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This text questions the benefits of Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs). The book critically assesses the impact of SAPs from a wider perspective rather than a purely economic one, highlighting concerns about impacts of adjustments of society. It seeks to appraise the impact of the World Bank and IMF programmes in Africa focusing on Ghana's 16-year experience. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Republic of Ghana is a country located in West Africa, bordered by Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and derives from the Ghana Empire. Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient predominantly Akan Kingdoms, including the Akwamu on the eastern coast, the inland Ashanti Empire and various Fante and non-Akan states, like the Ga and Ewe, along the coast and inland. Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established a Crown colony, Gold Coast, in 1874. ... Read more

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Ashanti, or Asante, are a major ethnic group of Ashanti Region in Ghana.They are part of the larger Akan Ethnic group. The Ashanti speak Twi, an Akan language similar to Fante. For the Ashanti (Asante) Empire see Asanteman. Prior to European colonization, the Ashanti people developed a large and influential empire in West Africa. The Ashanti later developed the powerful Ashanti Confederacy or Asanteman and became the dominant presence in the region. ... Read more

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The environment, which serves as a source oflivelihood to biodiversity, sink for waste andhabitat for both living and non living things, havereceived critical attention from the government andpolicy and development partners in recent times. Themany disaster that are attributable to theenvironment has also being a major issue of concerndue to the devastation it causes to human and theenvironment at large. Many of such disaster havebeen noted to have been aggravated by man'sinability to properly protect and conserve theenvironment and its resources.Such actions havebeen noted to include poor construction of roads andsettlement, deforestation, silting of river beds andpollution of the environment with harmful gases.This scenario, including others, necessitated areview of environment issues presented in thenational dailies and the weekly newspapers of Ghanafor the period, January-December 1997. ... Read more

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Rapid population growth has been shown to haveconsequences for agricultural land use,deforestation, land degradation, water resource useand food crop production. Yet, only few studieshave examined the population and environmentrelationship in Ghana. This publication examinespopulation growth on one hand and agriculturaldevelopment, agricultural land use and food cropproduction on the other hand in the Afram Plains ofGhana. It also considers vulnerability ofhouseholds to climate change and management ofwater resources under climate variability andchange. Finally, soil characteristics underdifferent land cover types in the Afram Plains areascertained. This publication is intended tocontribute to the population-environment debate ina developing country setting. ... Read more

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Information about shoreline evolution trend hasinfluenced coastal policy formulation and enableddevelopment of sustainable coastal managementpractices worldwide. Numerous studies have reportedvaried rates of change ranging between 1.5 and 15m/yr in Ghana's Accra shoreline, a data starvednation. This has resulted in the lack of effectiveand sustainable management of the coastal resources.The study reported in this book addresses thisissue using mapping data from 1904, 1974, 1996 and2002 to estimate shoreline recession in the Accraregion. Predictions for the next 250 yr were thenundertaken using a variety of modelling techniquesand accounting for uncertainties. The rate oferosion in the Accra region was found to be 1.13 m/yr (±0.17 m/yr). Subsequent predictions were used toidentify a series of significant economic,ecological and social features at risk, and toestimate when they will most likely be lost toerosion if left unprotected. The study illustratesthat it is possible to provide reliable statisticalinformation in support of sustainable coastalmanagement for developing countries in the face of achanging climate. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Similar to their proportion of population on the continent of Africa, Nigerians are the single largest contemporary African immigrant group in the United States, far outpacing immigrant groups from Ghana and Liberia. They rival the number of African-descended immigrants from the Caribbean, such as those from Jamaica and Haiti.Nigeria's official current indigenous population is 140 million. It is estimated that 20 million people of Nigerian descent reside outside Nigeria, with the majority living in the United Kingdom (see Nigerian British) and the United States. Most recent immigrants from Nigeria have been well-educated, and their children have easily entered the upper-middle classes in the United States. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Woe (pronounced Wey) is a small rural town in Ghana's Volta region near the larger town of Keta. It is a peaceful place whose economy relies heavily on fishing. The most notable landmark is a large lighthouse on the beach that guides ships away from what is believed to be a massive underwater mountain. The people of Woe are reputed to be very kind and love foreigners. There are a few NGOs stationed in Woe, one being Cross-Cultural Solutions. The people of Woe speak both English and the local dialect of Ewe. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Der Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District ist einer von 13 Distrikten der Central Region von Ghana, der Distrikt wurde 1984 aus den Mfantseman, Ajumako und Akumfi ?Local Councils? gebildet. Hier befand sich auch in vorkolonaler Zeit das Königreich Asebu und der Distrikt ist Heimat eines mythischen Riesens namens Asebu Amenfi. Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese erstreckt sich von einen schmalen Streifen Küste am Golf von Guinea deutlich breiter werdend Richtung Norden und Osten. ... Read more

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'A Refugee life is a terrible life,...it's a teriblelife...I'm longing for the day that I'll cease to bea refugee'. Forced displacement of any kind, but especiallyconflict-induced displacement, has significanteffects on the everyday lives of the individuals andgroups affected by it. The all-too-common protractednature of such situations compound vulnerabilities,particularly of women and children who oftenconstitue the majority and the most marginalised.This research higlights, not only the helplessnessof a refugee life, but the resourcefulness displayedby refugees as they employ various strategies tocope on a short and long-term basis. It emphasisesthe importance of embedding refugees' own viewsabout solutions to their displacement situation inways that speak to human dignity. ... Read more