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Ghana and Nigeria to collaborate on disaster management

'It is an undeniable fact that if nothing is done towards building a culture of disaster risk reduction in our society we shall sadly be visited by disaster time and time again', said Adwoa Kluvitse, country director of ActionAid in Ghana...
Modern Ghana.com
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Ghana: the Red Cross builds new houses for victims of last year’s floods

The reconstruction programme gives priority to families whose homes were completely destroyed by the floods and has introduced a new technique for reinforcing foundations and making homes more resilient.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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Ghana: recent floods a good test for disaster preparedness

"We realized that we still had a long way to go to be able to fully respond to a disaster of such a scale when it happens so abruptly." Jean-Luc Martinage spoke to Andrews Frimpong, Secretary General of the Ghana Red Cross Society.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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Ghana: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

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The Convention opens an important new phase in the battle against desertification, but it is just a beginning. In particular, governments are regularly reviewing the action programmes. They also focus on awareness-raising, education and training, in both

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