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Current flood risk management practices in Ghana: Gaps and opportunities for improving resilience
Journal of Flood Risk Management ( IF 4.1 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-02 , DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12664
Adrian Almoradie 1 , Mariana Madruga Brito 2 , Mariele Evers 1 , Aymar Bossa 3, 4 , Mawuli Lumor 5 , Charlotte Norman 6 , Yira Yacouba 7 , Jean Hounkpe 3
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This article evaluates the current gaps and describes opportunities for improving flood risk management (FRM) in Ghana, West Africa. A mixed‐method participatory approach comprising questionnaires, workshops, interviews with key stakeholders, and a systematic literature review were employed. Existing problems, discourses, FRM practices, and opportunities to enhance flood resilience were identified. They provided the basis for outlining potential research directions into ways of tracking these challenges. The results show how different actors perceive FRM in Ghana. The stakeholders interviewed have different, and even contradictory perceptions of the effectiveness of FRM, which are embedded in their diverse storylines. The findings show that Ghana's FRM is still reactive rather than preventive and that research in the field of quantitative hazard and risk assessment is still rudimentary. FRM policies and flood early warning systems (FEWS) are in place, but efforts should be directed towards their implementation and monitoring, investigation of social and technical capacity aspects, and enhancement of institutions’ mandates, and coordination. Moreover, the findings illustrate that FRM is moving toward a more constructive engagement of citizens and stakeholders. However, policies and action plans need to consider more inclusive community participation in planning and management to effectively improve their resilience and develop sustainable solutions.

中文翻译:

加纳目前的洪水风险管理做法:提高抗灾力的差距和机会

本文评估了当前的差距,并描述了改善西非加纳的洪水风险管理(FRM)的机会。采用了包括问卷,研讨会,与主要利益相关者的访谈以及系统的文献综述在内的混合方法的参与式方法。确定了现有的问题,论述,FRM做法以及增强抗洪能力的机会。它们为概述潜在研究方向以跟踪这些挑战的方式提供了基础。结果表明,不同的参与者如何看待加纳的FRM。受访的利益相关者对FRM的有效性有不同甚至矛盾的看法,这些看法嵌入了他们不同的故事情节中。调查结果表明,加纳 FRM仍然是反应性的,而不是预防性的,并且在定量危害和风险评估领域的研究仍是基本的。FRM政策和洪水预警系统(FEWS)已到位,但应将重点放在其实施和监控,社会和技术能力方面的调查以及增强机构任务和协调上。此外,调查结果表明,FRM正在朝着公民和利益相关者更具建设性的参与迈进。但是,政策和行动计划需要在计划和管理中考虑更具包容性的社区参与,以有效地提高其应变能力并制定可持续的解决方案。但是,应该努力进行实施和监测,社会和技术能力方面的调查以及加强机构的任务授权和协调。此外,调查结果表明,FRM正在朝着公民和利益相关者更具建设性的参与迈进。但是,政策和行动计划需要在计划和管理中考虑更具包容性的社区参与,以有效提高其应变能力并制定可持续解决方案。但是,应该努力进行实施和监测,社会和技术能力方面的调查以及加强机构的任务授权和协调。此外,调查结果表明,FRM正在朝着公民和利益相关者更具建设性的参与迈进。但是,政策和行动计划需要在计划和管理中考虑更具包容性的社区参与,以有效地提高其应变能力并制定可持续的解决方案。
更新日期:2020-09-02
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