The Daily Graphic is saddened that the 15-member committee which was put together in 2015 to see to the development of a National Disaster Risk Reduction plan has still not completed its work. The paper is more worried because, apart from the effect, the absence of the plan will have on the country, its credibility in the comity of nations is on the line, as it is expected to produce the report to be fed into the first Sendai Framework Progress Report which is to be published this year. The Graphic acknowledges steps taken so far in realising the ideals of the framework but cautions that the country does not deserve any form of embarrassment arising from failure to present a concreate report. It therefore urges the authorities to immediately resource the committee and push it to work to produce the report for the benefit of the country.
The Ghanaian Times shares the sentiments of a Professor of Agriculture Engineering at the University of Cape Coast, Joshua Nii Sakyi that those who pollute water bodies be prosecuted for engaging in such activities. The paper believes the Professor is speaking the minds of many worried Ghanaians. It believes the laws against pollution are not being enforced which is encouraging illegal miners to pollute water sources indiscriminately. It therefore calls for stringent measures against those who pollute water bodies to serve as a deterrent to others. The Times urges stakeholders including the security agencies to urgently take steps to halt the pollution of water bodies.