The
Ghana
Hydrological
Authority
has
warned
that
two-thirds
of
the
country’s
coastline
is
at
risk
of
erosion
and
urgent
protection
is
needed
to
prevent
the
loss
of
critical
national
assets.
The
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
the
authority,
Dr.
John
Kissi,
during
a
media
briefing
revealed
that
approximately
370
km
of
the
550
km
coastline
is
vulnerable
and
requires
immediate
attention.
Key
assets
at
risk
include
the
Aboadze
Power
Enclave,
St.
Augustine
SHS,
Denu-Alao
Highway,
and
Cape
Coast
Nursing
and
Midwifery
Training
College,
among
others.
“Now
within
that
290-kilometre
stretch,
there
are
various
important
national
assets
at
risk
that
need
urgent
action
to
protect
them.
We
can
talk
of
the
Aboadze
Power
Enclave,
where
we
have
thermal
plants
that
need
protection,
to
safeguard
in
all
together
about
730
megawatts.
“We
have
important
strategic
roads
in
Cape
Coast
where
we
have
the
Accra-Takoradi
road
that
is
at
risk,
along
with
our
educational
institutions
like
St.
Augustine
SHS,
UCC
and
Cape
Coast
Nursing
and
Midwifery
Training
College.
Dr
Kissi
emphasised
the
need
for
the
government
and
private
sector
to
invest
heavily
in
coastal
and
climate
adaptation
and
management
strategies
to
mitigate
the
threat.
He
also
urged
the
public
to
refrain
from
engaging
in
sand-winning
activities
that
exacerbate
coastal
erosion.
“All
we
are
saying
is
that
the
government
is
doing
a
lot,
we
have
already
seen
the
eight
ongoing
projects,
those
that
have
already
been
completed
but
we
are
also
urging
the
government
to
do
more,
to
invest
a
bit
more
especially
in
those
areas
to
protect
the
strategic
assets
and
we
are
also
calling
on
the
private
sector,
some
of
them
have
a
business
along
this
coastline
that
are
at
risk
if
steps
are
not
taken
to
protect
them.”
“We
invite
the
private
sector
to
partner
with
us
to
come
on
board
and
invest
in
coastal
protection
and
also
to
make
some
investments
in
our
national
hydrological
fund.”