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October 13, 2026

Protecting the Volta River System: The Water Quality and Socio-Economic Impact of Illegal Mining

Zita Naangmenyele Abuntori; Prosper Bazaanah; Chrysogonus Anab; Emmanuel Tetteh-Doku Mensah; Gerard Quarcoo; Emmanuel M. Obeng Bekoe; Eugene Sintim Gyabaah; Millicent Ewurama Adu-Boakye; Abdul-Latif Salifu; and Yaa Agadzi AsabeaIllegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’, is...

October 5, 2026

Silent Killers: Why Resistant Infections in Ghana’s Elderly Care Homes Matter to Everyone

Dr. Edward J. Tettevi, Joel Otchere-Baffour, Emmanuel Odartei ArmahAdapted from the 2026 Mid-Year Review presentation by Mr. Emmanuel Odartei Armah, ARS (BPHRU/CSIR-WRI)Imagine this: Your 78-year-old mother has become a resident at a care home...

September 30, 2026

CSIR-WRI–Kantanka Consortium Secures €125,000 PharmaVax Ghana Grant to Advance Medicinal Plant Research for Liver Health

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research–Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI), in partnership with Kantanka Herbal Pharmaceuticals and Research Centre, has secured a €125,000 grant under the PharmaVax Ghana Programme to strengthen the scientific evidence...

September 30, 2026

CSIR-WRI Engages FHI 360 STRIDES Project Team on Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection in Ghana

Accra, Ghana | 25 September 2026The CSIR–Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI) welcomed the FHI 360 STRIDES (Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection Systems) Project team during a stakeholder engagement visit to the Institute on 25 September 2026.Following...

September 29, 2026

Can Ghana Heal Her Waters? What the CSIR-Water Research Institute is Telling Us

By: Bismark Awinbire Akurugu, Saada Mohammed, Jacob Agyekum, Franklin Obiri-NyarkoAt the Mid-Year Review, held alongside the 30th anniversary celebration of the CSIR-Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI), the Institute organised a series of presentations to disseminate...

September 29, 2026

Unlocking Ghana’s Food Future: How Integrated Fish and Crop Farming Can Feed the Nation and Empower the Youth

Adelina Akuamoah-Boateng, Dr. Rhoda Lims Diyie, Ing. Frank Teye Oblim, Dr. Seth Koranteng AgyakwahGhana faces a growing gap between the food needed and food produced as the population keeps growing. Fish remains a cornerstone...

September 23, 2026

Water-Energy-Food-Environment Stakeholder-led Assessment And Planning For Ghana

Sylvester Afram Boadi, Frank Teye Oblim and Emmanuel Obuobie Stakeholder consultations and participation in development infrastructure are regarded, globally, as key sustainability mechanisms. This is because when people participate in the planning of issues...

September 23, 2026

Polluted Plates: How Microplastics Enter the Ghanaian Diet

By: Saada Mohammed, Humphrey Darko, and Pennante Naa Ayikailey Bruce-Vanderpuije As part of the 2026 Mid-Year Review and the 30th Anniversary Celebrations of the CSIR-Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI), findings from recent studies on microplastic...

June 16, 2026

Illegal dumpsite washed into Weija Lake after floods, raising public health fears.

Mr. David Andoh (Joy FM) interviews Dr. Pennante Naa Ayikailey Bruce-Vanderpuije, Senior Research Scientist, Water Research InstituteA part of an unauthorised refuse landfill site, believed to contain an uncontrolled mix of municipal, industrial, and...

April 17, 2026

Big win for inclusive and sustainable water access! 💧

Pennante Naa Ayikailey Bruce-Vanderpuije, Saada Mohammed, Jeff Atta Ofosu, Kwadwo Ansong Asante, Justina Asante OkaiWith support from the Australian High Commission (Direct Aid Programme- DAP), the CSIR-Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI) will deliver a sustainable...

Protecting the Volta River System: The Water Quality and Socio-Economic Impact of Illegal Mining

Silent Killers: Why Resistant Infections in Ghana’s Elderly Care Homes Matter to Everyone

CSIR-WRI–Kantanka Consortium Secures €125,000 PharmaVax Ghana Grant to Advance Medicinal Plant Research for Liver Health

CSIR-WRI Engages FHI 360 STRIDES Project Team on Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection in Ghana

Can Ghana Heal Her Waters? What the CSIR-Water Research Institute is Telling Us

Unlocking Ghana’s Food Future: How Integrated Fish and Crop Farming Can Feed the Nation and Empower the Youth

Water-Energy-Food-Environment Stakeholder-led Assessment And Planning For Ghana

Polluted Plates: How Microplastics Enter the Ghanaian Diet

Illegal dumpsite washed into Weija Lake after floods, raising public health fears.

Big win for inclusive and sustainable water access! 💧

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