Shuggs123/coastal-flood-vulnerability-Ghana

Assessment of coastal flood vulnerability in Ghana using GIS and Python. Integrates elevation, distance to coast, and population data to identify high-risk zones and demonstrate geospatial workflows for climate resilience. # coastal-flood-vulnerability-Ghana Assessment of coastal flood vulnerability in Ghana using GIS and Python. Integrates elevation, distance to coast, and population data to identify high-risk zones and demonstrate geospatial workflows for climate resilience. # Coastal Flood Vulnerability Assessment – Ghana ## Overview This project identifies coastal communities in Ghana that are vulnerable to flooding using geospatial analytics. It combines elevation, distance to coast, and population data to produce risk maps. ## Objectives - Map coastal areas at high risk of flooding - Demonstrate GIS-based vulnerability assessment - Provide visual outputs relevant for climate resilience research ## Data Sources - Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for Ghana - Coastline data from OpenStreetMap - Population and urban settlements datasets ## Methods - Buffer analysis of coastlines - Elevation-based vulnerability classification - Overlay analysis and visualization ## Tools - Python - GeoPandas - Rasterio - Matplotlib ## Study Area Coastal regions of Ghana