WIRE — Flooding has become one of Ghana's most persistent urban challenges, claiming lives, destroying property, disrupting businesses and imposing enormous costs on the national economy. While heavy rainfall is often blamed, the underlying problem lies in how many of the country's cities have developed over the decades. Unplanned settlements, rapid urbanisation, construction on waterways, the destruction of wetlands, and inadequate drainage infrastructure have combined to make many communities highly vulnerable to flooding.
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