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Ted News Ghana Blog of Friday, 14 March 2025
Source: TEDDY VAVA GAWUGA
esidents of Kelee, a coastal community in the Weija Gbawe Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, are living in distress as rising sea levels continue to consume their homes. More than 40 houses have already been submerged, with fears growing that the entire settlement could soon disappear.
Once situated over 400 meters from the shoreline, the community has seen its land rapidly eroded, with the sea now encroaching on homes and even a local school, forcing children to seek education in the nearby town of Wiaboman.
Joseph Addy, one of the few residents still holding on, shared his plight: “I am already in the sea because right now, the sea has gone bad. When the tide rises, the back of my house becomes its resting place, eating away at my walls. There is no money for me to rent another house, so we are managing and pleading with the government for help.”
Many locals attribute the worsening situation to the connection of the estuary to the sea, a measure taken to release excess water from the Weija Dam.
In response, Ebenezer Boakye, Principal Disaster Control Officer for the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in Weija, assured residents that a sea defense project is in the pipeline to safeguard the community from further destruction. However, with homes already lost and the shoreline continuing to advance, affected residents remain desperate for urgent intervention.
