Flood disaster risk management in Ghana: fragile or resilient policy networks?

Abstract: This policy brief is targeted at both state and non-stateactors who have a stake and participate in Flood Disaster Risk Management (FDRM) activities in Ghana. Policies regulating floods and related disaster risks can be shaped through collaborative network of actors referred to as policy networks. Policy networks help to identify shared goals, accommodate opposing opinions, discover innovative solutions in the collaborative arena and serve as platforms for resource exchange. The outcomes and impacts of such networks are influenced by the composition and interactions amongst the members. Network members may have similar or dissimilar problem definitions and preferred solutions.That notwithstanding, policy networks could suffer resource inadequacies and coordination challenges. Consequently,desired outcomes are often not reached.Ghana’s FDRM network is shaped by state actors such as the ministries and commissions, making representation imbalanced. The connection with other important non-state actors like the private sector is weak due to low frequency of communication. Heterogeneity in Ghana’s FDRM network,building trust and leveraging shared ideas can help build a resilient network

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste, Versicherungen
• Schlagwort: Resilienz ; Hochwasser ; Netzwerk ; Ghana

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Freiburg
• (wer): Universität
• (wann): 2024
• Urheber: Ziga-Abortta, Fafali Roy ; Hagan, Elizabeth ; Kruse, Sylvia
• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. Professur für Forst- und Umweltpolitik

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.6094/UNIFR/248888
• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2488888
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 10:47 MESZ