Adaptation and Mitigation to climate change

     One interesting example of an effort that Ghana is pursuing is the adaption committee that is being formed with 32 experts on adaption with expertise in vulnerability and adaption. This members will help when new situations arise so a solution can be found efficiently and effectively.

      The second interesting example of an effort that Ghana is pursuing a technology action plan. The plan allows for more technology to be brought into the country, this will allow for the country to better adapt to the ever changing climate changes. Due to the hard financial situation that the country is facing it is not able to purchase new technology right away. It is greatly hoping on the helps for other more well off countries.

       An interesting trend is the diversification of livelihood activities. and moving into a income driven livelihood. This is due to the need to bring more money into the country and with more money and governance the more the country will be able to purchase technology, and be able to provide food and medical attention that the citizens of the country deserve. With this the country will have more help in order to battle shocks that the climate change may serve from time to time.

       Ghana has been ratified in the Kyoto protocol. The country was ratified on February 15,2005. The country is one of the lowest countries in producing carbon dioxide output so this protocol did not require for changes to take place in Ghana. Ghana plays a very small roll in this protocol and is just part of it so that they are more aware of it.

I personally think that the country is not a big player in  the amount of green houses gases that are emitted. So i do not think that it is necessary for the country to mitigate  climate change especially since the country does not have financial and technological ability to mitigate it. Al tho the country does not have a reasonable ability to change the climate, it should prepare and brainstorm ideas as to how to adapt to the future changes that the country will face in the future.The following picture shows the community based adaption the country has faced.