Climate change severely affects sub-Saharan African economies in several ways: increased
temperatures, erratic rainfall variability patterns, and recurrent droughts and floods. Such …

Climate change and related adaptation strategies have gender-differentiated impacts. This
paper reviews how gender is framed in 41 papers on climate change adaptation through an …

Crop diversification is one of the most cost‐effective way of reducing uncertainties in farmer's
income, especially among poor smallholder farmers. However, poverty is a complex …

Climate variability poses a significant threat to many sectors of Sub-Saharan Africa's
economy. Agriculture is one of the most climate sensitive sectors because of its dependence …

Background Rain-fed agriculture remains the source of employment for a majority of
Ghana's population, particularly in northern Ghana where annual rainfall is low. The …

The negative impacts of climate change on agriculture could erode gains made toward
gender equality in Ghana. Much of the literature on gender dimensions of climate change …

The prevalence of food insecurity is much higher in East Africa than in other parts of the
world. Climate change and associated variability are important contributors to food insecurity …

Access to useful climate information is critical for adaptation needs of African smallholder
farmers, yet empirical studies documenting the socioeconomic, environmental and …

Rising gold prices, together with other challenges faced by smallholders, mean rural people
in sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly taking advantage of ASGM's low barriers to entry and …

The impacts of changing climate on agriculture have consequences on livelihoods and food
security. Smallholder farmers, who have heterogeneous farming systems and limited …