MUNTAKA CHASANT
PEOPLE & STORIES

Agbogbloshie Urban poverty

Agbogbloshie Demolition: The End of An Era or An Injustice?

Emerging consequences of the Agbogbloshie demolition, betrayals, recounts of events, and a glimpse of everyday struggles in Accra and how urban marginality is experienced. Beyond the role of the State in dispossessing Accra’s urban poor, the Agbogbloshie demolition should be viewed within the context of socio-spatial entanglements.

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Wetlands and People

Wetlands and People in Distress

The tropics are in trouble. The current trend in biodiversity loss in the tropics is shaping local livelihoods.

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Climate Change Wetlands and People

Tropical Wetlands: The Life of Simon Nwi

Tropical wetlands — long seen as the reservoirs of much of the world’s biodiversity — are dangerously in decline. Anthropogenic medications and climate variability have resulted in the loss of key ecosystem services and functions. This is a quick peek into the tropical life of a rural fisherman who relies on tropical wetlands as a source of job.

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Ghana Unsustainable Urbanization

Ghana: Sustainable Vs. Unsustainable Landscapes

Changing landscapes: Nearshore environments are responding to overexploitation, urbanization, and pollution.

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Rural Poverty in Ghana Women in Poverty

Women At The Front Lines of Rural Poverty in Ghana

What are the realities of the lives of rural women in Ghana today?

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Nzulezo Tourism in Ghana

Visit Nzulezo (Nzulenzu) — But Read This

The cultural commodification of Nzulezo (Nzulenzu) challenges their traditional identity. This cultural voyeurism fuels tensions between the stilt village, the nearby Beyin town, the local traditional council, and government agencies, who all want a share of your tourist dollars.

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Joshua Clottey

Joshua Clottey Plays Street Football in Ghana

Joshua Clottey has fought many great boxers, including Manny Pacquiao. He is a legend on the streets of Jamestown, where he grew up. See him play street football on concrete with the urban poor.

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Hazardous child labour

Wake Me Up When the 21st Century Ends

WARNING: This post contains very graphic images.

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Atidza Densu Delta Mangroves in Ghana

Fisheries and Mangroves in Ghana: Atidza and the Densu Delta Ecosystems

Tidal river fishermen have degraded the mangrove forest cover around the Densu Delta — a Ramsar-designated wetland — for traditional fish traps. Only around 16 red mangrove trees (Rhizophora species) are left standing, having all been cut down for the traps, fuelwood, and timber. But mangrove biomass is critical for fish assemblages, which the fishers depend on. This habitat degradation has led to a loss of biodiversity in the area — leading to a decline in fish stock in the Densu intertidal zone. The video below explores this problem.

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Plastic Pollution Poverty in Ghana

Urban Poverty and Plastic: Youth, Waste Collectors, Scavengers

Africa has one of the world’s poorest youth populations. The photographs below are only a small glimpse into how a 25-year-old urban poor Ghanaian man is determined to survive in Accra's harsh urban environment.