1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
Located in the New Takoradi part of the city, in the past the Butuah wetlands were very rich in biodiversity with respect to its fisheries, shrubs, and herbs species. Over time, due to heavy siltation, its aquatic life has been affected with phytoplankton and zooplankton communities experiencing low levels relative to its biodiversity. Additionally, the past development of industrial oil tank farms had already affected the biological setting of the wetland environment. Based on the above, the goals of the intervention include:
1. Cleaning and dredging of solid and liquid waste (petroleum tank farms and household waste) the mouth of the wetland to provide fresh water and improve the aquatic flora and fauna;
2. Stop human encroachment through legislation and therefore reduce water pollution (oil spillage);
3. Increase and conserve the fisheries population - 70% of Ghana's fish use wetlands as nurseries;
4. Raise awareness of climate change and environmental behaviour with the local population;
5. Prevent flooding (1,2,3);
4. Raise the environmental resilience of the nearby city by restoring the wetland that has carbon sequestration potential (4).
1. Cleaning and dredging of solid and liquid waste (petroleum tank farms and household waste) the mouth of the wetland to provide fresh water and improve the aquatic flora and fauna;
2. Stop human encroachment through legislation and therefore reduce water pollution (oil spillage);
3. Increase and conserve the fisheries population - 70% of Ghana's fish use wetlands as nurseries;
4. Raise awareness of climate change and environmental behaviour with the local population;
5. Prevent flooding (1,2,3);
4. Raise the environmental resilience of the nearby city by restoring the wetland that has carbon sequestration potential (4).
Quantitative targets
Improving the quality of life for approx. 9,000 people (residents of the Adiembra neighbourhood which hosts the wetland) (4)
Monitoring indicators defined
Number of people impacted by the intervention (4)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change mitigation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change mitigation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
In March 2020 Friends of the Nation (FoN) NGO organised a stakeholder meeting to advocate the revitalisation of the Butuah Wetlands at Adiembra a suburb in Sekondi. Representatives of the local municipality and the Environmental Protection Agency were present. Shortly the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) cleaned the area from household waste. (3)
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
It is ambiguous if the intervention was copied from other actions, but it is sufficient to say that the NGO that initiated it was involved over the years in protecting the environment in the city. This is a coastal city and other wetlands are displayed along the shores - it is most probable that similar interventions happened, however, the sources gathered for this NBS do not mention any. (5)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
