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SPECIAL SESSION OF AMCEN ON CLIMATE CHANGE, NAIROBI 25TH – 29TH MAY 2009 Case Study : Ghana’s CC vulnerability assessment Presented by : Rudolph S. Kuuzegh Director, Min of Environment, Science & Technology, Ghana Outline of Presentation • • • • • • • • Ghana: UNFCCC Implementation Objective of the Study Scope & focus Vulnerability defined Climatic trends and projections Lessons learned Challenges encountered Recommendations Ghana’s UNFCCC and KP History • Signed the Convention at Rio Conference June, 1992 - Ratified Convention on 5th September 1995 - Ratified the Kyoto Protocol 16th November 2002 - Deposited the Instrument of Ratification at UNHqrs in NY, March 2003 - By these acts, Ghana bound itself to meeting the obligations under the Convention and the Protocol. History cont’d In further fulfillment of obligations under the Convention; - Prepared and submitted to the COP initial national communication with support from GEF and other bilaterals. e.g. NCAP with Netherlands support. -Prepared the 2nd communication; to be published soon. Objective of the Study - Assist developing Ghana, and may be others, in preparing, formulating, implementing and evaluating policies in relation to CC - Raise awareness of the problem of CC - Increase the involvement of policy makers, scientists, ‘broad layers’ of the population in the CC debate - Impact the UNFCCC negotiating process through raising of “burning issues” - Establish environment and development interaction for national sustainable development Scope of the study - Limited to eight (8) thematic areas - Data limitations - Inability to obtain a longer time series e.g. for fish yields to match the climate parameters - Resource limitations - GPRS does not focus on CC issues Focus - Building capacity - Dissemination of the outcome of the 1st communication - Sensitization of policy makers e.g. MP(s), Senior Public Servants of relevant MDA(s) on the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol Vulnerability • The sensitivity, resilience and capacity of a system to adopt to stress, perturbation or fragility” • Chris Park, Lancaster University, UK defines vulnerability as “ the process of estimating the susceptibility to potential natural hazards, or environmental changes” Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment From national vulnerability assessments, it has more apparent that climate change will affect the economy of Ghana because of observed adverse impacts on the following sectors – Human health - increase in diseases incidence and prevalence such as malaria, CSM, guinea worm, diarrhoea, etc. – Agriculture - reduced yields/quantities • Cocoa production • Root-crops (cassava, yam and cocoyam) production • Fisheries production – Land management – decrease in soil fertility, increase in desertification and biodiversity loss – Water Resources – decrease in available water – Coastal Zone – exacerbated coastal erosion Climate Scenarios in Ghana • In addition, following have been carried out: – Climate Scenarios have been developed using base data 1960 – 2000 and projections up to 2080 for all agro-ecological zones – Climate change and poverty incidences – Impact of climate change on women’s livelihood Historical Climate Data 1.Trends Historical climate data observed by the Ghana Meteorological Agency across the country between 1960 and 2000, (a fortyyear period), show a progressive and discernible rise in temperature and a concomitant decrease in rainfall in all agro-ecological zones of the country. 2. Temperature • Future climate change scenarios developed, based on the forty-year observed data, also indicate that temperature will continue to rise on average of about 0.6oC, 2.0oC and 3.9oC by the year 2020, 2050 and 2080 respectively, in all agro-ecological zones in Ghana. 3. Rainfall • Rainfall is also predicted to decrease on average by 2.8%, 10.9% and 18.6% by 2020, 2050 and 2080 respectively in all agro-ecological zones. 4. Sea level rise • Scenarios of sea level changes with respect to 1990 mean predict an average rise of 5.8cm, 16.5cm and 34.5cm by 2020, 2050 and 2080 respectively. • Already at the current sea level, the east coast of Ghana, (Keta area) is experiencing an annual coastal erosion rate of 3 meters. • Graphical presentation of trends and projections by ecological zones Sudan Savannah Zone T o t a l a n n u a l R a i n f a l l 1 9 6 1 t o 2 0 0 0 i n t h e Su d a n Sa v a n a . 1500.0 1400.0 Total(mm) 1300.0 1200.0 1100.0 1000.0 900.0 800.0 700.0 600.0 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 Year T OT A L 16 5 per . M ov. A vg. (T OT A L) 2000 Guinea Savannah Zone 17 Transitional Zone 18 Forest Zone 19 Rain-Forest Zone 20 Coastal Savannah Zone 21 Scenarios for Annual Mean Rainfall (mm) 2500 2000 Mean Annual Rainfall (mm) 1500 1000 500 0 SSZ GSZ TZ DFZ RFZ CSZ Agro-ecological Zones Base Year 2020 2050 2080 23 Scenarios for Mean Sea Level Rise 24 Ecological Zones and Their Mean Poverty Levels Ecoclimatic Zone Temperature MIN Coastal Savanna 23.8 Rainforest 23.6 Semi Decidious 21.8 Transitional 22.2 Guinea Savanna 21.8 Sudan Savanna 22.6 MAX 30.4 29.3 30.8 31.9 34.8 34.8 SOURCES: METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT Ghana Living Standards Survey 4 2000 Rainfall MEAN 27.1 26.45 26.3 27.05 27.1 28.7 MEAN 750 2250 1605 1350 1175 870 Mean Poverty Level 34.8 45 60.89 84.36 93.1 90.6 Eight (8) Thematic Areas Agric (cereals), coastal areas, water resources were assessed in an earlier phase. 2nd phase was conducted on the ff eight thematic areas; • CC Scenarios development • CC impact on fisheries • CC impact on human health • CC impact on land management • CC impact and poverty linkages • CC impact on root crop production • CC impact and women’s livelihoods • CC impact and Cocoa production Key Lessons • Ghana’s economy is highly dependent on climate sensitive sectors which have to be watched closely • Strong relationship between climate and poverty levels • Inadequate relevant data and information for facilitating the appreciation of climate change • Policy makers and businesses need to consider climate change as a priority for poverty reduction programmes Challenges encountered • CC not prioritized in the GPRS. CC is just another development challenge among many others such as HIV/AIDS etc • Adaptation strategies more on sector basis (cross cutting issues and inter linkages not inadequately addressed) • Time series for study restrictive e.g. in the fisheries sector • Resources adequate but not sufficient Recommendations • Deeply involve policy makers, businesses and other major stakeholders esp. women • Encourage Climate Change Research and Education • Develop insurance schemes • Strengthen institutions & organizations • Build & disseminate early warning systems • Strengthen Regional Collaboration Thank you