Locally-led adaptation as a silver bullet? Complexities, needs, and responses in climate adaptation at the Volta coastline, Ghana
(2024) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20241LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
- Abstract
- Sea-level rise increases the exposure of low-lying communities to climate risks along the eastern coast of Ghana, while adaptation responses are reactive and insufficient to secure fishing livelihoods in highly vulnerable areas. To better address needs, Locally-led Adaptation (LLA) promotes just climate governance by shifting power to local actors to enable context-specific and place-based responses. Following a literature review, site observations and twenty-two semi-structured interviews, findings indicate that nature-based solutions could be implemented according to the LLA concept, however, those are not yet widely recognized in Ghana for coastal adaptation, with grey infrastructure being prioritized. De-centralized governance... (More)
- Sea-level rise increases the exposure of low-lying communities to climate risks along the eastern coast of Ghana, while adaptation responses are reactive and insufficient to secure fishing livelihoods in highly vulnerable areas. To better address needs, Locally-led Adaptation (LLA) promotes just climate governance by shifting power to local actors to enable context-specific and place-based responses. Following a literature review, site observations and twenty-two semi-structured interviews, findings indicate that nature-based solutions could be implemented according to the LLA concept, however, those are not yet widely recognized in Ghana for coastal adaptation, with grey infrastructure being prioritized. De-centralized governance structures, enabling policy framework, and strong collaboration with NGOs are in place to implement LLA, however, horizontal and vertical governance mechanisms are weak, and long-term planning and financial resources are absent to act at a delta-scale. LLA was identified as a potential approach to improving just coastal governance while recognizing its limitations. (Less)
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- author
- Bretus, Borbala Blanka LU
- supervisor
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- Murray Scown LU
- organization
- course
- MESM02 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Susainability Science, coastal management, grey infrastructure, nature-based solutions, decentralized governance
- publication/series
- Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
- report number
- 2024:024
- language
- English
- additional info
- The research was supported by the Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy.
The research was hosted by Dr Mumuni Abu, at the Regional Institute for Population Studies, at the University of Ghana. - id
- 9155662
- date added to LUP
- 2024-05-31 08:49:23
- date last changed
- 2024-05-31 08:49:23
@misc{9155662, abstract = {{Sea-level rise increases the exposure of low-lying communities to climate risks along the eastern coast of Ghana, while adaptation responses are reactive and insufficient to secure fishing livelihoods in highly vulnerable areas. To better address needs, Locally-led Adaptation (LLA) promotes just climate governance by shifting power to local actors to enable context-specific and place-based responses. Following a literature review, site observations and twenty-two semi-structured interviews, findings indicate that nature-based solutions could be implemented according to the LLA concept, however, those are not yet widely recognized in Ghana for coastal adaptation, with grey infrastructure being prioritized. De-centralized governance structures, enabling policy framework, and strong collaboration with NGOs are in place to implement LLA, however, horizontal and vertical governance mechanisms are weak, and long-term planning and financial resources are absent to act at a delta-scale. LLA was identified as a potential approach to improving just coastal governance while recognizing its limitations.}}, author = {{Bretus, Borbala Blanka}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, series = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}}, title = {{Locally-led adaptation as a silver bullet? Complexities, needs, and responses in climate adaptation at the Volta coastline, Ghana}}, year = {{2024}}, }