Urban flooding: “landguardism, corruption undermining city planning” — Damba
Mohammed Alhassan Damba, immediate past president of the Ghana Institute of Planners, has said the country’s flooding and urban development challenges stem not from a...
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Accra becoming “dirtiest city” due to sanitation lapses – Osei Owusu
Ross Osei Owusu, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) legal team, has said Accra is becoming the “dirtiest city” in the country due...
Flood crisis: political blame game hindering solutions, says NPP’s Osei Owusu
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) legal team Ross Osei Owusu has called for a bipartisan approach to tackling recurring flooding in the...
Ghana’s flood problem is an enforcement issue, not a policy gap — Osae-Kwapong
Director of the Democracy Project at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), John Osae-Kwapong, has blamed weak enforcement of urban planning regulations for recurring floods...
“30% assemblies, 40% politics”: Expert breaks down blame for flooding crisis
Political interference, weak enforcement and citizen non-compliance are major factors behind recurring flooding in parts of Accra, a local governance expert has said. Richard Fiadmor,...
Central Region: 80 displaced as tidal waves destroy homes at Moree
At least 80 residents have been left homeless after severe tidal waves destroyed homes and displaced families in Moree in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District...
34-yr-old woman’s death exposes dangerous drainage at Asante Mampong
An assembly member in the Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region has blamed the poor state of a major drain for the death of a...