Climate Adaptation Plan

The Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipal Assembly (BABMA) has developed a Climate Adaptation Plan (2025–2030) to address increasing temperatures and erratic rainfall. The plan identifies high vulnerabilities in agriculture, water resources, forestry, biodiversity, fisheries, tourism, human health, and gender. It proposes 88 adaptation options, with a total estimated implementation cost of GHC 171,429,795.00. Key priorities include rainwater harvesting for irrigation, early warning systems for disasters, and gender-responsive healthcare and agricultural support.

• The Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipal Assembly (BABMA) faces significant climate threats characterized by increasing temperature patterns and erratic rainfall, which negatively impact local livelihoods.
• The total estimated cost to implement the proposed adaptation actions across all priority sectors in the municipality is GHC 171,429,795.00.
• Agriculture is the most expensive sector for adaptation, requiring GHC 47,217,635.00, with priority actions including rainwater harvesting for irrigation and the use of crop-resistant varieties.
• The plan identifies specific climate projections for the municipality, including a projected temperature rise of 1.5°C to 2°C by the mid-21st century and increased rainfall variability.
• Disaster risk reduction is a primary focus, with the highest number of identified adaptation actions (12), prioritizing early warning systems and community-based flood risk awareness.
• The plan emphasizes gender-responsive adaptation, noting that women, the elderly, and people with disabilities are disproportionately affected by climate change, particularly regarding access to land, credit, and maternal health services.
• In the water resources sector, key priorities include planting trees to restore degraded wetlands and implementing integrated water resource management (IWRM) to ensure equitable distribution.
• The forestry sector's strategy focuses on forest awareness campaigns, agroforestry, and reforestation projects to combat the loss of forest cover and maintain carbon sinks.
• Human health adaptation priorities include strengthening local clinics to handle climate-induced emergencies and using climate forecasts to predict disease outbreaks like malaria and cholera.
• The plan proposes a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework to track progress, assess effectiveness, and facilitate adaptive management based on gender- and age-disaggregated data.

APA

NAP Global Network (2025). Climate Adaptation Plan. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ghana-2025-babma-climate-adaptation-plan.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. Climate Adaptation Plan. 2025. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ghana-2025-babma-climate-adaptation-plan.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2025climate, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{Climate Adaptation Plan}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2025}, month = aug, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ghana-2025-babma-climate-adaptation-plan.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }