Future flooding of the Volta Delta caused by sea level rise and land subsidence

EK Brempong, R Almar, DB Angnuureng… - Journal of Coastal …, 2023 - Springer
… Although not detected in the current study, these factors may cause subsidence in the Volta
Delta due to compaction. Additionally, Shirzaei et al. (2021) suggest that normal faulting, …

The contribution of coastal land subsidence to potential sea-level rise impact in data-sparse settings: The case of Ghana's Volta delta

SY Avornyo, PSJ Minderhoud, P Teatini… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
subsidence on the future exposure of the Delta to rSLR impact. … these subsiding areas that
are already compaction-triggered. … the frequent flood and erosion events in the Delta. With …

[HTML][HTML] A scoping review of coastal vulnerability, subsidence and sea level rise in Ghana: Assessments, knowledge gaps and management implications

SY Avornyo, KA Addo, P Teatini, P Minderhoud… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Land subsidence increases the risk of flooding from the … 1.12% of the Volta Delta will be
lost to sea level incursion and also … of exposure of the Volta delta to rSLR is left for future work. …

[PDF][PDF] Quaternary Science Advances

SY Avornyo, PSJ Minderhoud, P Teatini, K Seeger… - researchgate.net
… of coastal land subsidence to potential sea-level rise impact in … in the Volta Delta, this study
assessed the Delta's subsidenceFuture flooding of the Volta Delta caused by sea level rise

[HTML][HTML] Vulnerability of Ghana's Coast to Relative Sea-level Rise: A Scoping Review

SY Avornyo, KA Addo, P Teatini… - AFD Research …, 2023 - cairn-int.info
… 10 Land subsidence increases the risk of flooding from the major … data on the Volta delta,
the natural subsidence rate was … the Volta delta to rSLR using these two DEMs is left for future

[PDF][PDF] The volta delta, Ghana: Challenges in an African setting

SNA Codjoe, K Appeaning Addo… - Deltas in the …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
… rainy season causes frequent flooding in the Volta Delta. The … the potential for enhanced
subsidence of the delta at a rate of … morphological change and sea level rise on mangroves: The …

[PDF][PDF] Fluvial sediment supply and relative sea-level rise

SE Darby, K Appeaning Addo, S Hazra… - Deltas in the …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
future, flooding and submergence becomes more likely as sea levels rise and subsidence
In the case of the Volta, future changes in sediment load to the delta are negligible (changing …

Sociodemographic and geophysical determinants of household vulnerability to coastal hazards in the Volta Delta, Ghana

DY Atiglo, M Abu, PN Jayson-Quashigah… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Land subsidence and geology expose delta populations to flooding, erosion and salinity from
both sea level rise … of risks associated with coastal hazards and appropriate future actions. …

[PDF][PDF] The Volta Delta, Ghana: Challenges in an African Setting

RM Quaye, M Abu, KA Addo, PN Jayson-Quashigah… - 2020 - academia.edu
… rainy season causes frequent flooding in the Volta Delta. The … the potential for enhanced
subsidence of the delta at a rate of … morphological change and sea level rise on mangroves: The …

[HTML][HTML] A scoping study on coastal vulnerability to relative sea-level rise in the Gulf of Guinea

L Hauser, R Boni, PSJ Minderhoud, P Teatini… - AFD Research …, 2023 - cairn-int.info
flooding and erosion, thus acceleration of land loss in the Western African coast. A … land
subsidence hotspots were detected in Lagos, Niger delta, Port Harcourt, Warri and Volta delta. …