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Flood Assessment for White Volta, Ghana

  04/07/2011
HKV Consultants won a contract for the World Bank funded Flood Hazard Assessment project for the Upper White Volta in Ghana. A total length of 880 river kilometres will be modelled, starting at the border with Burkina Faso till Lake Volta. In the last 4 years, severe flooding occurred every wet season in this part of the White Volta.

Upper White VoltaThe project includes survey activities, hydrological, hydraulic and overland flow modelling, analysis of the genesis of the floods, assessment of effectiveness of flood mitigation measures and the implementation of a Flood Early Warning System. Survey activities (improvement of DEM and measurement of cross-sections) will be conducted by Fugro.  Employees from the stakeholder's organisations will be trained in using the methods and techniques applied within the project.

 

The project is to be implemented from June 2011 until October 2012. Most of the activities will be carried out from a project office in Ghana.

 







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