Government Committed To Protect Coastal Communities From Tidal Waves - Asenso Boakye

The Minister for the Works and Housing Francis Asenso Boakye, says the government is committed to keeping communities along the country’s coastline safe from the the effects of tidal waves amid the rising sea level. The Minister said this when he interacted with the press at Cape Coast on the second day of his 3 day working

visit to the Central Region. The tour is also to acquaint himself with ongoing projects being undertaken by the Ministry. I am in the ancient city of Cape Coast as part of my two day working visit to the Central Region. The tour is also aimed at receiving first-hand updates and monitoring the progress of coastal protection works

being undertaken by various contractors of the Ministry, said the Minister. As part of the monitoring process, I interacted with various stakeholders including Chiefs, opinion leaders and managers of the Cape Coast Castle to ascertain their concerns, and I assured them that the government will take their concerns into consideration

in the project monitoring and the evaluation process, he also added. Ghana’s total coastline stretches to about 550km, of which two thirds, approximately 367km also requires reclamation and the development against the continuous effects of the tidal waves and the rising sea levels, and with an estimated thirty percent (30%) of the

country’s population also living along the coastlines. Mr. Asenso Boakye mentioned that the NPP government has over the period resolved to take proactive measures to protect the coastal communities, as well as promote sustainable socio-economic activities and livelihoods, particularly the fishing, tourism and the protection of

the communities and the visit also took the team to the Anomabo, Komenda, Cape Coast and the Elmina Phase II & III Sea Defence projects in the Central Region. The Minister was joined by officials of the Ministry of Works and Housing and the Hydrological Services Department.