GARID won’t stop Accra’s next floods, local assemblies could – Ebenezer De-Gaulle writes
The floods of June 28–29 forced difficult questions of our local governance institutions. At least 30 deaths have been recorded ...
Tag: GARID
Greater Accra: 16% of drainage buffer zones lost to encroachment — GARID
A new analysis by the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project has revealed that about 16% out of ...
Majority calls for review of GARID project
The Chairman of Parliament’s Works and Housing Committee, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, has called for a comprehensive review of the Greater ...
World Bank links GARID implementation delays to Finance Ministry controls
The World Bank has identified fiscal restrictions introduced by Ghana’s Ministry of Finance as a major factor behind delays in ...
Akufo-Addo gov’t invested over GH₵550m in flood control projects – Ahiagbah
The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has said the Akufo-Addo–Bawumia administration invested more than ...
Odaw River needs urgent attention to curb Accra flooding — GARID Coordinator
The Coordinator of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, Dr. Ohene Sarfoh, has stressed the urgent need ...
Political interference undermining flood prevention efforts — GARID Coordinator
The Coordinator of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, Dr. Ohene Sarfoh, has attributed Accra's worsening flood ...
Accra flooding a governance failure, not just a rainfall problem — Prof Gordon
An environmental scientist, Professor Chris Gordon, has stated that Accra’s recurring flooding is not simply the result of heavy rainfall, ...
Dredging of Odaw River to be completed by December 2027 – Housing Minister
The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has disclosed that the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated ...
Squatters, armed encroachers stalling flood control projects – Adjei-Mensah Korsah
Former Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development and MP for Techiman South, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has alleged that ...
GARID is only technical solution to Accra floods – Adjei-Mensah Korsah
Former Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development and MP for Techiman South, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has described the ...
90,000 cubic metres dredged from Odaw channel to reduce flood risk
The Minister for Works, Housing, and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has announced significant progress in Ghana’s national flood control ...
GARID: Nima-Paloma storm drain can’t be completed in 18 months
The completion of the Nima Paloma Storm Drain is expected to stall for several more months, according to officials of ...
Christian Village residents push for swift bridge expansion to halt floods
Residents of the Cemetery area in Christian Village, Accra, have renewed urgent calls for action as persistent flooding continues to ...
Mahama disappointed over delays in completion of GARID projects
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the potential for severe flooding in parts of Accra due to delays ...
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