“We’ve built everywhere; this is a concrete jungle. In many countries there are green spaces that soak up water, but in Accra there’s nowhere.” — President John Dramani Mahama warned, pointing to unchecked development as a driver of worsening flooding in the capital.
Speaking on his return to Ghana, he said the loss of green spaces and encroachment on wetlands and waterways have reduced the city’s capacity to absorb floodwaters.
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Accra has a traffic problem.
Over the past 2 months we’ve been digging for secrets on how Accra got into this mess, and more importantly how we dig ourself out.
and we’re finally ready to share it.
Our first explainer - Accra, the City that Can’t Move, premieres on YouTube today at 6pm.
see you thereee.