When the water in our rivers, lakes and oceans become polluted, it can endanger all of us, make our drinking water unsafe, and threaten the waters we swim and fish. We need to work hard to protect Ghana’s waters. We need strategic planning to chart our course for protecting public health and the environment in every community in Ghana during the decade and beyond. While we have made significant progress during the past few years, we are facing increasingly complex environmental and human health concerns at a time of great economic constraints.