Also known as: Ghana Institute of Engineers
Ghana Institution of Engineers — professional body that has identified regulatory failures and poor planning as drivers of building collapses and flooding across Accra.
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The Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) says it is preparing a unified position on Ghana’s recurring flooding challenges while developing a new platform to monitor the government’s performance on infrastructure commitments. …
GhIE to monitor government infrastructure promises amid persistent flooding concernsThe Coalition Against Galamsey has urged the government to intensify law enforcement against illegal mining beyond press briefings, citing continued devastation of forests, rivers and farmlands. The group welcomed the Attorney-General's decision to stop prosecuting community members defending water bodies and called for justice for a 13-year-old victim in Kete Krachi.
21 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Coalition Against Galamsey has urged the government to intensify law enforcement against illegal mining beyond press briefings, citing continued devastation of forests, rivers and farmlands. The group welcomed the Attorney-General's decision to stop prosecuting community members defending water bodies and called for justice for a 13-year-old victim in Kete Krachi.
21 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Coalition Against Galamsey called on the government to intensify efforts against illegal mining through firm and sustained law enforcement beyond press briefings, citing the continued devastation of forests, rivers and farmlands. The Coalition welcomed the Attorney-General's decision to discontinue prosecution of community members arrested defending water bodies from illegal mining and appealed for justice for a 13-year-old victim in Kete Krachi.
21 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's 2026 Infrastructure Report Card rated roads, health, and railway infrastructure at 50 per cent (Grade E), citing inadequate funding and maintenance challenges, while aviation scored highest at 71 per cent (Grade C3).
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers has cited persistent regulatory failures and unsafe construction practices, including unauthorised structural modifications and involvement of unqualified persons, as central factors in recent building collapses across the country, including a three-storey collapse in Accra's North Industrial Area that killed three people.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The death toll from a four-storey building collapse in North Kaneshie on June 7 has risen to three after one of two survivors died from injuries. Engineers visiting the site raised concerns about the apparent absence of a building permit and substandard concrete that failed to meet structural requirements.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
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 →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers president says Accra's infrastructure development over the past 30 or 40 years has been fundamentally flawed, with water-retention areas filled and development encroaching on natural waterways, causing water to travel from Aburi to Accra in an hour instead of 12 hours and intensifying flooding vulnerability.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The president of the Ghana Institution of Engineers says human activity—including unauthorised developments in waterways and the destruction of natural drainage buffers—has significantly compromised Accra's water retention systems, worsening recurring floods. He cited areas such as Sakumono, Teshie and Korle being reclaimed and developed, and noted that drainage channels are filled with silt, rubbish and plastic waste.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers President says Accra's worsening flooding is the result of decades of poor planning, environmental degradation, and unregulated development that has destroyed the city's natural flood-control systems. Flooding has shifted from an occasional occurrence to an annual reality as water-retention areas and low-lying lands have been filled and development has occurred in unsuitable areas.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers says it is preparing a collective response to Ghana's recurring flooding challenges following heavy rains on June 3 that affected parts of Accra. The institution's president said engineers are consulting among themselves before presenting a unified position on drainage and flood management.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers says it is preparing a unified position on the country's recurring flooding challenges and developing a platform to monitor the government's performance on infrastructure commitments. The Institution plans to launch the second edition of its Infrastructure Report Card before the end of June.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →