Adaptation, Relocation, Marginalization
Communities in impoverished neighborhoods under environmental risk across cities in the
region are actively responding to this call.
In the Midst of Recurrent Msimbazi River Flooding
Mji Mpya and Karakata Residents Demand a Better Living Condition in the Midst of Recurrent Msimbazi River Flooding By Samwel John (lead researcher), Mussa Raido (researcher & writer), Nasri Mohamed (videographer), Husna Shechonge (Federation leader) Anangisye will never …
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Built on Hope
Built on Hope How the Ghanian metropolis Accra is tackling the double effect of climate change and the increasing numbers of newcomers seeking to make a living in the city. * This article was originally published by the Bosh Foundation …
Local data in climate migration: The role of communities for knowledge generation
LOCAL DATA IN CLIMATE MIGRATION The role of communities for knowledge generation by Achilles Kallergis It is expected that climate change will accelerate and diffuse mobility patterns in Africa, with cities increasingly becoming the destination areas for many …
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Climate & Migration: Susan’s Bay
On the 24th March 2021; a massive fire outbreak struck Susan’s Bay community, burning hundreds of houses and other properties in its part leaving thousands of residents homeless. We went to talk to victims after a period of 6 months to understanding how they have been coping.
Glefe Community
Glefe is located in the Ablekuma West Municipal of the Greater Accra region. Glefe means Place of Snakes but also had an indigenous name “Ape na ye” which means “Turn and Look”. Both names came from the Adas of the Ga Adangbe group as the first settlers of the community before Ghana gained independence around early 1930s.
Maintaining Critical Infrastructure to Hold the Community Together
The Doe Community is on the banks of the Stockton creek and runs along the Somalia Drive. The community borders Clara Town and the Freeport community. It undergoes flooding with periodic fire outbreaks and occasional storms. These disasters regularly displace residents within the community. When disaster happens, transportation the community relies upon, such as bridges often collapse and further disadvantage community members from rebuilding life.
Adaptation, Relocation, Marginalization:
contradictions in the governance of environmental mobility in African cities
What We Do Adaptation, Relocation, Marginalization: contradictions in the governance of environmental mobility in African cities by Achilles Kallergis Environmental mobility has gained increased interest in academic, policy, and media circles). Speculative discourses of an imminent climate migration …
