The Director-General of the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), Dr Eric Asuman, says delays in the implementation of the Accra Flood Early Warning System under the GARID project have affected progress.
He explained that the project, which is aimed at strengthening flood forecasting and early warning systems, has faced setbacks linked to administrative processes and funding release.
“There were some delays in the release of funds.
“When we said we were going to build the stand for the reader, the Works and Housing Ministry showed us a design they had prepared. It was delaying,” he said on Asempa FM.
Dr Asuman noted that GMet at one point considered taking direct responsibility for constructing part of the infrastructure to avoid further delays.
“We wanted to do the stand ourselves, then the disaster happened,” he said.
He added that the system is intended to improve coordination among agencies responsible for forecasting, flood modelling and disaster response
