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Ghana Institution of Engineering

Also known as: GhIE

Professional body that has called for stricter building regulation enforcement and overhaul of Ghana's stormwater management policies to address urban flooding and construction deficiencies.

2026-05-202026-06-15
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  1. June 2026

  2. Joy Online

    The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) has called for an urgent overhaul of Ghana’s stormwater management policies, warning that the country’s current drainage systems are no longer capable of addressing the realities of rapid urbanisation, climate variability, and increasin …

    GhIE calls for radical shift in Ghana’s flood management strategy as urban flooding worsens

  3. Business & Financial Times

    The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) has called for an urgent overhaul of Ghana’s stormwater management policies, warning that the country’s current drainage systems are no longer capable of addressing the realities of rapid urbanisation, climate variability, and increasin …

    GHIE calls for radical shift in flood management strategy as urban flooding worsens
  4. May 2026

  5. Business & Financial Times

    … Douglas Boateng Chartered Director IoD UK | Chartered Engineer UK Fellow Institute of Directors UK | Fellow Ghana Institution of Engineering Governance, industrialisation, and supply chain strategist The Recurring Visitor We Pretend Is Temporary Across Africa, there is a familiar …

    The Inconvenient Truth with Ing. Prof. Douglas Boateng: Africa will not escape the IMF through austerity alone, but through value for money discipline
Politics

Built environment professionals urge metropolitan governance reforms

The News

Built environment professionals have called for urgent reforms to Ghana's metropolitan governance system to address urbanisation, infrastructure delivery, transportation, sanitation, flooding, and land-use management challenges in major urban centres including Greater Accra, Greater Kumasi, and Greater Sekondi-Takoradi. Participants noted that while decentralisation has increased the number of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, it has created fragmented governance structures that hinder coordinated planning and service delivery across contiguous urban areas.

Why it matters

Built environment professionals call for metropolitan governance reforms to address fragmented structures hindering coordinated planning in Greater Accra, Kumasi and Sekondi-Takoradi.

12 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Friday 12 June

  1. Built environment professionals urge metropolitan governance reforms

    Built environment professionals have called for urgent reforms to Ghana's metropolitan governance system to address urbanisation, infrastructure delivery, transportation, sanitation, flooding, and land-use management challenges in major urban centres including Greater Accra, Greater Kumasi, and Greater Sekondi-Takoradi. Participants noted that while decentralisation has increased the number of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, it has created fragmented governance structures that hinder coordinated planning and service delivery across contiguous urban areas.

    12 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

  2. Engineering bodies call for stricter building regulation enforcement

    Engineering institutions have urged regulatory authorities to enforce building regulations more strictly, citing investigations into recent collapses that revealed widespread disregard for permits, building standards, and professional supervision. The findings documented buildings erected without qualified engineers, deficient foundation design, and construction projects lacking approved plans or valid permits.

    12 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Wednesday 10 June

  1. Built environment professionals urge metropolitan governance reforms in Ghana

    Built environment professionals are calling for urgent reforms to Ghana's metropolitan governance system to address urbanisation, infrastructure delivery, transportation, sanitation, flooding, and land-use management challenges. Participants noted that while decentralisation has increased the number of MMDAs, it has created fragmented governance structures that hinder coordinated planning and service delivery across urban areas.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 8 June

  1. Structural engineer: permit audit positive but insufficient alone

    A structural engineer has welcomed the government's planned audit of building permits by local assemblies as a positive step, but cautioned that permit audits alone will not resolve unsafe construction practices and weak enforcement of planning regulations. He warned that many buildings lack proper permits and structural designs, and called for broader national intervention involving key regulatory bodies.

    8 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Lack of professional oversight blamed for Ghana building collapses

    A structural engineering expert has attributed recent building collapses to poor professional supervision, use of substandard materials, and failure to comply with approved construction designs. The Executive Secretary of the Structural Sub-Division of the Ghana Institution of Engineering said the incidents highlight persistent weaknesses in Ghana's construction sector, noting that developers often bypass licensed professionals, rely on unqualified workers, use inferior materials, and fail to follow approved designs.

    8 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Joint Committee finds regulatory breaches in Madina building collapse

    A joint technical committee from engineering and architecture bodies concluded that the Madina building collapse in La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal Assembly resulted from serious regulatory breaches, structural deficiencies, and unsafe construction practices, including lack of statutory approvals, disregarded stop-work directives, and an unauthorised additional floor under construction at the time.

    8 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  4. Annual floods persist as communities ignore warnings

    An opinion piece argues that floods across African cities are not primarily caused by rain or climate change, but by persistent human behaviours—blocked drains, abused waterways, and ignored warnings—that communities continue to protect rather than reform.

    8 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  5. Avenor collapsed building lacked quality concrete, engineering oversight

    A structural engineer who inspected the Avenor building collapse said the four-storey structure showed visible signs of concrete weakness and did not meet the standard compressive strength requirement of at least 25 Newtons per square millimetre, noting that such buildings require proper engineering design and cannot be constructed without professional oversight.

    8 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 3 June

  1. Ghana's drainage systems inadequate for urbanisation and flooding

    The Ghana Institution of Engineering has called for urgent overhaul of Ghana's stormwater management policies, warning that the country's existing drainage infrastructure is no longer capable of addressing challenges posed by rapid urbanisation, climate variability and increasing flood risks. The institution noted that flooding in Accra and other cities had become more frequent and severe over the past decade, with many drains clogged by solid waste and reduced hydraulic capacity.

    3 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Tuesday 2 June

  1. Ghana's drainage systems inadequate for urbanisation, floods

    The Ghana Institution of Engineering has called for urgent overhaul of the country's stormwater management policies, warning that conventional drainage infrastructure designed to move water downstream is no longer adequate for rapid urbanisation, climate variability, and increasing flood risks in cities like Accra.

    2 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 1 June

  1. GhIE urges radical shift in Ghana's flood management approach

    The Ghana Institution of Engineering has called for an urgent overhaul of Ghana's stormwater management policies, warning that the country's current drainage systems are inadequate for rapid urbanisation, climate variability, and increasing flood risks. Flooding in Accra has become a structural challenge driven by rapid urbanisation, loss of natural infiltration areas, and fragmented management systems, with incidents becoming more frequent and severe over the past decade.

    1 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Ghana Institution of Engineering urges overhaul of flood management

    The Ghana Institution of Engineering has called for an urgent overhaul of Ghana's stormwater management policies, warning that conventional drainage infrastructure designed to move stormwater downstream has become inadequate for rapid urbanisation, climate variability, and increasing flood risks. The Institution notes that flooding in Accra is increasingly a structural challenge driven by rapid urbanisation, loss of natural infiltration areas, and fragmented management systems.

    1 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Wednesday 20 May

  1. Africa needs fiscal discipline and value-for-money spending, not austerity alone

    Prof. Douglas Boateng argues that Africa's repeated cycles of IMF intervention stem from poor spending discipline and procurement practices focused on lowest price rather than long-term value creation, not merely from debt or lack of resources.

    20 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

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