Ghana’s coastal communities continue to face a deepening humanitarian crisis as rising tidal waves displace families, destroy homes, and threaten livelihoods.

In response, the Coastal Civil Society Forum (CCF) Coordinator, Noble Wadzah visited affected communities to express solidarity and to clarify the role of the West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Resilient Investment Project II (ResIP II) in tackling coastal erosion and resilience-building.

CCF members listened to the concerns of displaced residents, many of whom have lost everything to the unrelenting tidal waves.

The Forum assured them that while WACA is actively working to mitigate coastal challenges, its interventions are structured, long-term, and focused on sustainable coastal resilience rather than short-term emergency relief.

“Our presence here today is to stand in solidarity with the affected communities. We recognise their pain and the urgent need for interventions However, it is important to understand that WACA is a committed structured approaches to coastal resilience, including nature-based solutions such as sand dunes and mangrove restoration for erosion, flooding and pollution controls,” said Noble Wadzah, CCF Coordinator.

While some residents had hoped for immediate interventions, the CCF coordinator clarified that the responsibility for immediate humanitarian relief and intervention lies with the Government of Ghana.

The Forum urged the government to act swiftly to address the immediate needs of displaced families while WACA’s long-term efforts, which are being put in place to price

He emphasised that WACA’s role is not reactionary but part of a broader, long-term strategy

The Forum pointed to successful coastal resilience projects in Benin and Togo, where WACA has implemented long-term, study-based solutions. Ghana, it emphasised, must adopt a similar systematic approach rather than rely on short-term fixes that may fail to address broader objectives.