Causes, impacts and co** strategies of floods in Ghana: a systematic review

H Mensah, DK Ahadzie - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Urban flooding has become a major problem in many parts of the world due to its social,
economic and environmental impact. In Ghana, flood occurs every year, which adversely …

Are local development plans mainstreaming climate-smart agriculture? A mixed-content analysis of medium-term development plans in semi-arid Ghana

SK Diko, SA Okyere, S Opoku Mensah… - Socio-Ecological …, 2021 - Springer
In Africa, climate change impacts including, but not limited to, erratic rainfall and prolonged
droughts are already affecting farmers' productivity and disrupting households' livelihoods …

Dealing with climate change in semi-arid Ghana: understanding intersectional perceptions and adaptation strategies of women farmers

ET Lawson, RS Alare, ARZ Salifu, M Thompson-Hall - GeoJournal, 2020 - Springer
Climate change has diverse physical and socio-economic implications for communities in
semi-arid areas. While several studies have sought to understand the underlying power …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change perception and adaptation strategies of rice seed growers in Chitwan district, Nepal

R Thapa, SC Dhakal - Farming System, 2024 - Elsevier
The rice seed sub-sector plays a vital role in the self-sufficiency of rice grain and food
security in the context of changing climate. Thus, it is imperative to understand the …

Does small-scale irrigation provide a pathway to women's empowerment? Lessons from Northern Ghana

E Bryan, D Mekonnen - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Given persistent gender inequalities that influence how the benefits of technologies are
distributed, the expansion of small-scale irrigation technologies requires the consideration of …

Vulnerability of smallholder agriculture to environmental change in North-Western Ghana and implications for development planning

EK Derbile, D Chirawurah, FX Naab - Climate and Development, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Smallholder agriculture, particularly food crop production in northern Ghana's savannah
ecological zones, is faced with several environmental change stressors and risks. However …

City profile: wa, Ghana

A Ahmed, PI Korah, A Dongzagla, AM Nunbogu… - Cities, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The UN-Habitat III has placed secondary cities at the centre of the new urban
agenda, given their roles in global development trajectories in the future. Wa, though a small …

Unmasking difference: Intersectionality and smallholder farmers' vulnerability to climate extremes in Northern Ghana

H Nyantakyi-Frimpong - Gender, Place & Culture, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines intersectionality and climate vulnerability in Ghana's Upper West
Region. Located within the southern fringe of the West African Sahel, and inhabited largely …

Time matters: A survival analysis of timing to seasonal food insecurity in semi-arid Ghana

MM Kansanga, I Konkor, D Kpienbaareh… - Regional Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In semi-arid Africa, food insecurity is a seasonal experience, with the gradient of severity
increasing from harvest and peaking during the lean season. This seasonality makes food …

Contract farming and the adoption of climate change co** and adaptation strategies in the northern region of Ghana

SB Azumah, SA Donkoh, IGK Ansah - Environment, Development and …, 2017 - Springer
In climate change adaptation, contract farming can facilitate the adoption of co** and
adaptation strategies, but such dynamics are less understood in the literature. This study …