Sea erosion : Any preventative measures in place?
By Mercy Adede Bolus Feature Article | Sat, 06 Sep 2008
| 
 My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind. - By: roylexi.com  |
Possible causes of sea erosion
When winds and sand moves from shore to shore deposit it somewhere that process causes sea erosion.
The sand could move to another beach or deeper ocean bottom. However constant removal of such deposits is a danger to all the surrounding villages with cut to little communication and infrastructure they may have. This reshapes the landscape of an entire coastline.
What are we doing to stop this?
Could compulsory plantation cover help perhaps? For example, having coconut plantations or palm trees planted all along our coastal side to prevent the transfer of sand from one beach to the other beaches.
One hears in the news that the areas around the coastal lines of Srogboe, Dzita and Anyanui this is happening and it is frightening for people living along these area. I am sure other areas along our coastal areas are facing the same predicaments. The Keta Sea defence is excellent and perhaps those strategies must be shared so that the coastal lines are protected and secured from such mishaps.
Is there is comprehensive management guide we are using to raise awareness of our options at all?
Given that many of us saw on the global media the effect of a Tsunami in other parts of the world, have we as a nation got some strategies in place re management of a possible scenario?
Is Ghana environmentally sensitive; are we learning from the experts and benchmarking against best practice globally in this area?
It is too late to act now?
When winds and sand moves from shore to shore deposit it somewhere that process causes sea erosion.
The sand could move to another beach or deeper ocean bottom. However constant removal of such deposits is a danger to all the surrounding villages with cut to little communication and infrastructure they may have. This reshapes the landscape of an entire coastline.
What are we doing to stop this?
Could compulsory plantation cover help perhaps? For example, having coconut plantations or palm trees planted all along our coastal side to prevent the transfer of sand from one beach to the other beaches.
One hears in the news that the areas around the coastal lines of Srogboe, Dzita and Anyanui this is happening and it is frightening for people living along these area. I am sure other areas along our coastal areas are facing the same predicaments. The Keta Sea defence is excellent and perhaps those strategies must be shared so that the coastal lines are protected and secured from such mishaps.
Is there is comprehensive management guide we are using to raise awareness of our options at all?
Given that many of us saw on the global media the effect of a Tsunami in other parts of the world, have we as a nation got some strategies in place re management of a possible scenario?
Is Ghana environmentally sensitive; are we learning from the experts and benchmarking against best practice globally in this area?
It is too late to act now?
"The Author's/Authors' views do not necessarily reflect those of ModernGhana."
Join our columinists by submitting your article(s) to editor@modernghana.com. | More columnists
Join our columinists by submitting your article(s) to editor@modernghana.com. | More columnists
Comments To This Article
No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts?Add your comment
| Rate This Story » | Current rating: 0 by 0 users |
