Floods: From national tragedy to national transformation

Prof. Samuel Lartey www.inspiredleaders.com [email protected]

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Building a Flood-Resilient Ghana for Sustainable Development, Investor Confidence and Inclusive Growth Flooding has become one of Ghana's most persistent national development challenges. What was once considered a seasonal inconvenience has evolved into a recurring national emergency with profound economic, environmental, financial and social consequences. Every rainy season brings images of submerged homes, stranded motorists, destroyed businesses, damaged roads and heartbreaking loss of lives.

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