The need for Sustainable adaptation in the context of sustainable development in Ghana
The preamble of sustainable adaptation emerges from a broader discourse where vulnerability and climate change issues are manifested in the context of sustainable development which integrates measures to reduce risk and alleviate poverty in the arena of people who are prone to climate change hazards. The connotation of sustainable adaptation in the context of sustainable development implies the adoption of poverty reduction and sustainable climate change adaptation pathways (Ulsrud, Sygna, and O’Brien 2008). From the perspective of (O’Brien and Leichenko 2007) they stipulated that the key aspect of sustainable adaptation is adoption of mechanisms that can reduce poverty and also minimize vulnerability of people who are exposed to climate change hazards. They projected a three hypothetical procedure which include:
1. Steps that can reduce risk of achieving livelihood and wellbeing
2. Improving on the adaptive capacity of the poor
3 Solving the problems and causes of vulnerability among the poor
In a nutshell there should be a cohesive solution of poverty problems and elimination of barriers to climate change adaptations in environment that are prone to poverty and climatic stresses. This form of adaptation is viewed to be friendly with pro poor (Tanner and Mitchell, 2008), and extensively suitable for community based adaptation (Ensor and Berger, 2009).The notion of sustainable adaptation is different from the traditional concept of adaptation in that the traditional concept is devoid of any mechanism that can reduce poverty regarding people who are vulnerable to climate change. The peripheral status of northern Ghana as well as high tempe...
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...lanning since it can integrate the concern of rural subsistent farmers to adaptation policy and its practical implementation to reflect the concerns of vulnerable people to climate change and heat exposure.
The government should commence adaptation programs that reflect the needs of the rural poor on pilot bases in all rural communities than acknowledging impacts of climate change in policy making without reflective solutions to the needs of rural population.
Capacity building on poverty reduction is imperative since poverty was identified as the causes of vulnerability to heat exposure in the communities where the study took place. Poor housing and roofing could be improved. Free education and trade apprenticeship could be given to farmers’ children to build their capacity to become productive persons.
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