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Flood risk management in Ghana: A case study in Accra
journal contribution
posted on 2016-05-15, 22:26 authored by Samuel Asumadu SarkodieSamuel Asumadu Sarkodie, Phebe Asantewaa OwusuPhebe Asantewaa Owusu, Herath M. P. C. JayaweeraSeveral natural disasters have occurred from the days of biblical Noah until now. These natural disasters have
taken various forms like; floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruption tsunamis, tornadoes, landslides, hurricane, and
among others. Within the past decades, flooding has become a global pandemic which hampers economic and social
development. This global phenomenon has affected 4 million people, loss of lives and economic damages of
approximately US$ 780,500,000 in Ghana. It is therefore necessary to ascertain the causes of flood in Ghana and
propose an approach that can be helpful to mitigate the flood impacts and save lives and properties. A case study in
Accra, the capital of Ghana, will be employed in this paper since it has recorded the highest flood frequency, and
how best it can be managed using the Integrated Flood Risk Management approach for the 21st Century.