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Historically, disaster management in Ghana has been largely reactive, focusing on response and relief efforts. However, in recent years, there has been a shift towards prevention and mitigation, with efforts to integrate disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into development planning. [1]
Due to the effects of climate change, Ghana has been experiencing rising levels of rainfall, causing the water levels to rise beyond the maximum operation capacity. [6] Without the spillage exercise, this could lead to dam failure. [7] The spillage exercise started on 15 September 2023, at 183,000 cfs/day. This was increased on 9 October 2023 ...
Ghana formed the National Disaster Management Organisation in 1996, [3] backed by an act of Parliament (Act 927) to manage disasters and emergencies. This was after Ghana had responded to the United Nations Declaration GAD 44/236 of 1989 declaring 1990 to 1999 as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR).
It is approximated that climate change will add to the human and economic toll of floods and droughts in Ghana, which will have direct impacts on key development areas like food security, water resource management, health, and economic growth. [4]
Ghana is located between 4.5° and 11.5° N latitude and 3.5° W and 1.3° E longitude and covers the typical agro-ecological zones of West Africa.Administratively, Ghana is divided into 10 regions, which are divided into 170 sub-regions spread across six agro-ecological zones. [4]
The Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA Ghana) is an agency of Ministry, established by EPA Act 490 (1994). [1] The agency is dedicated to improving, conserving and promoting the country's environment and striving for environmentally sustainable development with sound, efficient resource management, taking into account social and equity issues.
Climate change adaptation involves modifying or developing structure to help one live with the influence of actual or expected future climate. The goal of adaptation is to reduce the impacts of the harmful effects of climate change (like sea-level rise, more intense extreme weather events, or food insecurity). It also includes making the most ...
The government set aside 80million Ghana cedis to pay frontline health workers' incentive package as part of Ghana's COVID-19 pandemic preparedness. [57] The Minister for Employment and Labor Relations stated an amount of GH¢320 million was spent on health workers as part of the Government's COVID-19 relief package. [ 58 ]