An extensive narrative review approach is adopted to present existing information on the
consumptive and non-consumptive uses and their related issues, such as floods and …

Variation in the seasonal cycle of African rainfall is of key importance for agriculture. Here an
objective method of determining the timing of onset and cessation is, for the first time …

ABSTRACT Appeaning Addo, K.; Nicholls, RJ; Codjoe, SNA, and Abu, M., 2018. A
biophysical and socioeconomic review of the Volta delta, Ghana. Delta regions are dynamic …

Rural areas still account for almost half the world's population, and about 70% of the
developing world's poor people.{9.1. 1}. There is a lack of clear definition of what constitutes …

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 …

Climate change and land degradation result in decreasing yields and crop failures in
Northern Ghana and have caused further impoverishment of Ghana's poorest region …

Climate change trends and projections based on observation and climate models were
reviewed in West Africa (WA). Historically, the region has experienced decades of severe …

North-east Ghana is characterised by frequent droughts and floods which adversely affect
farming, the primary source of livelihood for majority of households in the region. Given the …

This article examines the interrelationships between rainfall variability, livelihood/food
security and migration in rural Savannah communities in Northern Ghana. It addresses the …

Adaptation strategies to reduce smallholder farmers' vulnerability to climate variability and
seasonality are needed given the frequency of extreme weather events predicted to …