WELCOME TO GARID

Welcome! Learn more about how the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project works to improve flood risk and solid waste management in the Odaw River basin and improve access to basic infrastructure and services in the targeted flood prone low-income communities in the Greater Accra region. GARID’s goal is to support mitigation measures to better manage flooding in Greater Accra region, particularly, in communities within the Odaw River basin… read more

Contact Us

info@garid-accra.com

Monday- Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

HIGHLIGHTS OF PROJECT COMPONENT

Climate Resilient Drainage and Flood Mitigation Measures

Solid Waste Mangement Capacity Improvement

Infrastructure Upgrading In Targeted Flood Prone Low-Income Communities And Local Government Support

Project Management

Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC)

Latest News

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Works and Housing Ministry Signs Contract for Drainage Improvement Works in Kaneshie

July 30, 2024Component 1

Work Begins on Nima-Paloma Drain

June 26, 2024Component 1

Seventeen Assemblies receive over GH¢8 million to improve drainage infrastructure

May 30, 2024Metropolitan Governance

17 MMDAs under GARID Project receive drones to strengthen development control activities

May 30, 2024Uncategorized

GARID Project Trains Women in Disaster Risk Reduction

May 5, 2024FEWS

GARID Project Engages Stakeholders on Kaneshie Drainage Works

April 6, 2024Uncategorized

Sanitation Ministry Completes First Phase of Clean Accra Campaign in GARID Assemblies

April 6, 2024Uncategorized

Sanitation Teams in GARID Project Beneficiary Assemblies Trained in Responsible Solid Waste Management Practices

March 19, 2024Capacity Building

World Bank Inspects Progress of Community Upgrading and Drainage Works Under the GARID Project

March 18, 2024Slum Upgrading

Dredging of the Odaw River Basin Commences Under the GARID Project

March 6, 2024Uncategorized

Accra takes bold step towards flood resilience with cutting-edge warning system

December 14, 2023FEWS

Community Upgrading Works Starts in Alogboshie

December 14, 2023Slum Upgrading

GARID Project Quarterly Digest – June 2023

June 29, 2023Uncategorized

Enforce Bye-laws to Help Reduce Flooding in Accra, Deputy Local Government Minister Directs MMDAs

June 16, 2023Uncategorized

Perennial Flooding in Accra: Local Government Minister Calls for Attitudinal Change

June 16, 2023Uncategorized

Local Government Minister Calls for Collaboration Among Assemblies to Manage Flood Risk in Accra

June 16, 2023Metropolitan Governance

Local Government Minister Inspects Ongoing Desilting Works on Local Drains in Accra

June 13, 2023Component 1

Stakeholders in Two Flood-Prone Communities Engaged Ahead of Commencement of Upgrading Works under the GARID Project

June 1, 2023Community Engagement

Accra flood early warning system design completed — Asenso-Boakye

April 27, 2023Flood

17 Assemblies receive over GHS 7 million to improve drainage infrastructure

March 27, 2023Metropolitan Governance

Sanitation Ministry Distributed Waste Collection Equipment to GARID Project Assemblies

December 15, 2022Uncategorized

ISSER Holds Lecture Series on the GARID Project

November 15, 2022Uncategorized

Government Takes Delivery of LiDAR Project Data to Support Flood Risk Management in the Greater Accra Region

September 29, 2022Component 1

Sanitation Ministry commences implementation of Accra Solid Waste Management Strategy

July 14, 2022Sanitation, Solid Waste Management

New designs for major drains completed to tackle Accra’s perennial flooding – GARID

May 16, 2022Flood

GARID PROJECT TRAINS FEMALE INFORMAL WASTE WORKERS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT

May 13, 2022Uncategorized

Fencing of Abloragyei Dumpsite to Commence Soon

April 29, 2022Solid Waste Management

Government Launches Social Behaviour Change Campaign on Solid Waste and Flood Risk Management in Accra

April 25, 2022SBCC

NADMO Conducts Simulation Exercises in Five Flood Prone Municipalities in the Greater Accra Region

April 19, 2022Component 1

Three Flood-Prone Communities in Accra Prioritize Needs for inclusion in GARID Project’s Community Upgrading Plan

September 2, 2021Community Engagement

GARID Project Builds the Capacity of Gender-Based Violence Service Providers in the Greater Accra Region

August 10, 2021Capacity Building

Informal Waste Sector Workers Collect More than Half of the Waste Generated in Accra -A Research Study

August 6, 2021Uncategorized

More than Half of the Waste Generated in Accra is Organic – A Research Study

August 6, 2021Uncategorized

GARID Project Presents Solid Waste Management Strategy to Key Stakeholders

August 6, 2021Uncategorized

GARID Project Donates PPEs To Informal Waste Workers

July 22, 2021Uncategorized

GARID Organizes Capacity Building Workshop For The Informal Waste Sector Workers

July 7, 2021Capacity Building

GARID Project Commences Detailed Design for Upgrading Works in Three Communities in Accra

July 1, 2021Slum Upgrading

Local Government Ministry Inaugurates a Committee to Address Flooding and other Urban Challenges

May 23, 2024Metropolitan Governance, Uncategorized

PUBLIC NOTICE – CONSTRUCTION OF WASTE TRANSFER NOTICE AT GAEC

May 4, 2023Uncategorized

Public Notice – Public notice – Construction of Waste Transfer Station at GAEC

May 4, 2023Uncategorized

WORKS AND HOUSING MINISTRY SIGNS MOU WITH NGLESHI STOOL TO USE THEIR LAND FOR TEMPORARY HANDLING SITES

September 9, 2021Community Engagement

garid WORKSHOP

GARID Project Organizes Social Safeguards Workshop for Key Stakeholders

December 11, 2020Capacity Building

Hajia Alima Mahama

Government to give grant to 17 assemblies in Greater Accra Region to improve the Operations and Maintenance of Drainage Infrastructure

October 26, 2020Sanitation

HOT Supporting the GARID Project to Protect Communities from Flooding

July 27, 2020Flood

Samuel Atta Akyea

Flood control in Accra: GARID project to start in October

July 3, 2020Uncategorized

World Bank supports Ghana’s coronavirus response with $100m

April 2, 2020Uncategorized

Cecilia Dapaah

Gov’t To Construct $43m Landfill Facility, Transfer Stations

December 3, 2019Uncategorized

Ghana approves US $200m for Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project.

November 12, 2019Flood, Sanitation

GHANA: Government approves IDA funding for drainage in Accra

November 5, 2019Uncategorized

Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah

GARID project will help deal with Accra floods – AMA boss

October 20, 2019Uncategorized

rain flood

GHANA: World Bank supports flood control project in Accra

June 6, 2019Flood

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES

https://www.mwh.gov.gh/ — Ministry of Works and Housing

https://www.moh.gov.gh/ — Ministry of Health

http://mswr.gov.gh/ — Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources

http://www.miczd.gov.gh/ — Ministry Inner-City and Zongo Dev

http://www.mlgrd.gov.gh/ — Ministry of Local Gov't, Rural Develoment

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