The Odaw River after the June 29, 2026 floods. Debris collected in the pathway of water in the Odaw River.
Every rainy season, the same distressing scenes unfold across many parts of Ghana. Too many roads become rivers, homes are submerged, businesses shut their doors and families are left counting their losses.
From Accra and Tema to Kumasi, Takoradi, Kasoa and other rapidly growing urban centres, flooding has become an all-too-familiar disaster, claiming lives, destroying property and placing enormous financial pressure on both government and households.
While climate change and increasingly unpredictable rainfall have heightened the risk of flooding, experts argue that the devastation is not caused by nature alone. They contend that weak enforcement of planning regulations, indiscriminate development and the continued encroachment on wetlands and natural drainage systems have significantly increased the country’s vulnerability.
As flood disasters become more frequent, attention is
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