Also known as: NADMO
National Disaster Management Organisation — agency providing relief and emergency response in disasters including flooding, tidal waves, and storm incidents across Ghana.
NADMO has responded to multiple disaster events across Ghana, distributing relief to tidal wave victims in Anlo District and participating in rescue and recovery operations following a drowning in a quarry pit in Mpobi. The organization continues to conduct damage assessments and provide support in areas affected by heavy rainfall and flooding, including Keta Township in the Volta Region.
The Volta River Authority has urged stakeholders to strengthen collaboration, strictly enforce environmental laws, and improve emergency preparedness to reduce flooding and environmental degradation in communities along the Volta Lake and downstream areas.
8 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Volta River Authority has urged stakeholders to strengthen collaboration, strictly enforce environmental laws, and improve emergency preparedness to reduce flooding and environmental degradation in communities along the Volta Lake and downstream areas.
8 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Volta River Authority has urged stakeholders to enforce environmental laws strictly and improve emergency preparedness to mitigate flooding and environmental degradation in communities along the Volta Lake and downstream areas. The call was made during the 2026 Annual Stakeholder Workshop on Emergency Preparedness and Environmental Management Plans in Ho.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Hours of heavy rainfall in Keta, Volta Region, in the early hours of Wednesday, May 6, submerged parts of the township, displacing residents and destroying property including furniture, foodstuffs, electronics, and clothing. The flooding, described as one of the worst in recent times, also damaged community roads and pathways, hampering emergency efforts; the Keta Municipal Assembly and NADMO are assessing damage and providing support.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Residents in Kasoa's hillside communities are increasingly concerned about soil erosion caused by heavier, more unpredictable rainfall linked to climate change, which is damaging homes and livelihoods. Environmental experts attribute the problem partly to rapid uphill construction without proper drainage, tree removal, and warn that vegetation loss increases erosion risk during extreme rainfall events.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Association of Ghana Rice Producers and Processors reports an estimated one million metric tonnes of unsold paddy rice on the local market, valued at GH¢5billion, attributed to failure of state procurement systems to prioritize Ghanaian rice and an influx of cheap, smuggled rice that has led major millers to suspend operations.
5 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Association of Ghana Rice Producers and Processors says an estimated one million metric tonnes of paddy rice valued at GH¢5 billion remain unsold on the local market due to severe shortage of buyers, which they attribute to the National Food Buffer Stock Company's failure to purchase locally produced rice as directed by the President.
4 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The National Disaster Management Organisation provided relief support to victims of tidal waves in Anlo District, where seawater intrusion into the River Volta has disrupted irrigation and reduced fish populations. NADMO distributed rice, maize, peas, cooking oil, soap and mosquito nets to affected households.
2 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Kwame Owusu, a 20-year-old water tanker attendant, drowned in a water-filled quarry pit at MMM Quarry Limited in Mpobi while swimming as the tanker was being filled. His body was recovered the following day after initial rescue efforts by community members, NADMO, the Ghana National Fire Service and police.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
A 20-year-old water tanker attendant, Kwame Owusu, drowned in a water-filled quarry pit at Mpobi in the Afigya Kwabre South District after entering the water to swim while the tanker was being filled; his body was recovered nearly 24 hours later following an intensive search by NADMO, the Ghana National Fire Service, and police.
29 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Community members and security agencies are searching for the body of a 20-year-old water tanker attendant, Kwame Owusu, who drowned in a quarry pit at Mpobi in the Afigya Kwabre South District on Tuesday. Owusu entered the deep pit to swim while the tanker was being filled and was suddenly dragged beneath the water; rescue teams from NADMO, the Fire Service, and Police have been deployed.
29 April 2026 · Joy Online →