Solid waste management and health in Accra, Ghana

The report investigates the impact of solid waste management to the population health in Accra, Ghana. The main goal of the study is to inform local air quality and climate change policies. The study investigated the framework of SWM in Accra, assessed the contribution of urban SWM activities to local air pollution and climate change by estimating the quantity of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) emitted using the Solid Waste Emissions Estimation Tool (SWEET), and produced estimates on the health impacts directly related to current and potential SWM activities.