A lecturer of the University of Ghana has recommended the establishment of an Environmental Fund in the country.

Dr Vincent Von Vordzegbe argued the Fund will help the country provide some support to survivors of disaster across the country.

The lecturer, who is a botanist, was reacting to Joy News report about some survivors of the June 3, 2015 disaster who are yet to receive some form of help from the government.

He expressed worry about the situation saying because disasters are unavoidable, it is the more reason the fund has to be set up to cater for the needs of survivors.

In just a day away, Ghanaians will be marking the 1st Anniversary of what appeared to be one of the greatest disasters in the history of the country.

A combined effort of flooding and fire explosion at the Goil Filling Station located at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra resulted in the death of an estimated 154 Ghanaians. Properties worth millions of cedis were destroyed in the inferno.

The government and the Accra City authority vowed never to allow that incident repeat itself at least anywhere in the country. A 5-Member committee set up by the government recommended among all things the dredging of the Odaw river and the Korle Legon.

However, recent situations caused by the rains combined with the accident on the Volta Lake at Yeji have led many people to question the resolve of the nation to mitigate disasters.

Commenting on the Yeji disaster, Dr Vordzegbe said it is necessary for the Maritime Authority and the National Disaster Management Authority (NADMO) to collaborate in arresting the situation.

Having done some studies in the Volta Lake, he said towns surrounding the lake are at risk if measures are not taken to protect the lives of people who travel on the lake .

He called on the government to put the necessary legal regime in place to implement the recommendation of the disaster committee which talks about the banning of plastics and polythene bags in the country.

We should be ready to go far if we want to go far as a nation in addressing flood related disasters, he added.