Responsiveness of Ada Sea Defence Project to salt water intrusion associated with sea level rise

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dc.contributor.authorMensah, Kenneth O.
dc.contributor.authorFitzGibbon, John
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T18:50:19Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T18:50:19Z
dc.date.copyright2012
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe Ada peninsular in Ghana has suffered rapid coastal erosion and inundation for over half a century, accompanied by loss of property and livelihoods, economic stagnation and salt water intrusion. Government intervened to respond to these threats by implementing a sea defence project. A preliminary assessment indicates the project will deal with some urgent needs of property loss reduction and invigorate livelihood and economic opportunities. However, it will have minimal beneficial impacts on groundwater salinization, and may actually intensify salinity of surface water in the Volta River and adjoining water points by shifting salinity intrusion further upstream to affect hitherto salinity-free areas. The spatial reach of the salinity shift is uncertain. The potential for further sea level rise will aggravate and accentuate the region’s water scarcity dilemma if a coherent water management strategy is not sort sooner. The project demonstrates the limitations of employing static, narrow objectively designed sea defence project as a response to coastal erosion and inundation, because it lacks the capacity to deal with dynamism, complexity and multi-dimensional impacts associated with climate change related sea level rise.en
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dc.identifier.citationMensah, K. O., & FitzGibbon, J. (2013). Responsiveness of Ada Sea Defence Project to salt water intrusion associated with sea level rise. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 17(1), 75-84. doi:10.1007/s11852-012-0219-yen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/52786
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.subjectCOASTAL INUNDATIONen
dc.subjectSALT WATER INTRUSIONen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGEen
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISEen
dc.subjectSEA DEFENCEen
dc.subjectGHANAen
dc.subjectGHANA--ADA AREAen
dc.subjectSALINIZATIONen
dc.subjectCOASTAL EROSIONen
dc.subjectWATER SHORTAGEen
dc.subjectCOMPLEXITYen
dc.subjectDRINKING WATERen
dc.subjectCOASTAL WATERSen
dc.subjectEROSIONen
dc.subjectDAMSen
dc.subjectSEA WALLen
dc.subjectWATER QUALITYen
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMSen
dc.subjectHARBOUR AND COASTAL ENGINEERINGen
dc.titleResponsiveness of Ada Sea Defence Project to salt water intrusion associated with sea level riseen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
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idrc.project.number105938
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