The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly Climate Adaptation Plan: Ghana

The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly Climate Adaptation Plan (CCMA-CAP) provides a comprehensive roadmap for building resilience against climate hazards such as tidal flooding, coastal erosion, and extreme heat. Based on a vulnerability assessment, the plan prioritizes interventions across eight sectors, including water, health, agriculture, and tourism. It introduces a multi-criteria decision-making approach to rank adaptation options and proposes a diverse funding strategy involving government, international, and private sources, supported by a detailed monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) framework.

• The Cape Coast Metropolis is highly exposed to several primary climate hazards, most notably flooding of settlements in southern areas and flooding of farmlands in northern zones, alongside tidal waves, storm surges, heat stress, and water insecurity.
• The plan identifies eight core thematic sectors for targeted adaptation: water and sanitation, health, agriculture, gender and livelihoods, infrastructure and human settlements, tourism and cultural heritage, trade, industry, and finance, and forestry, biodiversity, and ecosystems.
• Priority adaptation actions for the agriculture sector focus on climate-smart practices, capacity building for farmer organizations, and improving market connectivity to reduce post-harvest losses.
• In the water and sanitation sector, the highest priority is placed on community water management and education, followed by environmental regulation and watershed protection to safeguard sources like the Kakum River and Brimsu Dam.
• Health sector priorities emphasize water safety and pollution control to combat waterborne diseases, as well as the development of climate-resilient health infrastructure to ensure continuity of care during extreme weather.
• Adaptation for gender and livelihoods focuses on social protection, financial inclusion for women, and diversifying income sources for youth and women in informal economies.
• Infrastructure priorities center on urban planning and zoning enforcement to prevent building on floodplains, alongside upgrading drainage systems in hotspots such as Abura, Kwaprow, and Interbeton.
• Tourism and cultural heritage adaptation focuses on protecting sites like Cape Coast Castle through flood-resilient infrastructure and diversifying tourism models toward eco-tourism.
• The plan proposes a diverse funding strategy combining government allocations (such as the District Assemblies Common Fund), international grants (GCF, GEF), public-private partnerships, and innovative tools like green bonds and blue carbon credits.
• A dedicated CCMA Climate Desk within the Planning and Environment Department is designated as the lead coordinating body to integrate climate actions into budgeting and the Medium-Term Development Plan.

APA

NAP Global Network (2025). The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly Climate Adaptation Plan: Ghana. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ghana-2025-cape-coast-climate-adaptation-plan-2025.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly Climate Adaptation Plan: Ghana. 2025. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ghana-2025-cape-coast-climate-adaptation-plan-2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=NAP Global Network |title=The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly Climate Adaptation Plan: Ghana |date=August 2025 |url=https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ghana-2025-cape-coast-climate-adaptation-plan-2025.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2025cape, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly Climate Adaptation Plan: Ghana}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2025}, month = aug, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ghana-2025-cape-coast-climate-adaptation-plan-2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }