Community-led adaptation to Climate Change among coastal communities in Ghana: The case of Dansoman in the Greater Accra region.
Journal Title: Advance Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Discoveries - Year 2018, Vol 31, Issue 31
Abstract
Community-led adaptation often require conceptual development and innovative ways that are feasible and locally designed with inputs from key stakeholders. Developing prudent adaptation measures for local communities are time consuming and require in-depth analysis due to complex nature of climate change, encompassing several sectors, differing views and external facilitators. In our quest to achieve Millennium Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 13), there is the need to place communities and towns, mainly those in acute and highly vulnerable regions center stage.It is key in determining which critical and actual areas stem communities, hence, employing bottom-up approach in realizing global goals of regulating climate change. The main aim of the study was to find out self-protective measures, initiated by the local assembly, private entities and individual households in the area. The study adapted both qualitative and quantitative research strategies in collection, analyzing and presentation of results. Response from informants constituting officials from various institutions and vulnerable groups in the area were subjected to descriptive analytical statistics based on informants’ knowledge and experience in the area.Results show majority of adaptation measures, initiated by proponents in the area are short-term (reactive) measures and does not have the efficacy and capacity to deal with large scale climate events of bigger, magnitudes and intensity. The study serves as baseline-print on potential impacts of climate change in Dansoman along with community-led adaptation mechanisms. Further research could be conducted on cost of adaptation and effectiveness of initiated adaptation strategies in the area.
Authors and Affiliations
Isaac Sarfo, Jude Issa Dontoh
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