20/09/2021
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Along the over 550 km stretch of the coastline of Ghana are numerous communities, which are either urban or rural. Most of these communities are engaged in artisanal fisheries and other primary economic activities.
Coastal communities in Africa are confronted with myriads of challenges. These challenges include rapid population growth, urbanization, pollution from both point and non-point sources as well as salt-water intrusion, coastal erosion and inundation, which are consequences of climate change-related phenomena. While most coastal communities are endowed with rich ecosystems and biodiversity, which could inure to an enhanced living conditions for the benefit of its residents, the opposite is rather true especially for Africa. Living conditions in most coastal communities on the continent are generally low. Reasons for the low living conditions are complex but mainly cultural, social, economic and environmental in nature.
This presentation seeks to explore the possibility of employing the concept of in the quest for the development of coastal communities in Ghana. It seeks to provoke and start sequence of discussions and brainstorming sessions on how , public and private agencies and socio-economic development partners can explore the possibility of including design as an economic and management tool for the development of indigenous coastal communities.
