Ghana’s urban centres are facing the twin pressures of rapid urbanisation and escalating climate risks. Unplanned growth, infrastructure deficits, and vulnerable informal settlements, especially in the northern regions, make cities highly susceptible to floods, heatwaves, and other hazards. To address these challenges, the Green Cities and Infrastructure Programme (GCIP), under the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) urban portfolio, is supporting transformative urban resilience planning. The initiative seeks to build inclusive, sustainable, and climate-resilient cities by strengthening early warning systems, risk-informed planning, and investments in climate-resilient infrastructure. It is anchored within the Ghana Urban Risk Observatory, a strategic effort to institutionalise urban resilience through data-driven governance.
Our Role
As a core technical partner, alongside PwC UK and Triple Line Consulting, we are leading the development and operationalisation of a multi-hazard climate risk assessment framework in pilot cities of Northern Ghana. Our work includes:
- Designing a Robust Risk Mapping Methodology: Developing an evidence-based framework to identify hazard-prone areas, climate vulnerabilities, and exposure of infrastructure and populations.
- Building a Dynamic Climate Risk Dashboard: Developing an AI- and predictive analytics-powered city-level dashboard to visualise evolving risks and support proactive urban decision-making, fully integrated into the Ghana Urban Risk Observatory platform.
- Training & Capacity Building: Producing user-friendly toolkits and delivering training to equip local institutions to conduct climate risk assessments and use the dashboard for planning and response.
Impact:
- 1,89,33,711+ People expected to have improved climate resilience*
- 36,39,573+ Women expected to be reached*
- $300 Mn+ annual Loss and Damage costs expected to be averted*
(*Estimates)
