_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: ankrah.johnson1992@yahoo.com Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences 12(1): 43-55, 2020; Article no.ARJASS.61415 ISSN: 2456-4761 Coastal Community's Perception on Climate Change and Its Impacts: Analysis of Local Coastal Community of Winneba, Ghana Johnson Ankrah 1* 1 Department of Geography Education, Faculty of Social Sciences Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. Author’s contribution The sole author designed, analysed, interpreted and prepared the manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/ARJASS/2020/v12i130183 Editor(s): (1) K. N. Bhatt, G. B. Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad Central University, India. Reviewers: (1) Sufia Zaman, India. (2) Gabriel Julien, University of the West Indies, Jamaica. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/61415 Received 24 July 2020 Accepted 28 September 2020 Published 14 October 2020 ABSTRACT Aims: The study assessed the perception of the coastal inhabitants of Winneba on climate change and its impacts. Study Design: This study is descriptive in nature and employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Place and Duration of Study: This research was conducted in Winneba, Ghana in February 2020. Methodology: The survey method of research was employed in this study. An annual mean temperature timeseries data of Winneba from 1980- 2017 to supplement respondents' subjective views. In addition, community interactions were conducted to get personal information from the inhabitants about the impacts of climate change. 152 inhabitants were sampled through the convenience and the purposive sampling techniques. The convenience technique was used to select 148 respondents and 3 fishermen, and 1 fish seller selected purposively. This was done through questionnaire administration and interviews. Community's interactions centred on inhabitants' perception of climate change and its impacts. Results: The study found that temperature in the Winneba community has increased. The study again found diverse views on the most serious impact of climate change in the community. While Original Research Article