“…The national introspection highlighted the apparent weak institutional arrangements toward disaster risk prevention, preparedness, and mitigation in Ghana, a situation that has also been giving extensive attention in some previous studies. Building disaster risk prevention is viewed as cross-cutting themes in disaster management and therefore requires proper coordination of all institutions concerned with disaster management (Chang-Seng, 2013;Oteng-Ababio, 2011;Pelling, 2003). The framework for disaster management in Ghana which is placed under the MOI also mandates the Ministry to work with the Ministries of Finance, Health, Environment, and Works and Housing, among others, to deliver proper disaster prevention services.…”