Environmental advocate and Chief Executive Officer of Drink Safe Water Ghana Limited Krobea Asante has called for a coordinated national strategy to address Accra's recurring floods, describing the capital's persistent flooding as "a national shame" after decades of failed interventions.

In a press statement, Mr Asante argued that the flooding experienced in June 2026 is not a new phenomenon but part of a long history of floods stretching back to the 1930s.

He attributed the recurring floods to the destruction of wetlands and natural water-retention areas through unplanned development, saying water that once took 12 hours to travel from Aburi to Accra now reaches the capital in about one hour because the natural landscape has been replaced with concrete.

Mr Asante also criticised what he described as decades of treating the symptoms rather than the causes of flooding, arguing that dredging the Odaw River without upstream retention ponds, land-use control and enforcement cannot provide a lasting solution.

He further blamed poor waste management and illegal mining for worsening the situation, stating that waste and silt have clogged drains while polluted floodwaters increase the risk of diseases such as cholera, typhoid and diarrhoea.

The environmental advocate urged government to enforce no-build zones along the Odaw, Korle and Kpeshie waterways, acquire strategic upstream lands for retention ponds and demonstrate the political will needed to halt what he described as decades of poor development practices.

He also appealed to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, as well as residents, to protect waterways, clean drains and comply with environmental regulations, stressing that consistent law enforcement is essential.

Mr Asante called on all Ghanaians to take greater responsibility for protecting the environment, saying flood prevention is fundamental to ensuring water security and safeguarding public health.

He further proposed the development of a single National Flood Action Plan to coordinate flood prevention efforts across all 16 Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies through upstream interventions, strict enforcement of planning regulations and sustained public education.

According to him, Accra and future generations deserve lasting solutions to the city's longstanding flood challenge.