DIFFERENTIAL VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTIVE RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE-RELATED HAZARDS IN INFORMAL URBAN SETTLEMENTS IN ACCRA, GHANA

Emanating from the knowledge gaps, this study aims to examine the factors that drive the vulnerability and adaptive responses of residents of informal settlements to climate change- related hazards as a contextual experience in Accra. The study’s objectives are to a) Examine the drivers associated with the vulnerability of residents of informal settlements including climate change-related hazards as a contextual experience in Accra; b) Investigate the potential influence of the socio-economic context of the residents of informal settlements on their knowledge and capacity to respond to potential climate change in Accra; and c) Examine who adapts to what and why in the context of climate change-related hazards and social vulnerabilities in informal settlements in Accra.