador, H.E. Mrs. Hannah Ama Nyarko and Her Deputy who were with the Ghanaian Team throughout the period of the conference and other events.

The Honourable Minister participated in a number of seminars and workshops and also held several meetings on the sidelines with manufacturers and investors, where she made brilliant and impressive presentations promoting Governments One District, One Factory (1D1F) policy, and advocating for the Clean Ghana Agenda by her Ministry, and investments to help solve the Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Environmental Challenges in Ghana.

Hon. Cecelia Abena Dapaah also held high profile meetings, including one with her counterpart, the Israeli Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Mr. Yuval Steinitz and his team of experts, and visited a few places including the Mekorot sewage treatment plant in Shafdan and a number of manufacturing companies.

The focus of the conference was “Water Stewardship and innovation - driving global leadership in responsible planning management and protection of water. This year’s four-day conference was organized in collaboration with the Israeli Ministry of Economy, Israel New Tech, Manufacturers Association, and Israel Export Institute.

The team has since returned to Ghana, ready for action.

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