Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana build resilience to climate change
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Mouhamadou Diéné, the country representative of ONU-Habitat for Côte d’Ivoire and regional coordinator for a coastal resilience project, announced plans to build a training center for agricultural jobs in Côte d’Ivoire.
The center will serve young people as part of efforts to strengthen the resilience of coastal communities in both Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.
Pr Kouadio George, technical advisor and coordinator of the Ozone program at the Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition, emphasized the importance of the training center, noting recent innovations in agriculture like new technologies and artificial intelligence. The project aims to reduce the vulnerability of small and medium-sized coastal communities by improving regional coordination and strategic planning.
This initiative focuses on three main areas: improving spatial planning for coastal climate adaptation, implementing interventions to help communities adapt to climate change effects, and strengthening cooperation between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The project, approved in 2023 by the Adaptation Fund, responds to shared risks like coastal erosion, flooding, and rising sea levels that threaten ecosystems and livelihoods in both West African countries.
ONU-Habitat is leading the implementation of the project with support from its Africa office and the Planning, Finance and Economics section.
