Sustainable Asset Valuation of Climate-Resilient Landscapes in Ghana

The Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre, in collaboration with UNEP and local stakeholders, conducted a cost-benefit analysis of nature-based infrastructure (NBI) and hybrid scenarios across 12,000 hectares in four districts of Ghana to mitigate extreme weather impacts under three climate scenarios (SSP1, SSP3, and SSP5).

• The assessment concludes that NBI and hybrid interventions are effective investments for mitigating extreme weather impacts in Ghana, showing synergies in addressing both floods and droughts across all analyzed climate scenarios.
• The report identifies specific outcomes based on climate scenarios and intervention scale, noting that for avoided flood costs, the SSP5 scenario is less damaging than SSP3. Additionally, reforestation across a 3,500-hectare area in one modeled district led to a 46.7% reduction in flood risk.
• The analysis compared three distinct scenarios: a Reference scenario (no action), an NBI scenario (reforestation, riparian buffer restoration, agroforestry, and climate-smart agriculture), and a Hybrid infrastructure scenario (NBI solutions combined with irrigation and traditional 'grey' water storage systems).

APA

Mateu,, A. B. B. C. G. P. (2024). Sustainable Asset Valuation of Climate-Resilient Landscapes in Ghana. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/climate-resilient-landscapes-ghana

Chicago

Mateu,, Andrea Bassi,Ronja Bechauf,Edoardo Carlucci,Marco Guzzetti,Georg Pallaske,Sebastian. Sustainable Asset Valuation of Climate-Resilient Landscapes in Ghana. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2024. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/climate-resilient-landscapes-ghana.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mateu2024sustainable, author = {Mateu,, Andrea Bassi,Ronja Bechauf,Edoardo Carlucci,Marco Guzzetti,Georg Pallaske,Sebastian}, title = {{Sustainable Asset Valuation of Climate-Resilient Landscapes in Ghana}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2024}, month = sep, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/climate-resilient-landscapes-ghana}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }