Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Semi-Arid Africa: an integrated approach (CECAR-AFRICA)

  Available online: https://unu.edu/projects/enhancing-resilience-to-climate-and-ecosystem-changes-i [...]

As a part of global efforts to tackle impacts of climate and ecosystem changes, we urgently need to overcome vulnerability of terrestrial ecosystems in developing countries, especially Africa. This research program aims for three objectives by focusing on the semi-arid region of northern Ghana where the change impacts have been severely felt in forms of unpredictable floods and droughts: (1) forecast and assessment of climate and ecosystem change impact on agricultural production; (2) risk assessment of extreme weather events and introduction of adaptive water resource management methods; and (3) planning and implementation of capacity development programs enabling local residents and professionals to utilize the assessment results derived from (1) and (2).

Language(s): English

Tags: Climate ; Hazard risk assessment or analysis ; Climate change ; Extreme weather event ; Adaptation ; Ghana ; Region I - Africa Add tag