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Ghana

Ghana is a West African country with a total population of about 32 million. About 38% of the country’s populations lives in coastal areas that accounts for only about 6.5% of the country's total land area of 238,540 km². In terms of fisher...

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Tools covering Ghana

Coastal Risk Atlas

Compare coastal vulnerability by country, region and district.

Sea Rise Insight

See which shorelines are exposed under sea-level rise scenarios.

EroTrack

Shoreline change rates, from accretion to severe erosion, metre by metre.

About Ghana

Ghana is a West African country with a total population of about 32 million. About 38% of the country’s populations lives in coastal areas that accounts for only about 6.5% of the country's total land area of 238,540 km². In terms of fisheries productions, a detailed profile of the country is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. Fishing and its related activities (boat building, fish processing and trading, etc.) employ about 10% of Ghana’s population. The fish provide by this industry accounts for about 60% of animal protein consumed by Ghanaians. Aquatic ecosystems and living resources are therefore considered as key levers of food security and decent economic growth in Ghana.

Data Partners

  • Centre for Coastal Management

    The Centre for Coastal Management (CCM) at the University of Cape Coast is a research and training institute that focuses on the sustainable management of coastal resources in Ghana. The Centre was es...

  • Ghana Fisheries Recovery Activity

    The Ghana Fisheries Recovery Activity (GFRA) was a five-year (2021-2026) Feed the Future Project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Project sought to establi...

  • LVB Feasibility Studies

    As sea level is expected to increase by as much as 1.0 meters due to climate change, so will its associated negative effects like erosion and flooding. In Ghana’s four coastal regions, the Volta regio...

  • Co-developing Decision Support System for Coastal Mangrove-based Socio-Ecological Systems in Eastern and Western Africa (CoastMan)

    Coastal mangroves provide critical services to coastal communities, including protection against climate change risks. These communities are particularly vulnerable due to their location, socio-econom...

  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute for Scientific and Technological Information (CSIR-INSTI)

    CSIR-INSTI is one of the thirteen institutes within the CSIR. It is the hub of integrated scientific and technical information (STI) in Ghana that provides the major public research and academic insti...

  • Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA)

    The Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority is a service delivery agency under the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD). LUSPA provides sustainable development...

  • University Of Education, Winneba

    a. Faculty of Science Education The Faculty of Science Education, of the University of Education, Winneba, has nine academic departments and three service units. The faculty focuses on biology, chemi...

  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

    The Environmental Protection Authority is the leading public body for protecting and improving Ghana’s environment. Its mandate is to regulate, protect, coordinate, and oversee all matters pertaining...

  • Friends of the Nation (FoN)

    Friends of the Nation (FoN) is a socio-environmental advocacy not-for- Profit NGO in Ghana, with the mission to catalyse increased action on sustainable natural resource governance and healthy environ...

  • FishCoMGhana

    A repository of journal articles and reports on Ghana’s fisheries and coastal management strategies.

  • Climate Change Adaptation, Dispossession and Displacement (ADD+)

    Climate Change Adaptation, Dispossession and Displacement (ADD+) Project is a project that seeks to examine the processes of dispossession and displacement under the impacts of climate change in coast...

  • University of Ghana, Legon

    a. Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences b. Department of Geography and Resource Development

  • The Fisheries Commission

    The Fisheries Commission is the implementing agency of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD). We are constituted to be the actualizing force behind policies and regulations est...

  • Dept. of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences

    The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (DFAS) in the University of Cape Coast is a department in the School of Biological Sciences at the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (CANS).T...

  • ISEMAC-G

    ISEMAC-G is a Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development programme supported by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JIC...

Datasets

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24 datasets

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