The Ghana Hydrological Authority (GHA) is calling on the government and the private sector to make deliberate investments to protect the country’s coastline.
This follows a warning from the GHA that some key assets in the country risk being washed away by the sea if steps are not taken to protect the coastline.
The GHA warned that two-thirds of the country’s coastline is at risk and requires urgent protection.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Hydrological Authority, Dr. John Kissi, pleaded that funds must be made available to protect Ghana’s coastline.
“What we are saying is that the government is doing a lot, but we are also urging the government to invest in protecting strategic assets. We are also calling on the private sector to help because some of them have businesses along the coastline that are at risk if steps are not taken to protect them. So we invite them to partner with us to invest in coastal protection works and also make some investments in our national hydrological fund.”
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