Urban flooding has become a major problem in many parts of the world due to its social,
economic and environmental impact. In Ghana, flood occurs every year, which adversely …

Multi-habitation is the predominant housing strategy adopted by low income households to
address their housing needs in urban areas in Ghana. The recent housing policy draft in …

Climate change poses threats to individuals, communities, and cities globally. Global
conversations and scholarly debates have explored ways people adapt to the impacts of …

The perceived and actual causes of flood hazards in cities of sub-Saharan African countries
have come under tremendous debate. In Accra, the capital of Ghana, flooding has been the …

To date, understandings of flood vulnerability in African cities have been conceptually and
practically limited. A dominant focus on the geophysical and biophysical causes of flood …

The effects of urbanization such as population upsurge, increased industrialization, urban
agriculture, and rural–urban migration of persons exert pressure on the limited water …

The paper argues that the face of Ghanaian towns has changed since the initial contact with
the colonialists. Investments in infrastructure, urbanisation and enhanced economic …

This paper argues that human vulnerability to flood hazards in urban slums in developing
countries is greatly affected by the positioning and activities of their city governments. As a …

The current policy and stakeholder debates suggest that climate change remains a risk
factor for the rising urban floods situation in Ghana. However, there is a dearth of empirical …

An extensive narrative review approach is adopted to present existing information on the
consumptive and non-consumptive uses and their related issues, such as floods and …