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Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has reaffirmed government’s strong commitment to scientific research and innovation, describing the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as a critical driver of Ghana’s development agenda. The Vice President made the remarks during a meeting with the leadership of CSIR, led by its Director-General, Prof. Paul Pinnock Bosu. She noted that CSIR remains Ghana’s foremost research institution, established under the leadership of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and anchored by thirteen specialised institutes across the country. During the engagement, the CSIR team expressed appreciation to government for its continued support, particularly the operationalisation of the Ghana Research Fund. They also welcomed the recent opportunity to par...

Groundwater levels in the Densu River Basin are declining, according to a study by the Water Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-WRI). The study, conducted from 2020 to 2023, revealed increasing groundwater abstractions, placing stress on the resource. “Scenario analysis reveals abstractions at the current rate over 20 years without changes to recharge rate, pose risks to stream flows and ecosystems, especially under drier climate conditions,” cautioned Mr. Bismark Awinbire Akurugu, a research scientist with CSIR-WRI’s Groundwater and Geoscience Division. He presented the findings at a science engagement workshop in Accra, themed “Assessing the Potential Impacts of Abstractions and Recharge Using Numerical Groundwater Flow Modelling for t...

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Vice President Reaffirms Government’s Commitment to Research at CSIR Meeting

Groundwater abstractions endanger Densu River Basin – CSIR-WRI warns