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Researchers warn Ghana’s coastal erosion could worsen
Ghana’s coastline is coming under increasing pressure, with researchers warning that erosion could accelerate in the coming years as sediment discharge from the Volta River continues to decline.
The warning follows preliminary findings from the Integrated Sediment and Environmental Management Project, a five-year initiative supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, and led in Ghana by the University of Cape Coast.
Professor Yoshimitsu Tajima Lead Researcher from the University of Tokyo, Professor Yoshimitsu Tajima, says the decline in sediment from the Volta River could worsen the situation.
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