Local Government Minister Inspects Ongoing Desilting Works on Local Drains in Accra
The Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLDGRD), Mr Dan Botwe, has paid a working visit to the beneficiary Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies (MMAs) of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project to assess the progress of the ongoing desilting works on local drains in the Assemblies. During the tour, Mr. […]
Stakeholders in Two Flood-Prone Communities Engaged Ahead of Commencement of Upgrading Works under the GARID Project
The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project has held separate stakeholders’ engagement programmes in Alogboshie and Akweteyman as part of efforts to ensure community involvement and collaboration in the rollout of upgrading works in the two flood-prone settlements. In his opening remarks, the GARID Project Coordinator, Dr. Kwadwo Ohene Sarfoh, emphasized the significance […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – CONSTRUCTION OF WASTE TRANSFER NOTICE AT GAEC
Construction of waste transfer notice at GAEC
Public Notice – Public notice – Construction of Waste Transfer Station at GAEC
Public notice – Construction of Waste Transfer Station at GAEC
Accra flood early warning system design completed — Asenso-Boakye
People living in flood-prone communities in the Greater Accra Region will soon have the benefit of advance notice of flooding to enable them take steps to protect their lives and properties. The design of the flood early warning system has been completed and processes for the engagement of a service provider will be finalised for […]
17 Assemblies receive over GHS 7 million to improve drainage infrastructure
Some 17 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra Region have received Gh¢ 7, 156, 000.00 to improve drainage infrastructure under Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project. This follows the disbursement of a total of GHS¢ 3, 746, 800 in 2022 for the same goal. The beneficiary Assemblies are expected […]
Sanitation Ministry Distributed Waste Collection Equipment to GARID Project Assemblies
The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has distributed seventeen (17) refuse compactor trucks and other solid waste management equipment to the Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project. The move according to the ministry forms part of efforts by the government to improve solid waste management capacity […]
ISSER Holds Lecture Series on the GARID Project
The Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana, Legon, has held a lecture series on the land value capture potentials under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project and how transcalar politics influence the design and implementation of the Project. Opening the workshop, a Professor of Urban […]
Government Takes Delivery of LiDAR Project Data to Support Flood Risk Management in the Greater Accra Region
The Ministry of Works and Housing has taken delivery of the Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Project from Messrs. OFEK Ltd. The Israeli firm was contracted in November 2020 to undertake aerial surveys for the acquisition of Lidar point cloud data in the Greater Accra Region. The LIDAR Project was intended to support the design […]
Sanitation Ministry commences implementation of Accra Solid Waste Management Strategy
The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources marked commencement of the implementation of Accra Solid Waste Management Strategy developed under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project with a behavior change campaign and cleanup exercise in Alogboshie, one of the three beneficiary low-income communities under the Project The learning-by-doing event which was carried […]