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Conference: Urban transformation pathways, sustainable governance, and urban resilience building
May 22 @ 9:00 am – May 23 @ 5:00 pm
Abstracts
Rapid urbanization in Ghana characterised by increasing infrastructure projects like highways, paved surfaces and housing has led to considerable loss of natural green spaces and agricultural lands. As a result, urban systems are severely affected by climate change contributing to frequent flooding, and rising temperatures leading to low quality of life. Unfortunately, most urban resilience strategies and policies in the country have focused largely on disaster management and adaptation, while the underlying political and environmental issues are rarely considered.
Further, urban and peri-urban agriculture in Ghana faces multiple challenges such as access to vacant land and safe water, which heightens agricultural vulnerability to socio-economic and environmental changes. Yet, the extent to which urban and peri-urban food crop farming is resilient to the changes is comprehensively explored and studied.
There is a need for new sustainable and integrated governance approaches to mitigate risks and build resilience of urban and peri-urban food crop farming in Ghana to improve farmers’ livelihoods and household food security. Based on a case study of the Greater Accra Region, one of the most urbanized regions in the country, the project explored critical perspectives on the governance of water and urban/peri-urban agriculture to support food crop production resilience building. The IFG is an initiative of MIASA which is based at the University of Ghana. It brings together a group of senior researchers from various disciplines and regions to jointly develop innovative research and share knowledge with communities and crucial stakeholders.
PROGRAMME
Date:
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – 09:00 to Thursday, May 23, 2024 – 17:00
Venue:
Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research
This conference is open to the public.
For virtual participation via Zoom, please use the following link:
https://uni-freiburg.zoom-x.de/j/61535361982?pwd=RFFGc3hCN1hFenN3cFBycnROM0tuQT09
Meeting-ID: 615 3536 1982
Code: 96UDP65st
