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Developing Meso-Level Disaster Risk Management Approaches for Climate Risks in Ghana
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Online Location
https://www.insuresilience.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Final_CaseStudy_Ghana_220627_II.pdf
Publication date
06/06/2022
Language:
English
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country
Ghana
Type of Publication:
Studies
Focus Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Focus Topic:
Climate / Weather / Environment
Type of Risk:
Weather & Climate related
Author
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Allianz Re
Organization
InsuResilience Global Partrnership
The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) is Ghana´s economic hub and it is exposed to floods almost every year. Given that the impact of flooding is often catastrophic, there is an urgent need to enhance GAMA’s resilience and move to a proactive disaster risk management approach. The Strategic Alliance between GIZ and Allianz Re has therefore empowered three municipalities in GAMA to adopt an Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRM) approach with the aim of increasing urban resilience. This encompasses the design of a flood risk-transfer solution at the sub-national level for publicly managed assets like schools and markets.