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APPENDIX 4. TABLE OF POTENTIAL COLLABORATORS AND THEIR FOCUS AREASKeyType: N=NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION G= GOVERNMENTALRelationship to USAID: I=IMPLEMENTER D=DEVELOPMENT PARTNER N= NoneOrganizationNameInstitutional objective/missionContactCURRENT FOCUS AREASTypeRelationshipto USAIDREDDCDMAgricultureFisheriesForestryBiodiversityWaterCoastalBio-energyOil & GasMiningLand TenureResearchGov/ HealthGovernment InstitutionsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency (ClimateChange focalpoint)ForestryCommissionWaterResourcesCommissionEnsure environmentally soundand efficient use of bothrenewable and non-renewableresources in the process ofnational development; Createawareness to mainstreamenvironment into thedevelopment process at thenational, regional, district andcommunity levels; To apply thelegal processes in a fair, equitablemanner to ensure responsibleenvironmental behaviour in thecountryRegulation of utilization of forestand wildlife resources, theconservation and management ofthose resources and thecoordination of policies relatedto themProcessing of water rights andpermits; Planning for waterresources development andmanagement with river basins(catchments) as the natural unitsof planning; Collating, storing anddisseminating data andinformation on water resourcesin Ghana; Monitoring andassessing activities andG I Daniel Amlalowww.epaghana.gov.ghG I Robert Bamfowww.fcghana.com√ √ √ √ √ √ √√ √ √ √G I www.wrc-gh.com √ √216 GHANA CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION ASSESSMENT
OrganizationNameInstitutional objective/missionContactCURRENT FOCUS AREASTypeRelationshipto USAIDREDDCDMAgricultureFisheriesForestryBiodiversityWaterCoastalBio-energyOil & GasMiningLand TenureResearchGov/ HealthEnergyCommissionprogrammes for the utilisationand conservation of waterresourcesRecommend national policies forthe development and utilizationof indigenous energy resources;advice the Minister responsiblefor Energy on national policiesfor the efficient and safe supplyof electricity, natural gas, andpetroleum products havingregard to the economy; providethe legal, regulatory andsupervisory framework forproviders of energy in Ghana(i.e.licensing, prescription of uniformrules of practice by legislativeinstrument, inspection,monitoring and compliance ofrules); secure a comprehensivedatabase for national decisionmaking as regards thedevelopment and utilization ofenergy resources available to thenation; promote competition inthe energy market and enforcestandards of performance.G I http://new.energycom.gov.gh/ √ √GHANA CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION ASSESSMENT 217
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GHANA CLIMATE CHANGEVULNERABILITY A
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GHANACLIMATE CHANGEVULNERABILITY AN
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ACRONYMSCAADPCBOCCCDCSCEACEPFCFMCIC
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NGONCRCNREGNRMNTFPPAPAMSCPPGRCRAMSA
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYCountries in Afric
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precipitation changes is not very d
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AGRICULTURE AND LIVELIHOODSAgricult
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would include concentrating access
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of transparency pervade the current
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alternate energy sources (i.e., fos
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affecting carbon sequestration. Adv
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Information and analysis needs for
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1. INTRODUCTIONThe West African cou
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ABFigure 2.1 Two approaches to vuln
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Mean Annual Temperature (C)2928.528
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The UNDP-NSCP country-level climate
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For most eco-climatic zones, five-y
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increases generally were projected
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Table 3.2 Potential change in tempe
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parameter (temperature and precipit
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emission scenarios gives a decrease
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of finance and economic planning, f
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indigenous people and more recently
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Phase 1 REDD ReadinessConsultations
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SC. A New National Plantation Devel
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to be developed that provide rigoro
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LandownerTable 4.1 Land Ownership i
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ProblemTable 4.2 Problems Associate
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TENURE CONSIDERATIONS IN LIGHT OF C
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the south of the Ashanti Uplands re
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Figure 5.1 Ecological Zones of Ghan
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North latitude. Minia (2008) deline
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Table 5.1 Percentage of producer ho
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over a longer period. With the risk
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LAND SUITABILITYThe CSIR-Soil Resea
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Table 5.3 Crop Suitability by Soil
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MAJOR CROPSMAIZEMaize is the most i
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Source: Chamberlin, 2007, Figure 13
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Total area(ha)MangroveswampTable 5.
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Source: Chamberlin, 2007Figure 5.6
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Farmers who depend on annual rains
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Adjusting timing ofirrigationPricin
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Transportation networkChanging Crop
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Lower world food pricesAttitudes to
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POPULATION AND ECONOMYGhana contain
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Ghana is comprised of crop and live
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URBAN VERSES RURAL LIVELIHOODS 3Liv
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income; non-farm related enterprise
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6. VULNERABILITY TOCLIMATE CHANGETh
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DESERTIFICATION“Desertification
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In the National Action Plan to Comb
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significantly recovered by the late
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Source: Reich etal., 2001Figure 6.2
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Source: US Geological Survey, (http
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Two other proximate causes of defor
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extreme, fire is essential in fire-
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gill nets constructed from traditio
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upwelling strength) involved in reg
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completely dominate trawl catches b
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have increased substantially due to
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CategoryFishing effort andtechnolog
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(Binet, 1995). Even if the declinin
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METHODSAs described above, to asses
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Indicator DescriptionDistance fromd
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Indicator DescriptionUnimproveddrin
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lowest vulnerability of any distric
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Table 7.2 Social Vulnerability Inde
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Table 7.5 Incidence of poverty (per
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Table 7.6 Ghana District Names, Ref
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Figure 7.4 Percentage of district p
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Figure 7.6 Percentage of female-hea
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Figure 7.8 Percentage of the Distri
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Figure 7.10 Percentage of District
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Figure 7.12 Percentage of District
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Figure 7.14 Percentage of total Dis
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people residing in thesee regions a
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CASE STUDY: CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATI
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from friends and family to get by d
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CASE STUDY: CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATI
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At Mole National Park, managers exp
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ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE N
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(interview). An opportunity exists
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Upper West Region, 69.8 percent of
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Brong-Ahafo Region that entails ref
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Ghana Limited, 2009). Given the con
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Page 189 and 190: Table 11.1 Options for intervention
Page 191 and 192: Barriers toAdaptation andMitigation
Page 197 and 198: Amanor, K.S. 2001. Share contracts
Page 199 and 200: Braimoh, A. and P. Vlek (2006). "So
Page 201 and 202: Energy Commission. 2005. Strategic
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Page 205 and 206: Koranteng, K.A. 1995. The Ghanaian
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Page 213 and 214: Date Organization Interviewee Posit
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