ghana climate change vulnerability and adaptation assessment

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe team would like to acknowledge the support of the many individuals who contributed to this assessment.We would like to thank the USAID liaisons, Nino Nadiradze (Senior Environmental Officer) and JusticeOdoi (Environmental Specialist) in Accra, Ghana for providing technical support to the team. Nino andJustice helped both in planning the report and in setting up interviews and contacts during the three-week incountryfact-finding phase of the project. More than 100 people, representing a variety of governmentalorganizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society, and industry were interviewed and/orcontributed papers to this report. The full list of those interviewed is contained in Appendix 1. We aregrateful to these individuals for their generous contributions of time.The Climate Change Assessment was conducted simultaneously with another effort, an EnvironmentalThreats and Opportunties Assessment (ETOA). The ETOA was conducted by Steven Brady and JosephKrueger and we appreciated the time spent with them, conducting interviews and discussing what we learned.We were also supported by many in our home units and would like to acknowledge their valuablecontributions. We thank Amy Carson-Commens, Anthony Rietl, and Elizabeth McQuire, all of the Centerfor Bottomland Hardwoods Research, Southern Research Station, for assistance with literature and graphics.Administrative support and travel logistics were provided by Cathy Jenkins, CBHR-SRS, and Janet Revell,Center for Forest Disturbance Science, Southern Research Station. David Banis and Ross Calhoun ofPortland State University made our maps. Francis Kwabena Dwomoh, Forest Reseaerch Institute of Ghanaand Visiting Scientist at the Center for Forest Disturbance Science, provided GIS support as well as cultural,political, and resource interpretations. We especially thank Zinede Minia, formerly of Ghana MeteorologicalAgency, who provided historical meteorological data.Finally, we want to single out Matthew Edwardsen and Stephanie Otis of the US Forest Service InternationalPrograms for selecting us for this opportunity and for their indispensible assistance; without them, this wouldnot have happened.All photos were taken by the team.GHANA CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION ASSESSMENTIX