The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has urged the government to adopt more stringent measures to combat the scourge of illegal mining, popularly referred to as galamsey in Ghana.
Nana Ama Browne-Klutse, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the EPA, said the galamsey menace is exacerbating the deleterious impacts of climate change, resulting in the scarcity of potable water in various parts of Ghana.
She said these in an interview after the presentation of a scholarly work as the former head of the Department of Physics at the University of Ghana,
Browne-Klutse emphasized the need for collective concern and action, adding, “We are really constrained in terms of getting quality water and available water for use in this country.”
“We have also beyond the water, the land that is already affected by climate change. We know about deforestation and the nutrients of our soil is also threatened by climate change. However, we have issues of illegal mining that are also affecting our land,” she lamented.
She emphasised that there is a lot to do about the illegal mining activities in the country, to minimise the factors and impact of Climate change.