Abstract:
Ghana lacks an environmental policy on contaminated land. This commentary aims at suggesting a proactive risk-based contaminated land
management policy by presenting precedents of land contamination
and environmental disasters from developed jurisdictions and how lessons learned improved environmental regulation. In Ghana, however,
when contamination and environmental disasters happen, they are hardly
investigated, and even if investigated, recommendations are not implemented. Then, a summary of the United Kingdom’s Contaminated Land
Policy framework is presented and it is demonstrated that Ghana has the
professionals to implement the policy. Recommendations are presented
for future implementation of a contaminated land policy in Ghana.
