A study in the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management has found a direct link between Ghana's mounting urban flooding challenges and unregulated waste disposal practices. The ...

WASHINGTON DC, May 25, 2023 —The Government of Ghana today received $150 million in additional financing for the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project (GARID) from the World Bank ...

Ghana's president, John Dramani Mahama, has established a task force to find ways of improving flood resilience in the country. This is partly driven by an increase in flooding incidents in cities ...

Ghana has seen a rise in plastic waste production, increasing from 40,000 tonnes annually to over 1.1 million tonnes.

I traveled from Tamale to Accra in August 2005 in search of greener pastures . I was very young; too young to be hired by ...

Many countries in Africa suffer from disasters annually, but the adverse effects are grossly under-reported compared with coverage of mo ...

Ghana is the final stop for the world’s unwanted clothing, where the fast fashion industry’s overflow ends up in bales on the backs of porters, flooding Kantamanto Market, and ultimately, choking ...

Urban floods have become more frequent and of higher intensity due to fast-growing development and occupation of flood risk areas, inadequate and unmaintained drainage systems, and solid waste ...

In Ghana, cities suffer damage from flooding every year. Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, has established a task force to find ways of improving flood resilience in the country.

Ghana's president, John Dramani Mahama, has established a task force to find ways of improving flood resilience in the country. This is partly driven by an increase in flooding incidents in cities ...