Ghana
The Government of Ghana is strengthening the agriculture sector, natural resource management, and urban infrastructure to build resilience to flooding, droughts, and coastal erosion.
Ghana is vulnerable to flooding, especially in its coastal areas, and droughts, particularly in the Northern Savannah belt. It also experiences wildfires, pest invasions, and disease epidemics. Accra, its largest city, sits on an eroding coastline where informal settlements are particularly vulnerable to flooding and resultant water borne diseases. Since 2010, the Government of Ghana has been implementing a coordinated, multi-sector, multi-level approach to building resilience by strengthening the agricultural sector, improving natural resource management, and improving urban infrastructure.
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Learning Initiative on Women’s Empowerment, Access to Finance, and Sustainable Fisheries: Ghana Case Study
11 Apr 2022 - USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SMFP), implemented by the University of Rhode Island
The USAID/Ghana SMFP aimed to promote the adoption of responsible fishing practices and to reduce child labor and trafficking in Ghana’s Central Region.
Climate risk profile: Ghana
12 Feb 2021 - ATLAS - Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessments
This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues in Ghana, including how climate change will potentially impact agriculture, fisheries, water resources, energy and human health. The brief includes an overview...
Insured Loans Increase Credit Access and Farming Technology Adoption in Ghana
01 Jun 2020 - Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience
Increasing access to credit can spur the adoption of more productive technologies, but may require reducing risk for both smallholder farmer and lender. In a randomized controlled trial (RCT), we investigated how...
Gendered Impacts of COVID-19
17 Feb 2022 - Feed the Future Gender, Climate Change, and Nutrition Integration Initiative (GCAN)
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