The country is projected to lose in excess of $160 million annually due to flooding, the Chief Director at the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Dr Patrick Nomo, has said.
According to him, the issue of flooding was getting to alarming proportions in the country as a results of rising temperatures and something must be done about it. "The country's temperatures have risen by approximately 1 degree Celsius since the 1960s, and are projected to increase to between 1 degree Celsius and 3 degree Celsius by mid-century, and between 2.3 degree Celsius and 5.3 degree Celsius by the end of the century," he said.
Dr Nomo was speaking at the West Africa Coastal Resilience Investment Project (WACA ResIP) 2nd annual Regional Steering Committee Meeting in Accra yesterday.
West Africa Coastal Areas Management Programme was developed in partnership with the West African people who live on the coast and depend on it for their livelihoods, nutrition, food security, and prosperity to support their effort to improve the management of their shared coastal resources, and reduce the natural and man-made risks affecting coastal communities.