Managing the challenges of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in Ghana

S Awuni, F Adarkwah, BD Ofori, RC Purwestri… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Ghana's economy is climate sensitive as more than 80% of its agricultural production is
rainfall dependent, with only 2% of irrigation potential used. This has consequences under …

The contribution of weather forecast information to agriculture, water, and energy sectors in East and West Africa: A systematic review

TP Agyekum, P Antwi-Agyei, AJ Dougill - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The provision of timely and precise weather information could reduce the vulnerability of
people to climate change risks. In this study, we conduct a systematic review to synthesize …

Climate change and food security in South Asia: the importance of renewable energy and agricultural credit

A Rehman, Z Batool, H Ma, R Alvarado… - Humanities and Social …, 2024 - nature.com
Weather, trade restrictions, rising oil prices, a lack of financial support for farmers, and other
factors have contributed to the destabilization of South Asian food security. The purpose of …

[HTML][HTML] Motivations, enablers and barriers to the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices by smallholder farmers: Evidence from the transitional and savannah …

P Antwi-Agyei, EM Abalo, AJ Dougill… - Regional Sustainability, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper examined the prioritized climate-smart agricultural practices by smallholder
farmers, the motivations of adopting climate-smart agricultural practices, the enablers to the …

Multi-decadal climate services help farmers assess and manage future risks

Y Malakar, S Snow, A Fleming, S Fielke, E Jakku… - Nature Climate …, 2024 - nature.com
Climate services can support on-farm decisions, yet this potential is currently not fully
realized. Here, using a participatory qualitative risk analysis framework, we introduced 24 …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of climate variability on yields of selected staple food crops in northern Ghana

F Baffour-Ata, P Antwi-Agyei, E Nkiaka… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2021 - Elsevier
Agriculture in Ghana is vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate variability. This poses a
challenge to food security across the country. Despite this vulnerability, limited research has …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting the use of climate information services for agriculture: evidence from Iran

M Savari, M Zhoolideh, M Limuie - Climate Services, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The use of Climate Information Services (CIS) is considered the most important
solution for the long-term adaptation of the agricultural sector in dealing with the challenges …

[HTML][HTML] The combination of climate information services in the decision-making process of farmers to reduce climate risks: application of social cognition theory

M Savari, M Zhoolideh, M Limuie - Climate Services, 2024 - Elsevier
One of the main instruments of risk management and climate risk reduction in the
agricultural sector is the use of climate information services (CIS). Meteorological …

An analysis of the barriers to using climate information services to build a resilient agricultural system in Iran

M Savari, M Zhoolideh, M Limuie - Natural Hazards, 2024 - Springer
In recent years, applying climate information services (CIS) have attracted the attention of
policymakers as one of the risk management approaches, and they consider it a key …

[HTML][HTML] Information transfer as a tool to improve the resilience of farmers against the effects of climate change: the case of the Peruvian National Agrarian Innovation …

A Blazquez-Soriano, R Ramos-Sandoval - Agricultural Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
CONTEXT In the last few years, the effects of climate change have impacted heavily on the
agricultural sector, particularly in develo** countries provided their high vulnerability. In …