Climate change adaptation in Ghana
| Country | Ghana  |
|---|---|
| Language of work or name | English |
Ghana cam turn party give de UNFCCC for September 1995 insyd. wey dem ratify de Paris Agreement in September 2016. [1] As party give de Paris Agreement, dem dey expert make Ghana develop National Adaptation Plan, wey dey outline strategies de country dey take make dem adjust to de changing climate conditions.
Climate change adaptation dey involve make dem dey modify anaa dey develop structure wey go help some bro live plus de influence of actual anaa expected future climate. De goal give adaptation be say dem for reduce de impact give tins wey be harmful effects give climate change (like sea-level rise ,chaw intense extreme weather events, anaa food insecurity). E sanso dey include make dem dey make de most of any potential beneficial opportunities wey dey associate to climate change.[2]
Dem approximate say climate change go add to de human den economic toll of floods den droughts for Ghana insyd, wey ego get direct impacts for key development areas like food security, water resource management, health, den economic growth.[3]
Against dis backdrop, Ghana ein government plus oda international Development partners set out approaches wey dem go use determine vulnerability den adaption priorities, wey dem go join dis knowledge put development den sectoral planning insyd.[4]
Key sector vulnerabilities
[edit | edit source]Food security
[edit | edit source]Water resources
[edit | edit source]Health
[edit | edit source]National strategies, plan, den institutions
[edit | edit source]De Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)[5] be independent environmental regulatory agency within de Government of Ghana plus de responsibility make e dey ensure Ghana ein environmental quality thru environmental regulation den enforcement, den make dem dey mainstream environmental concerns within de development process for de national, regional den district levels. De implementation give climate change adaptation projects den de mainstream give de climate change adaptation thru out de government den private sector dem dey carry out by de Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI).
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Ghana's Adaptation Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change" (PDF). unfccc.int. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ↑ website, NASA's Global Climate Change. "Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation". Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ↑ "Climate Change Adaptation in GHANA" (PDF).
- ↑ Ameyaw, Lord; Ettl, Gregory; Leissle, Kristy; Anim-Kwapong, Gilbert (2018-11-28). "Cocoa and Climate Change: Insights from Smallholder Cocoa Producers in Ghana Regarding Challenges in Implementing Climate Change Mitigation Strategies". Forests. 9 (12): 742. doi:10.3390/f9120742. ISSN 1999-4907.
- ↑ "Integrity, dedication, service, teamwork... | Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana". www.epa.gov.gh. Retrieved 2023-03-22.