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BOX 11 The example of linking climatic impacts and identified adaptations in Module
regions of Ghana for different regions and drivers and pressures

Zonet Climate impacts Adaptation responses
Northern ? Increased morbidity and ? Strengthening traditional social security
Savannah disease prevalence support systems
? Increased vulnerability of ? Strengthening public healthcare delivery
the poor ? Targeted social transfers and safety nets
? Increased out-migration loss ? Increased investment in urban social Abu Dhabi, UAE
of human capital services

Transition ? Increased demand - water, ? Public-private partnership in service
energy and basic services provisions
? Decreased income for ? Development of early warning systems
people in fish industry and awareness-raising
? Increased out-migration ? Promotion of conflict management
? Increased food insecurity mechanisms
? Threats to forest-based ? Provision of social safety nets for
livelihood communities and migrants
? Potential conflicts and social ? Development of alternative and
tensions additional livelihood

Forest ? Decreased food security ? Improvement of social services to poor
? Dried up water bodies and people
underground water ? Provision of small-scale irrigation
? Pressure on land ? Security of tenure
? Community-based land administration
system

Coastal Savannah ? Decreased water availability ? Recycling and total rain water harvesting
and quality ? Improvement in formal and informal
? Higher burden on women safety nets
? Increased migration ? Social protection for immigrants
? Increased cholera ? Economic diversification in secondary
towns
? Increased accessibility of health care
? Education and awareness-raising - health
issues

Source: Bizikova and Bailey, 2009 (modified)

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