Kwasi Addo

Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension

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The researcher's work is a comprehensive exploration of environmental, social, economic, technological, policy, and educational dimensions in coastal and maritime systems across African contexts. Through papers on tropical cyclones, coastal dynamics, land-use changes, water resources, and socio-economic impacts, the focus shifts from natural processes to human adaptation and governance. The integration of remote sensing, satellite imagery, UAVs, and hydrology highlights advancements in monitoring and management, while policy insights guide adaptive strategies for climate change. Land rights, erosion, and waste management underscore legal and sustainable practices. Economic studies on productivity and resource allocation provide frameworks for improving development. Each theme is interconnected, emphasizing the need for a holistic approach to address challenges like coastal vulnerability, eroded shorelines, and subsidence in African regions.

Research Themes

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The ability of societies to adapt to twenty-first-century sea-level rise(2018)

What are the implications of sea-level rise for a 1.5, 2 and 3 °C rise in global mean temperatures in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and other vulnerable deltas?(2018)

Detection, measurement and prediction of shoreline recession in Accra, Ghana(2008)

Impacts of Coastal Inundation Due to Climate Change in a CLUSTER of Urban Coastal Communities in Ghana, West Africa(2011)

Shoreline resilience to individual storms and storm clusters on a meso-macrotidal barred beach(2017)

Coastal Zone Changes in West Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Satellite Earth Observations(2022)

Drone as a tool for coastal flood monitoring in the Volta Delta, Ghana(2018)

Assessment of short-term beach sediment change in the Volta Delta coast in Ghana using data from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drone)(2019)

Assessing Coastal Vulnerability Index to Climate Change: the Case of Accra – Ghana(2013)

Medium resolution satellite imagery as a tool for monitoring shoreline change. Case study of the Eastern coast of Ghana(2013)

Effect of predicted sea level rise on tourism facilities along Ghana’s Accra coast(2012)

A Biophysical and Socioeconomic Review of the Volta Delta, Ghana(2018)

The Grand Popo beach 2013 experiment, Benin, West Africa: from short timescale processes to their integrated impact over long-term coastal evolution(2014)

Assessing the impact of sea-level rise on a vulnerable coastal community in Accra, Ghana(2013)

Application of Shore-Based Video and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones): Complementary Tools for Beach Studies(2020)

Shoreline morphological changes and the human factor. Case study of Accra Ghana(2012)

DETECTION OF COASTAL EROSION HOTSPOTS IN ACCRA, GHANA(2009)

Assessment of the dynamics of the Volta river estuary shorelines in Ghana(2020)

Physical Forcing Induced Coastal Vulnerability along the Gulf of Guinea(2019)

Influence of sea level variability on a micro-tidal beach(2018)

Future flooding of the Volta Delta caused by sea level rise and land subsidence(2023)

The contribution of coastal land subsidence to potential sea-level rise impact in data-sparse settings: The case of Ghana’s Volta delta(2024)

Development of an Integrated Coastal Vulnerability Index for the Ivorian Coast in West Africa(2018)

Changing morphology of Ghana’s Accra coast(2010)

Monitoring sea level rise-induced hazards along the coast of Accra in Ghana(2015)

Assessment of the Volta Delta Shoreline Change(2015)

Spatio-temporal analyses of shoreline change in the Western Region of Ghana(2018)

Video Oberservation of Waves and Shoreline Change on the Microtidal James Town Beach in Ghana(2016)

A scoping review of coastal vulnerability, subsidence and sea level rise in Ghana: Assessments, knowledge gaps and management implications(2023)

Managing Shoreline Change Under Increasing Sea-Level Rise in Ghana(2014)

QUANTIFICATION OF THE SHORELINE EVOLUTION OF AN OPEN BEACH BETWEEN COASTAL DEFENSES(2019)

Short-term seasonal changes of the Dzita beach of Ghana using geographic information system and photogrammetry(2021)

Wave dynamics and shoreline evolution in deltas: A case study of sandy coasts in the Volta delta of Ghana(2021)

Two and three-dimensional shoreline behaviour at a MESO-MACROTIDAL barred beach(2017)

Vulnerability of Ghana’s Accra Coast to Sea Level Rise(2015)

Assessing Ocean Wave Dynamics, Potential Sediment Transport, and Coastal Erosion along Accra Coast in Ghana(2018)

Author Correction: Global survey shows planners use widely varying sea-level rise projections for coastal adaptation(2023)

Erratum to: Effect of predicted sea level rise on tourism facilities along Ghana’s Accra coast(2014)

Quantitative Analysis of Shoreline Change Using Medium Resolution Satellite Imagery in Keta, Ghana(2012)

Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Developing Countries Studied using Remote Sensing and In Situ Methods(2010)

WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies(2021)

Socio-economic Impact of Sargassum Influx Events on Artisanal Fishing in Ghana(2022)

Physical drivers of pelagic sargassum bloom interannual variability in the Central West Atlantic over 2010–2020(2022)

Evaluation of ECMWF and NCEP Reanalysis Wind Fields for Long-Term Historical Analysis and Ocean Wave Modelling in West Africa(2021)

Modeling future flows of the Volta River system: Impacts of climate change and socio-economic changes(2018)

Global survey shows planners use widely varying sea-level rise projections for coastal adaptation(2023)

Challenges to climate change adaptation in coastal small towns: Examples from Ghana, Uruguay, Finland, Denmark, and Alaska(2021)

Sociodemographic and geophysical determinants of household vulnerability to coastal hazards in the Volta Delta, Ghana(2022)

Assessment of social factors that promote the vulnerability of communities to coastal hazards in the Volta estuary in Ghana(2023)

Socio-ecological vulnerability assessment to Sargassum arrivals(2025)

Resilient lagoons? Climate change, sustainability and adaptation(2022)

The ‘More Than Maps’ framework for building research capacity among young people in coastal climate change adaptation(2024)

Mapping socio-environmentally vulnerable hotspots in the Volta Delta of Ghana(2025)

The vulnerable state of the Ghana coast: The case of Faana-Bortianor(2011)

Community perceptions, knowledge, and coping mechanisms concerning perennial climate change-related disasters along the Volta estuary of Ghana, West Africa(2024)

Seasonal Predictions of Holopelagic Sargassum Across the Tropical Atlantic Accounting for Uncertainty in Drivers and Processes: The SARTRAC Ensemble Forecast System(2021)

Science and policy lessons learned from a decade of adaptation to the emergent risk of sargassum proliferation across the tropical Atlantic(2023)

Sargassum Biomass Movement and Proliferation in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic(2025)

Identifying Ecosystem-Based Alternatives for the Design of a Seaport’s Marine Infrastructure: The Case of Tema Port Expansion in Ghana(2019)

Coastal erosion management in Accra: Combining local knowledge and empirical research(2016)

Misperception of drivers of risk alters willingness to adapt in the case of sargassum influxes in West Africa(2023)

Delivering scientific evidence for global policy and management to ensure ocean sustainability(2024)

Assessing Landcover Changes from Coastal Tourism Development in Ghana: Evidence from the Kokrobite-Bortianor Coastline, Accra(2014)

Enhancing Satellite Oceanography-Driven Research in West Africa: a Case Study of Capacity Development in an Underserved Region(2021)

Informed selfishness – Practical reflections on building a sustainable ocean economy(2021)

A West African coastal science trajectory of vulnerability, adaptability, and resilience(2025)

Key data and methodologies for monitoring coastal erosion in the Gulf of Guinea(2015)

Overview of coastal erosion management policy: alternatives for developing countries(2015)

Detection, management and prediction of shoreline change in Accra, Ghana(2010)

COASTVAR 2015-2018 : caractérisation de la variabilité littorale en Afrique de l'Ouest par une étude multi-échelle et multi-méthode [résumé](2014)

The Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School In Nigeria and Ghana: The Value of Long-Term, Sustained Capacity Sharing(2024)

Coastal Development: Managing Resilience, Restoration and Infrastructure of Coastlines(2020)

Angry waves that eat the coast: An economic analysis of nature-based and engineering solutions to coastal erosion(2021)

Fluvial Sediment Supply and Relative Sea-Level Rise(2019)

Evaluating mangroves as nature-based solutions for coastal protection under current and future sea level rise scenarios(2025)

The Volta Delta, Ghana: Challenges in an African Setting(2019)

Investigating Coastal Processes and Hazards Along the Coastline of Ghana, West Africa (Invited)(2010)

Hotspots of Present and Future Risk Within Deltas: Hazards, Exposure and Vulnerability(2019)

Nature-based solutions for attenuating hydrometeorological hazards in coastal regions: Effectiveness and quantification approaches(2025)

A WAVEWATCH III® Model Approach to Investigating Ocean Wave Source Terms for West Africa: Input-Dissipation Source Terms(2022)

Ocean state projections: A review of the West African marine environment(2022)

A WAVEWATCH III® model approach to investigating ocean wave source terms for West Africa: Non-linear wave-wave interaction source terms(2022)

Comparative analysis of the socio-economic characteristics of Delta and Non-Delta spaces of Ghana: An input-output approach(2019)

UAV photogrammetry and 3D reconstruction: application in coastal monitoring(2021)

Economic valuation of ecosystem services at the Ghanaian coast(2020)

Unleashing Potential: Collaborative Research as a Catalyst for Capacity Building and Enhancement(2024)

SHORELINE EVOLUTION UNDER SEQUENCES OF STORMS FROM 6-YEAR VIDEO OBSERVATION AT A MESOMACROTIDAL BEACH(2015)

Solid Waste Management in Ghana: A Case Study of Effiduase and Asokore in the Sekyere East District(2013)

Coastal erosion in ghana: Causes and effects(2015)

IUCN Red List of Ecosystems. Sandy Beaches & Dunes of the West African Transition(2025)

TO WHAT EXTENT ARE SOCIETIES ABLE TO ADAPT TO 21ST CENTURY SEA-LEVEL RISE?(2019)

Developing sustainable ports in Africa: Introduction of the NWO-UDW research project(2018)

Welfare effects of protecting the Volta delta against erosion(2020)

A Global Survey of the application of Sea-Level Projections(2022)

Into uncharted territories – subsidence along Africa’s Gulf of Guinea coast?(2023)

Curating transformation can strengthen adaptation and minimize losses and damages(2025)

Understanding and Predicting Sargassum Blooms: A Coupled Modeling and Remote Sensing Approach(2025)

Measuring National Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Africa(2025)

IUCN Red List of Ecosystems. Sandy Beaches & Dunes of the Gulf of Guinea North(2025)

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