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ABSTRACT
This research examines the water, sanitation, and hygiene experiences during flooding. Floods are among the disasters that cause widespread destructions to human lives, properties and the environment. Flooding occurs every year at different places with varied scales across the globe. The focus of the study is the Nsukwao community, located in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The Nsukwao community is prone to seasonal flooding, and in the year 2017, the government of Ghana through the Nsukwao Basin Project tried to solve the seasonal flooding. However, the issues persisted. This research utilised a mixed method approach where semi-structured interviews were undertaken and a survey questionnaire was also randomly administered. The survey questionnaire yielded a response rate of 52%. After the data analysis, it was found that the Nsukwao community has acceptable water and sanitation facilities, however, during the rainy season, the community members are negatively impacted. Also, the community members do not take part in water, sanitation, and hygiene programmes because they are never consulted. To improve water, sanitation, and hygiene experiences, it is important for the government through the municipal and district councils to extensively engage the local community.
Acknowledgement
We are grateful to the communities in the New Juabeng South Municipal District for their participation in this research. We also thank the Municipal Chief Executive Director for his value advice and guidance.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Informed Consent
Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
Ethical Approval
Ethical approval for this research was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the authors’ university. The Ethics Committee on its sitting of 9th August 2022, approved this research.
Data availability
Data availability: The data for this research can you access at: 10.6084/m9.figshare.25122569.