Climatic Hazards: High Importance but Low Severity to Coastal Rural Fishing Communities

This study examines the relative importance and severity of climate change in context multiple socio-economic stressors rural coastal fishing communities Ghana. Although poses significant threats to these communities, it is yet unclear where fits range that shape vulnerability such communities. Without an understanding how experienced by difficult appreciate what adaptation means them which options are realistic. Household surveys, interviews, gender age-group disaggregated focus group discussions participatory risk mapping were used assess type, climatic impinge on lives livelihood Climatic include erratic rainfall, increased storminess, flooding high temperatures. Socio-economic infrastructural (e.g., water energy insecurity), socio-cultural conflicts land occupational exploitation, power asymmetries, illegal fishing), environmental plastic waste pollution) factors. The maps showed generally rank higher than all others due their direct impact fish processing activities. However, more severely felt, especially major seasons. therefore highlights as realistic for priorities can safeguard lives, wellbeing coastal-small scale