Enhancing Urban Resilience in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area

Enhancing Urban Resilience in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area

The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) is one of the fastest-growing city regions in West Africa. GAMA is exposed to recurrent shocks and stresses on top of numerous developmental challenges and climate change issues that threaten development g...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
CLIMATE CHANGE
URBAN
RESILIENCE
FINANCE
RISK ASSESSMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/949241495793834492/Enhancing-urban-resilience-in-the-Greater-Accra-Metropolitan-Area
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spelling okr-10986-275162021-06-14T10:12:41Z Enhancing Urban Resilience in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area World Bank CLIMATE CHANGE URBAN RESILIENCE FINANCE RISK ASSESSMENT The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) is one of the fastest-growing city regions in West Africa. GAMA is exposed to recurrent shocks and stresses on top of numerous developmental challenges and climate change issues that threaten development gains. The deadly floods of June 2015 are a reminder that creating a resilient and inclusive city must be a priority at all government levels. This report summarizes the outcomes of the process and outlines the recommendations that were identified jointly by national and local stakeholders in Ghana and World Bank specialists. Furthermore, the report provides evidence that can be leveraged by the government to request further support from the World Bank and other development partners to implement follow-up actions. The overarching message of this report is that actions are needed now to better manage and mitigate the risks and exposure of Accra to climate change and the associated shocks and stresses, gravely affecting the economy, key sectors, and the lives of households and families. Without any action, Accra remains exposed to significant and recurrent hazards, with a risk of diminishing the development gains made over the last decades. Therefore, as government moves forward to take action on this challenge, this report provides a concrete and detailed forward-looking strategy that may guide and inform policy and budget decisions, and thus eventually leading to a thriving, inclusive and more resilient Greater Accra Metropolitan Area. 2017-06-30T17:21:56Z 2017-06-30T17:21:56Z 2017-05-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/949241495793834492/Enhancing-urban-resilience-in-the-Greater-Accra-Metropolitan-Area http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27516 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Urban Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Ghana
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URBAN
RESILIENCE
FINANCE
RISK ASSESSMENT
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URBAN
RESILIENCE
FINANCE
RISK ASSESSMENT
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Enhancing Urban Resilience in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area
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description The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) is one of the fastest-growing city regions in West Africa. GAMA is exposed to recurrent shocks and stresses on top of numerous developmental challenges and climate change issues that threaten development gains. The deadly floods of June 2015 are a reminder that creating a resilient and inclusive city must be a priority at all government levels. This report summarizes the outcomes of the process and outlines the recommendations that were identified jointly by national and local stakeholders in Ghana and World Bank specialists. Furthermore, the report provides evidence that can be leveraged by the government to request further support from the World Bank and other development partners to implement follow-up actions. The overarching message of this report is that actions are needed now to better manage and mitigate the risks and exposure of Accra to climate change and the associated shocks and stresses, gravely affecting the economy, key sectors, and the lives of households and families. Without any action, Accra remains exposed to significant and recurrent hazards, with a risk of diminishing the development gains made over the last decades. Therefore, as government moves forward to take action on this challenge, this report provides a concrete and detailed forward-looking strategy that may guide and inform policy and budget decisions, and thus eventually leading to a thriving, inclusive and more resilient Greater Accra Metropolitan Area.
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title Enhancing Urban Resilience in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area
title_short Enhancing Urban Resilience in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area
title_full Enhancing Urban Resilience in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area
title_fullStr Enhancing Urban Resilience in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing Urban Resilience in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area
title_sort enhancing urban resilience in the greater accra metropolitan area
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/949241495793834492/Enhancing-urban-resilience-in-the-Greater-Accra-Metropolitan-Area
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