This case study will address some expected climate-related impacts on Accra, Ghana, a
rapidly developing coastal city with a population of about 3 million people on the Gulf of
Guinea in West Africa. For this study, urban climate change impacts will be considered in the
context of historical urban growth patterns in Accra, the influence of longstanding migration
patterns from the interior and other coastal locations, and the threat of flooding from streams
and other urban waterways. All of these factors will play a role in estimating Accra's …