Esi Buobasa | |
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| Known for | Community activism, climate activism |
| Awards | 100 Women (BBC) |
Esi Buobasa (Fuveme, Ghana) is a Ghanaian fishmonger, environmental migrant, and climate activist.[1]
In 2023, Buobasa was distinguished as one of the most influential women in the world according to the 100 Women (BBC) for her efforts to build resilience against climate change.[2][3]
Career[edit]
Buobasa was born and raised in Fuveme, a coastal village near Keta.[3] Between 2000 and 2010, the territory, located between Keta Lagoon and the Gulf of Guinea, eroded to practically a thin line of sand due to the rising sea level.[4][5][6] The town also is periodically flooded by the Volta River.[6]
The loss of buildings and increasingly frequent cycloans and floods forced Buobasa, a fisherman, with her husband and five children,[3] to migrate inland and recreate their lives.[6][7] However, this deprived the family of their main source of income: fishing.[8]
To mitigate the socioeconomic impacts of the environmental migration, Buobasa founded an association to support female fishermen in her circumstance.[1][3] The alliance sought to train them for other jobs and provide economic recovery.[3][7] It also provided a resistance fund to finance damage or loss of income due to further storms or climate disaster.[8] Buobasa's leadership led to her inclusion in BBC's 2023 list of 100 Women (BBC).[1][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Agbetiloye, Adekunle (24 November 2023). "Meet the 13 African women named among BBC 100 women in 2023". Business Insider Africa. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Ghana's coastal erosion: The village buried in sand". BBC News. 2016-05-11.
- ^ a b c d e GNA (2023-11-24). "Esi Buobasa, native of Fuveme, among BBC's 100 most influential women". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Appeaning Addo, K.; Brempong, E. K.; Jayson-Quashigah, P. N. (2020-05-25). "Assessment of the dynamics of the Volta river estuary shorelines in Ghana". Geoenvironmental Disasters. 7 (1): 19. Bibcode:2020GeoDi...7...19A. doi:10.1186/s40677-020-00151-1. ISSN 2197-8670.
- ^ Naadi, Thomas (May 12, 2016). "Ghana's coastal erosion: The village buried in sand". BBC Africa.
- ^ a b c "Climate change drowning West African coastline – DW – 07/22/2022". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ a b c "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News". News. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ a b c The women at the forefront of the climate battle - BBC 100 Women, BBC World Service, retrieved 2024-02-09