Responsiveness of Ada Sea Defence Project to salt water intrusion associated with sea level rise

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-84

  Mensah, Kenneth O ^a   FitzGibbon, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal inundation; Ghana; Salt water intrusion; Sea defence; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GHANA; VOLTA RIVER;

EID: 84874306634     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11852-012-0219-y     Document Type: Article

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