Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change : Ghana, Volume 1. Main Report

The report is organized as follows. The next section puts the study into context by briefly discussing the global EACC study and the EACC methodology, which was applied in this study at a more disaggregated level. The section highlights the differe...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Environmental Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
CO
CO2
CRU
GCM
GHG
PET
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/17486030/ghana-economics-adaptation-climate-change-eacc-vol-1-2-main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13212
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Summary:The report is organized as follows. The next section puts the study into context by briefly discussing the global EACC study and the EACC methodology, which was applied in this study at a more disaggregated level. The section highlights the differential impacts of climate change among different regions of the world, including Africa. Chapter three presents an overview of the methodology used, including the key assumptions. An effort has been made to present this information in nontechnical language where possible. The more technical aspects of the study can be found in the annexes. The sector results are contained in chapter four. The chapter begins with an overview of the Ghanaian economy, followed by the climate projections for Ghana and the overall economic impacts. Next, the results for each sector are presented in three parts: climate change impacts, the adaptation options, and the adaptation costs. The final chapter concludes with a summary and policy implications.