BGS Consultancy : UNICEF IWASH project, Northern Ghana : visit report 25/10-5/11/2010

BGS have been commissioned to investigate the low drilling success rates encountered by the
UNICEF IWASH programme in the Northern region of Ghana. The work is split into three
phases: (1) situation analysis and information collation on current methods of groundwater
development; (2) the development of a preliminary groundwater development map and
suggestions for improving siting methods; and (3) a workshop and training course on
groundwater development in N region.
The project started on October 15th 2010 and is scheduled to finish by February 28th, 2011.
Phase 1 involves a visit to Ghana, Phase 2 will occur mainly in the UK; and Phase 3 is scheduled
to take place in Ghana during February 2011. This short note reports on the data collection visit
25th October – 5th November 2010. An itinerary, list of contacts and summary of data collected
is given in the Appendices.