Prof. Appeaning elaborated on how the impacts of climate change manifestations in the forms of erosion, sea level rise, and flooding in Ghana are major threats significantly affecting important coastal structures of cultural significance, including historic slave forts.
He noted thus: “Erosion, sea level rise and flooding are a major threat to heritage sites – and a major threat to vulnerable communities within our coastal regions.”
Below is an image of a tweet from the meeting.
Read the full details of what transpired during the Conference from the link here: Loss and damage: How can culture and heritage loss be measured and addressed? - Carbon Brief