Flooding is a persistent issue in both rural and urban areas. Historical records indicate that flooding in Ghana can be traced back to the 1930s, with significant events occurring between 1955 and ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

The World Bank has provided additional financing of $150 million to the Ghana government to improve flood risk management and solid waste management for over 2.5 million people in the Odaw River ...

ACCRA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has approved 150 million U.S. dollars to help the Ghanaian government control flood in the country's capital of Accra, a release from the bank's Ghana ...

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.

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 ...