Ghana’s Flooding Crisis: A development failure demanding structural reform
The recent flooding incidents across Accra and other urban centres once again exposed a painful reality: Ghana's flooding problem is ...
Tag: Flood
Flood: Zoomlion, FeDEMS join NADMO for Accra cleanup
Zoomlion Ghana Limited and FeDEMS have partnered with the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to undertake a cleanup exercise in ...
Flood report directive a waste of energy — Titus Glover slams Mahama
Former Greater Accra Regional Minister Titus Glover has described President John Dramani Mahama’s directive for a comprehensive presentation on Ghana’s ...
Mahama orders nationwide flood assessment after Accra flooding
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the flood taskforce of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and other relevant state ...
Poor urban planning driving rising heat, flood risks in Ghana – UCC Professor
A Professor of Environmental and Sustainability Science at the University of Cape Coast, Frederick Ato Armah, has warned that poor ...
Ghana welcomes Ramaphosa’s condemnation of xenophobic attacks, calls for action
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's condemnation of recent xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals, ...
NADMO blames rising disasters in Ada on human activities
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has attributed most disasters recorded in the Ada East District to human activities, warning that the trend requires ...
Gov’t sympathises with flood victims
The government has expressed sympathy to victims affected by recent flooding in Accra and other parts of the country, reaffirming ...
Ghana needs a smart tunnel to solve flooding: Lessons from Kuala Lumpur for Accra’s future – Dr. Noriss K. Hammah writes
Every rainy season, residents of Accra brace themselves for a familiar and painful reality: flooded homes, destroyed businesses, traffic gridlock, ...
Abuakwa South MP advocates dedicated fund for flood, other disaster victims
The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has called for the establishment of a National Disaster Risk ...
VIDEO: Downpour paralyzes transport in Accra as roads become impassable
Commuters and motorists across major parts of Accra were left stranded for several hours on Wednesday evening following a heavy ...
Loss of Wetlands, retention ponds behind recurring Accra Floods – Engineer
A Roads Engineer with the Ga East Municipal Assembly, Daniel Okyere, has attributed recurring flooding in parts of Accra to ...
Adenta Building collapse: GNFS rescues four, one feared dead
Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have completed a search and rescue operation following the collapse of a ...
Engineers propose mandatory Water retention systems to curb flooding
The Ghana Institution of Engineering has proposed the introduction of mandatory water retention systems in new housing developments as part ...
Ghana must overhaul drainage systems – GhIE
The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) has called for a radical overhaul of Ghana’s flood and stormwater management systems, warning ...
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