Extreme weather events and other adverse impacts of climate change lead to forced displacement of populations to, from and within cities. Hence, building and supporting social cohesion in displacement contexts will be a key activity for development cooperation actors. This research study therefore explores the question of how climate and environmental related displacements affect social cohesion in the city of Accra, Ghana. Furthermore, the research explores the role of climate resilience in building social cohesion in Accra.

The communities of focus for this study are informal settlements and coastal neighborhoods threatened by the impacts of climate change in Accra.  In addition, the study employs a mixed method approach of inquiry involving surveys, interviews and photo voice. Furthermore, the study involves collaboration of the IDOS Post Graduate team with the Center for Migration Studies, University of Ghana and the People’s Dialogue on Human Settlements (PDHS) in Ghana.