START/PACOM Regional Node for Wetlands and Coastal Zone Management
Implementation period: Oct. 2005-Sep.
Publications
Reoptimisation and reoperation of the Akosombo and Kpong dams' project
The project was implemented by the Water Resources Commission (WRC) over a number of years.
Thriving in a diminishing world: waders of the Songhor Wetland in Ghana
Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu 1, 2, Jones K. Quartey1,, Emanuel N. A Taye 2 and Alfred A. Nuoh1 1Centre for African Wetlands, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 67, Legon, Accra2Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, University of Ghana, P.O.
Capacity development for Integrated Water Resources Management in Ghana
Donor: United Nations Development Program (UNDP)Brief Description of Project Objectives and AchievementsThe project aimed to support the efforts in the conservation and management of wetlands, water catchments, flood plains and forests to enhance the availabil
Contribution of shallow ground water irrigation to livelihoods security and poverty reduction in White Volta basin: current extent and future sustainability
Implementation period: 2007/2008Donor: CGIAR Challenge Programme/ International Water Management InstituteBrief Description of Project Objectives and AchievementsThe ultimate goal is to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods in the White Volta
Water and Sanitation: Challenges and lessons in rapidly urbanizing countries. (Commonwealth executive exposure programme)
Implementation period June-July, 2008Donor: Commonwealth Secretariat (through the Development Planning Unit, DPU of the University College of London, UCLBrief Description of Project Objectives and Achievements:The programme was organized
Conservation of coastal lagoons in Ghana: the traditional approach
The lagoons Sakumo and Djange are two of the many coastal lagoons in Ghana which provide valuable resources to the local communities and offer important roosting, nesting and feeding habitats for several thousands of birds.
Successful Completion of AEWA SGF Project in Ghana
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The Centre for African Wetlands (CAW) in Ghana has recently finalized its project co-funded by AEWA entitled “Priority setting and conservation of migratory waterbird species at key coastal sites in Ghana”. The project aimed at gaining a better understanding of trends in populations of waterbird species, reviewing the importance of Ghana’s coastal wetlands for waterbirds as well as advocating enhanced management of designated Ramsar sites and protection of other key sites for waterbirds.
Abstract: Dynamics in distribution and availability of benthic invertebrates as prey items for shorebirds along a coastal beach in Ghana
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Jones Kpakpa Quartey1, 2, Alfred Ali Nuoh2 & Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu1, 21Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.2Centre for African Wetlands, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, GhanaThe choice of non-breeding sites for migratory birds depend on the quality of the habitat measured by disturbance levels, predatory risk, suitable environmental and climatic conditions amongst others, but
Abstract: Prey density explains seasonal patterns of occurrence of Sanderling Calidris alba on a sandy beach in Ghana
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Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu1,2, Jones Quartey1, and Alfred Ali Nuoh11 Centre for African Wetlands, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana2 Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, GhanaA 20-year monthly counts of non-breeding populations of Sanderling Calidris alba on the Ghana coast showed a clear seasonal pattern of occurrence. Sanderlings start arriving on the Ghana coast from August, numbers peak in September/October, and by November, the numbers remaining is 30-40% of the peak observed in the northern autumn.