According to this report, the effects of climate change and variability on water availability in Ghana are being felt throughout the country. Coping with water scarcity has become a major issue. Most communities in the Offin River basin are rural with no pipe-borne water, and consist predominantly of farmers who depend on irrigation for their crops. The basin provides the communities with water for drinking, and for other economic activities.

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Objective
Adaptation
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Water
Agriculture and forestry
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Ghana
Community based