Professor Kwabena Nyarko Inaugural Lecture

Richard
Jun 19, 2024
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Wonderful to be able to ‘attend’ (online) the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Kwabena Nyarko, KNUST, Ghana.

Many congratulations to Kwabena for so much hard work for the water sector over so many years since we first met at IHE Delft and then subsequently worked together on the Cranfield ‘Regulating Water and Sanitation for the Poor’ research, followed by the IRC ‘WashCost’ programme. And good to see familiar faces in the ‘real’ audience in Kumasi.

And I like these key points in the lecture

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