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Centre for Coastal Management

Ghana

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...

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 coastal Ghana by linking them with multilevel adaptations and adaptive responses. The project seeks to map the connections between Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), dispossession and displacement as well as...

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Coastal mangroves provide critical services to coastal communities, including protection against climate change risks. These communities are particularly vulnerable due to their location, socio-economic conditions, and reliance on mangrove ecosystems. The CoastMan project aims to create a decision support system (DSS) that helps restore and conserve these ecosystems. The project involves dynamic m...

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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 institutions as well as the industrial sector with resources and services designed to improve dissemination of, and access to indigenous and international STI. INSTI has the mandate to develop national cap...

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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).The University borders the Gulf of Guinea and is located in the Central Region of Ghana, which has the highest marine fish production in the country. The Department’s location thus exposes students to...

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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 to climate change and the environment.

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FishCoMGhana

Ghana

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

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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 environment through training, research, networking and Community mobilization, livelihood and enterprises interventions, Communication, Policy Advocacy, among others. FoN also actively works in agriculture,...

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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 establish a foundation for the ecological recovery small pelagics —sardines, mackerel, and anchovies - and their related fisheries.

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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 (JICA) and the government of Ghana through the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) at the University of Cape Coast. The programme is focused on "Developing Integrated Sediment and E...

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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 of land and human settlements through decentralised planning system. It ensures judicious use of land and enhance the attainment of Ghana’s decentralisation programme and in particular create an enab...

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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 region has the highest overall climate risk. It is frequently battered by ferocious surge of sea waves, wiping coastal infrastructure including homes, schools and roads; threatening livelihood opportuniti...

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