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Ghana’s cities are getting hotter: they need more trees to keep them cool

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par Yaw Agyeman Boafo, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies,, University of Ghana

Ghana’s cities are expanding at a breathtaking pace. From Madina to Cape Coast, from Sekondi-Takoradi to Tamale, concrete infrastructure are rising, wetlands are shrinking, and open lands are disappearing. But something else is rising quietly alongside this growth. Heat. And not just ordinary heat – dangerous urban heat.

Urban heat refers to the rise in temperatures in built-up areas compared to surrounding rural environments, a phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect. It is caused by dense construction…

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