Ghana's Forestry Institute Calls for Policy to Counter Floods by Replacing Vegetation

The Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF), the umbrella body of professionals in forestry, wildlife, environmental and natural resource management, has called for a deliberate policy to ensure that trees felled and vegetation cover removed for construction works are replanted.

It said the felling of trees in cities for construction works such as roads and real estate without replanting exposed cities to environmental hazards, including flooding, air pollution and storms.

“Because of development projects, trees are cut down any how and the areas left bare. There is the need to control such developments and ensure that trees felled are planted back. What we do now is just replace the trees with pavements.

“In our construction designs, there should be a conscious effort to create room for trees because they are able to take up the running water and ultimately reduce floods,” the Executive Director of the GIF, Mr John C.K. Amuzu, said at a press conference in Accra.

Perennial flooding in Accra has a long history and is a major headache for city authorities. In June 2015, a flood, combined with an explosion at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, killed more than 150 people.

https://www.businessghana.com/site/news/general/141962/Foresters-prescribe-measures-to-stem-flooding

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