Ghana's forts and castles are warning us: Climate change is also a cultural crisis
Ghana's government announced a $4.5 million Korea-Ghana Heritage Project to address the impact of climate change on Ghana's forts and castles. This project is a recognition that "climate change is becoming a threat to the country's cultural memory." The five-year project will run from 2026 to 2030 and will initially focus on six heritage sites in the Greater Accra Region: Ussher Fort and James Fort in Jamestown, Christiansborg Castle in Osu, Fort Augustaborg in Teshie, Fort Vernon in Prampram, and Fort Fredensborg in Old Ningo.
These sites face threats including coastal erosion, flooding, salt-induced deterioration, structural instability, and extreme weather conditions. The article states these are "climate problems" and "cultural problems." Ghana's forts and castles represent some of the darkest chapters of the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism.
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Ghana's climate conversation is expanding beyond environmental impacts to include cultural preservation. The country's historic forts and castles
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