Flood risk assessment and adaptation under changing climate for the agricultural system in the Ghanaian
Flood risk assessment and adaptation under changing climate for the agricultural system in the Ghanaian
Flood risk assessment and adaptation under changing climate for the agricultural system in the Ghanaian
A capacity building workshop on Integrating Flood, Drought Management and Early Warning for Climate Change Adaptation in the Satellite based information to support farming in floodplains (HKV) has ended in Accra.
The HKV project is aimed at the developing of flood and drought risk maps in the Satellite based information using new information and the existing one available from global (Satellites Imagery and Geospatial Data Sources), national and local agencies as well as other projects in the region.
According to Mr Job Udo said the project is under the Ghana Meteorological Agency and Ghana Hydrological Authority
(GHA/ GMA), a specialized agency of the United Nations, the Authority and the Global Water.
Mr. Job Udo Project Manager of the HKV Flood and Drought Management Project said the objective of the workshop was to develop the knowledge necessary for the assessment of vulnerability and impact to floods and exposure to drought.
He said 20 young technicians were training under the program in Accra, Ghana.
Mr Job. Udo said the project would enable the technicians to improve on their understanding of important concepts of risk assessment such as exposure, vulnerability and impact for floods and droughts.
“We have brought the technicians to take ownership of the methodological approach for the evaluation of drought exposure, as well as flood impact, with a scenario-based approach, produce flood impact maps, according to the scenario-based approach, and drought exposure maps,” he said
Mr. Job Udo said the technicians were expected toupdate risk map regularly with new information which would be available at local and national levels.
“This activity is to ensure that after the project they have the knowledge and skills to update this risk map because risk map is something which keeps changing in every five or 10years,” he said.
He said they would also develop drought exposure and flood impact maps for each national portion of the basin from their respective country. He commended the organisers of the project and said it would go a long way in helping solve flood related issues.
“Technicians would have to follow flood and drought maps and basically, these maps help us at the district level to plan,” he said. Mr. Job Udo said he outfit would continue to provide technical support to the technicians either through face to face or online platform approach.
Story by Fada Amakye
