Nearly $1bn invested in Ghana’s flood control over two decades, yet Accra still floods

A JoyNews Research review of official records from the World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB), and African Water Facility shows Ghana has secured approximately $990 million in major multilateral financing between 2000 and 2024 for flood resilience, sanitation, and water infrastructure. Of that amount, about $723 million was specifically targeted at Greater Accra and the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA).

By Isaac Agyei