This body of work looks at the historical antecedents of the Korle Gonno beach and lagoon from the inception of a place which was a clean and widely purchased tourist site, to one which began to experience a high level of pollution. This long essay also examines the effects that pollution has on the residents in terms of health, socio-economic and general living conditions of the people. Finally, it addresses the various restoration measures that have been put in place to curb pollution, and how impactful these measures have been.
A qualitative and quantitative research approach was used, and for qualitative it relied on primary and secondary sources. Quantitative made use of charts and tables to interpret the information obtained from the field work. The analysis of the data revealed that pollution has been a big problem in Korle Gonno to date and the people still struggle to keep good sanitation conditions. This problem has caused the residents a lot of misery and they still struggle to keep good sanitary conditions. Restoration measures were put in place to solve this problem over a decade ago, hence this study seeks to find out how impactful the project has been. The study findings showed that there have been some positive impacts so far and it is the government body, and the residents hope that in the future, Korle Gonno beach and lagoon will totally rid itself of pollution and can be restored to its natural ecology.

Authors:
Wendy Yeboah, University of Montana, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Wendy Yeboah is a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Montana's Communications Studies Department. Wendy loves to read and watch movies and currently, Wendy's research and specialization is in the field of Organizational Communication.

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