Accra Flood Crisis Prompts Calls for Government Action and New Water Management

Engineer Michael Kosi Dedey warned that Accra’s flat terrain makes drainage alone insufficient, urging the city to add retention ponds, wetlands and other water‑storage solutions and to adapt infrastructure for rising sea levels. He noted the June 3 2015 floods worsened when higher sea levels blocked storm‑water discharge.

Risk‑management expert ED Andrews said Ghana’s flood response focuses on reaction rather than continuous mitigation and preparedness, citing a 10‑year cycle of heavy rains and the absence of rescue drills or coordinated flood‑response exercises.

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover linked recent floods to the cancellation of Zoomlion’s sanitation contract, arguing that uncollected waste blocks drains and heightens flood risk, especially around Sakumo Lagoon.

NPP communications director Dennis Miracles Aboagye held the government fully responsible, pointing to the anti‑flood task force as evidence that officials recognize their duty and have failed to prevent deaths and property loss.

The June 29 2026 heavy rains caused widespread inundation, road closures and displacement across Accra, sparking calls for comprehensive flood‑management reforms, stricter sanitation enforcement and sustained political accountability.