In Ghana, climate impacts directly on food production and is coupled with rapid urbanisation. Flooding is also a frequent threat. This results in significant impacts to communities in Accra.

Accra has many unique close-knit communities where local residents work together and use nature-based solutions (NbS) from enhanced ecosystem services that could be used to support communities in becoming climate-resilient.

In Accra, some NbS approaches are being used by municipal and district assemblies mostly in response to flood management and extreme heat.

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Accra team

Tuwe project activities within Accra include experts who can provide acacemic and community-linked perspectives.

City Academic Lead is Professor Irene Appeaning Addo, from the University of Ghana, the ARUA Centre of Excellence in Climate & Development (ARUA-CD) at the University of Cape Town, and the Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies (IESS). The Academic Team includes Kwasi Appeaning Addo and Adelina Mensah from the Unveirsity of Ghana, ARUA-CD, and IESS. Also included is Yaw Atiglo, from the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) at the University of Ghana.

Slum Dwellers International support includes Affiliate Lead Farouk Braimah, Executive Director of People's Dialogue on Human Settlements (PD). He is supported by PD’s Salifu Abdulmujib.

Outputs from Accra

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Strengthening knowledge and networks at the CLARE Capacity Strengthening Hub

Donatus Yaw Atiglo, a Tuwe Pamoja project member from Accra, was among the early career researchers who attended the 2024 CLARE CS Hub. In this article, he reflects on the immersive discussions, field trips and expertise that he experienced.

Tuwe Pamoja team & tasks overview

These infographics give an overview of the diversity of the Tuwe Pamoja team, as well as the tasks individuals involved will deliver of the course of the project.

“Let’s be together” for equitable urban nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation

Tuwe Pamoja is a CLARE-supported research project under the initiative's theme of capacity strengthening.

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CLARE is a flagship research programme on climate adaptation and resilience, funded mostly (about 90%) by UK Aid through the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) & co-funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.