Why are these villages in Ghana sinking? BBC Africa
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ธ.ค. 2023
- Coastal villages in Ghana are under threat of rising sea levels, one of the visible impacts of climate change. As fishing communities are forced to move from one village to another, fisherwomen find themselves in an increasingly vulnerable position. Many have been made to move out of Fuveme, in eastern Ghana, as their homes were flooded and the village in its entirety sank a few years ago. Now they find themselves facing a similar threat in their new location - as the waters are expected to rise again.
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Ghana will always be in my heart! Beautiful country with beautiful people! I spent 6 years there. Politicians are corrupt and they do not care about the problems of the people. Hi from Turkey!
Thanks Mr. Turkey, I'm glad u love us..we love Turkey too. U are right about those politicians...
@@rainbow3649medaase
Very true
True about the politicians
its very refreshing to see community working together
Anybody noticed anytime major news networks publish news about Africa, its 90% something negative, demeaning or tragic?
Well BBC, the world has social media now and people can actually think for themselves. We're no longer in 1990s.
What is negative about this video?
@petersocrates There's been so many positive stuff happening in Ghana. Do you see any on BBC? That's my point.
@@richiemd777 you can't tell media houses what to focus on just like nobody tells you what to do. The awareness in this video is a good one. I bet you've never heard of those communities before
@@petersocrates ok bìtch then why are you telling me how to think or write about?
@richieb30 it's not BBC's responsibility to report on parties and festivals in Gh or to do marketing for your country. They are a serious journalistic operatioperation working to raise awareness about social issues that lazy people like you are unable to sacrifice to find solutions for
May Ghana be kept 🙏🏿 ❤🇬🇭
true
Ghana will perish away due the backwardness of the Ghana people and there low level of standards of living
Do BBC editors know anything about geomorphology? These fisher-people have chosen to live on barrier islands, which are coastal sand spits that evolve continuously via erosion and deposition. Anyone who builds a dwelling on a barrier island learns quickly about the ephemeral nature of their shoreline (e.g. along the Carolina coast in USA). This has nothing to do with global rise in sea levels (which measures in mm) or sinking islands . . . that narrative is mis-informed clickbait.
very informative!
Interesting.
Will research more on this.
Misdiagnosing a problem will not lead to a solution but rather lead to a tidal waste of money.
Mr I know it all. 😊
Wondering too😳
@@pearla6843🤡🤡🤡
Tide gauge data for Takoradi, Ghana shows sea-level rising at 3.3mm per year. That's very small and very average for the globe.
Sea level appears to be rising at a small 3mm per year. Atolls in the Pacific nations of the Marshall Islands and Kiribati, as well as the Maldives archipelago in the Indian Ocean, have risen up to 8 percent in size (Ford and Kench, 2020). 89% of the globe’s islands and 100% of large islands have stable or growing coasts (Duvat, 2019). No island larger than 10ha decreased in size.
As regards NOAA tide gauge data, let's look at some examples from around the world. N.B. All sites show a linear Relative Sea Level Trend: Kanmen, China 2.40mm/yr; Sydney, Australia 0.75mm/yr; Ferandina Beach, Florida 2.20mm/yr; Los Angeles, California 1.04mm/yr; Mera, Japan 3.8mm; Cascais, Portugal 1.32mm/yr. Remember, all linear over many decades, or more than a century.
Anyway, if you prefer satellite data NOAA's trend was +3.0mm/year Global Mean Sea Level (1993-2022), again linear last time I looked (but hey, it may have accelerated in the last month).
NASA satellite data (1993-present) for Global Mean Sea Level shows a linear rise of 3.3mm per year. That's the same as two stacked penny coins.
No acceleration, so no relationship to the exponential increase in CO2 in the atmosphere. It's going to be decades before even your big toe is submerged.
The power of the ocean..
The tragedy of global warming from humankinds' over dependence on fossil fuels.
This is bound to happen. It’s only a matter of time. Same thing is happening in villages in Lagos Island, Nigeria.
Always seeking support from the international community, what have you done with the resources at your disposal other than mismanagement and embezzlement
The sad part is even when the international support comes, they still want their pockets to be filled.
BBB Africa like seriously. This is an island
Wow.
Fellow Ghanaians, please we are building a church for you to go and pray instead of this……# GH not angry enough…
419 nana addo
Here you go with propaganda. But the 111 hospitals being built across all districts you wont mention,neither will you talk about the STEM secondary schools being built across the country . Is Nana Addo the one causing global warming or rise in sea levels
It's because these are ewe communities that's why the Nana Addo government is not minding them. Rich, influential ewe people should come together, put resources together and RECLAIM land from the keta lagoon. It'd be expensive, but they should set things in motion and see how things go. Or they risk completely losing their land
@@markntiri8251 The ewe community also should stop the nonsense old partisanship and be serious so they will have respect in GH…
European and the Americans will always find solutions to thier problems and we are with bad governance that always sit and watch thier nation parish.
Netherlands are also facing the same problem or even worsier but they uses the country's wealth to solve those issues
The land in Ghana is not finished to reclaim it from the see. Land reclamation can be done but to what economic value. Unless we have enough money, we cannot reclaim this land for them.
@@gamej7946yh, though we have enough land as u said in ur comment, but doesn't mean we shouldn't do anything about the current situation ✌🏿🇬🇭
@@abasskalalatom8476 Even in the UK, the government has to choose which areas are worth saving. Lots of land and homes are being lost to the sea, they can't save everything.
@@a.alphbond9003that’s true. Battling the sea is a sure losing game.
Kofi Awoonor's poem is not just a poem I studied and taught academically.
It is real:
The sea eats the land at home,TRUE!
I love that poem. I can still recite it, word to word.
It’s happening all over the world. Even in Europe and Asia
the people live too close to the sea on such a low lying land, govt must relocate them miles away from the sea.
I am wondering if BBC has done anything for this community yet?
@BBC you didnt have to zoom in on the "red eyes" of the people.
They must relocate 😢
It's so easy to think so but do you know the implications of allowing the sea to take over the villages and overwhelm the lagoon?
@@amagyebi Can't save every community treatened by the sea. We have to pick our battles carefully, resources are limited.
Ooohh my people 😢😢😢 3:49
I love the story line
We seek support from international communities seems has been our anthem since ages ago. We just don’t maintain our properties as a state. We wait for it to go bad then we start playing the hero to resuscitate them. It is well my Ghana
“But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.””
Matthew 7:26-27 NIV
But Why BBC?
Why is life so hard
😂eii the way BBC will create the story as if Africa is the worse place to leave 😅
Live not leave
Is it BBC that created the story or it's their Ghanaian corresponded telling the story. Journalists tell the story of the neglected and marginalised in a democratic society, that is their job. Focusing on only good stories is called propaganda and common in dictatorships.
@@kwameopoku3576Ghanaians tend to have a very bad problem with this LIVE and LEAVE issue! Please, if u learn a language, learn it well before u start writing this bad grammar in public! Too bad!
every sea port town has a place of low levels. Ghana is no different. Propaganda maybe. I just don't see how is this news. BBC can have thousands of reports of countries, towns, villages having this same experience. LA California for decades or more, Yet Ghana has beautiful robust sea sights and villages. impeccable. Keep loving it.
Continental shift? No change is US or Aus tide gauges.
What happened to keta sea defense project? We dont have money for f
Sea defense but we want to build a cathedral. Yea, The only solution is holding our so called leaders accountable
How can I help this community?
By reaching out to the people directly.
Go to the people direct ooo
Don't listen to anybody just go there yourself direct
Find the name of the village and go there
If u pass through anyone with position in relation to government your money will fly. Thank you
Im sorry that the people are displaced; bs about rising Sea levels...those places were built on Sand!!
There is a part of the problem that isnt due to climate change. The Akosombo Dam has blocked river sediment to the sea hence the coastal erosion. The VRA has to foot the bill for the erosion.
Please what is a river sediment? And how has the dam blocked said sediment from getting to the sea? If I may ask did you study environmental science or water science?
BBC is always posting the flaws of Africa ... So so eurocentric naaaaa
I feel you, but I think this particular story is actually very important for Ghanaians themselves to get to grips with and start finding ways to respond to this crisis urgently and collectively.
When you are too close to the sea, you expect erosion will happen, this happens all over the world.
Maybe it is true that SA has some security issues just as all other country in the world would (including the western ones).
But I am surprised how quickly this came to surface after South Africa's International Court of Justice stand against Israel.
Their "punishment" to South Africa from the west was quick.
Due to the mismanagement of the fund, we can't help our people .Oh Ghana since when will all this stop?
Which funds exactly?
I now no why we are sufferring as africans, intelligent leaders.
Longshore drift!
Rich Ghanaians in the Keta areas should put money together, and RECLAIM land from the keta lagoon. The lagoon would be shallower than the sea. They shouldn't wait on the government for assistance. It may never come
What economic value does the country stand to gain from reclaiming land when there is no shortage of land? Even in developed countries, they are picking and choosing which areas to save and which areas to let go.
@@a.alphbond9003 have you seen the Keta area? Are you Ghanaian? Please look up Keta Lagoon, Keta, Anloga townships on a Ghana map. It's a STRIP of land BETWEEN the largest lagoon in Ghana AND the SEA. And the sea is threatening to eat this land and join the lagoon. And these areas have some of the most beautiful beaches in Ghana and are a tourist haven.
Now my point is since the lagoon is too big and is shallower than the sea, reclaiming land from it, even if 2km square, instead of the usual building of a sea defense, should help. And it's not like the govt is even ready to do the sea defense for them, so the townsfolk should band together and start reclamation on their own
@@a.alphbond9003Aside from what you are saying right now what economic impact has it gain either based on what they are doing as a government or whatsoever. Is not always taking from it people rather than caring for them shame on you for been part of the problems we are facing as a country with evil mindset against each other.
@@ashiakock1726 Managing a country should be based on science and sound economics to begin with. Being emotional on issues only make things worse. Money spent to keep reclaiming low lands would be better spent in resettle the population in a more safer location and helping them to find alternate sources of income. Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.
This what we are facing under Ghana government as people of Volta region, we are neglected but they (the government of Ghana) call as the world bank voters, we use to vote for them massively but this what we always get back as our appreciation. Benjamin from Atiteti a nearby community of then Fuveme.
Oh ok billions erh nd government won't be able to raise that coin so u're seeking help from international communities wow, so who're those, nd by way how do they get founds to help others? Isn't a shame to look for help always out there?? Nation as Ghana Tweaaa, u these so called leaders are our problems🤦🏿♀️
It's because we the voltarians are not Ghanaian.
No worrys me
What language are they speaking isit Ga or Ewe
Ewe
This is bit sad to watch given the fact that I just left Ghana after living there for two years.😭😭😭
My father's folk come from these shores on the Anlo coast, Keta.....the Ghana government is aware of this issue...but because these are Ewe lands they turn a blind eye!
It is obvious the sea floor in that region needs to be dredgeed to reclaim a lot of the land from the sea. That community could easily be under water fairly soon.
But the government has been busy stealing from the people and selling of the country's hairloom at knocked down prices.
I won't be surprised to see future Ghanaians, starting from now, with foreigners as their overlords. It's already happening.
BBC is about the negative stories in Africa and they uplift their own 🤷🏾♂️
Ghuna is big in vudu. What did the expect making so many deals with the devi ? Lol
Habitat for Humanity...homes for everyone...a little sweat & tears & convince matching funds from government & wealthy companies that make money off ur nation & tax deduction for supplier materials...❤
That 17.5 million dollars that was stashed in the Minister of Sanitation house would be a great start!! Dear Lord please free Ghana from useless stomach leaders and provide help for your people dear lord we pray, Amen!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Amennn
Leave Ghana alone
How come BBC never have a positve story
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I’m getting tired of all this singing at everything!
For years, world few corrupted people has put this Western Togoland under slavery. Years now it's makes me the some are still exiting throwing dust into the face of UN/UNPO that refuse to listen to our voice crying for freedom. Where is human right establish for? What are the duties of the peace keepers/makers for neglecting Western Togoland this way? UNPO please where are you. Let the world knows the best of your office. It's taken too long hearing the best use of your creadible high office. thanks.
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One reason the population is calling for their separate country from Ghana because aside climate change which we keep blaming the government keep erecting Sea defense walls in other regions where there are fewer population as compared to this areas. The land has simply been neglected.
Ghana is condemned by Cameroon
Villages in Ghana aren't sinking we're tires of your false Narratives
Why are you attaking BBC? Attack your countryman reporter who chose to cook up stories