Urban flooding in Ghana: When planning fails!

Greater collaboration among planning authorities, environmental regulators, water resource managers and disaster management institutions is equally important if Ghana is to develop a coordinated and sustainable approach to flood prevention.

A robust legal framework Ghana’s planning and environmental laws provide a comprehensive framework for regulating physical development and safeguarding environmentally sensitive areas.

The Water Resources Commission (WRC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have repeatedly identified uncontrolled development within wetlands as a major factor contributing to urban flooding across Ghana.