A rapid overview of coastal erosion in Ghana
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This paper provides an overview of the coastline eroding occurrences in Ghana. Ghana is located in West Africa boarded at the south by the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean with four of its ten regions having its major cities lying along the coast. The coastline of Ghana has over the decades experience minor coastal erosion but the recent situation is becoming apocalyptic and needs further attention. This study hence identified and discussed the various cases of occurrence and also key facilitating source of this problem for the attention of pertained parties. It also provides various eroding control measures and a baseline for improving the coastal erosion in
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