GhIS Strengthens Collaboration with Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources

The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources during a meeting held on Tuesday, 12th August 2025.

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Led by the President and Governing Council, the GhIS delegation paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Hon. Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, to explore ways to deepen partnerships and enhance the role of the surveying profession in national development.

The discussions focused on several strategic areas, including:

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Expanding the use of ADR mechanisms in the built environment to promote faster and more efficient dispute resolution.
  • Value for Money: Enhancing cost-effectiveness, quality control, and accountability in construction projects.
  • Survey and Mapping: Leveraging advanced technologies to improve spatial data collection and management.
  • Advocacy: Raising public awareness about the critical contributions of the surveying profession.
  • Capacity Building: Equipping professionals with the skills required to meet evolving industry demands.
  • Representation on Technical Boards: Securing professional representation in key policy and technical decision-making bodies.
  • GhIS Centre of Excellence: Establishing a hub for research, innovation, and best practices in surveying.
Surveying Professionals

The Honourable Minister commended GhIS for its long-standing contributions to the built environment sector and expressed the Ministry’s readiness to support initiatives that enhance professional standards and infrastructure delivery.

Both parties agreed to pursue joint programmes and follow-up engagements.

This collaboration reflects GhIS’s unwavering dedication to promoting excellence, innovation, and sustainable development through the surveying profession.

The President took the opportunity of the meeting to invite the Hon. Minister to the 2026 Surveyors’ Week conference.

Conference Invitation
MWHWR Team:
  • ▪ Hon. Kenneth Gilbert Adjei - Minister
  • • Rev. Stephen Yaw Osei - Chief Director
GhIS Team:
  • ▪ Surv. Kofi Obeng Ayirebi - President
  • ▪ Surv. Emmanuel Kofi Cobbold - Snr. VP
  • ▪ Surv. Nana Kyei-Baffour - Dep. Chair QSD
  • ▪ Surv. Gustav Kplom Asamoah - PAC Chair
  • • Mrs. Tryphaena Abrokwa - Staff

Thank you.

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