Climate change vulnerability, adaptation measures, and risk perceptions at households level in Acholi sub-region, Northern Uganda

D Twecan, W Wang, J Xu, A Mohmmed - Land use policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Uganda is among the world's susceptible countries to climate extremes, such as droughts
(IPCC, 2007). This study assesses the risks associated with climate change vulnerability …

Adaptation to climate change in Uganda: evidence from micro level data

E Hisali, P Birungi, F Buyinza - Global environmental change, 2011 - Elsevier
This study employed data from the 2005/06 Uganda national household survey to identify
adaptation strategies and factors governing their choice in Uganda's agricultural production …

Rural household vulnerability to climate risk in Uganda

SJ Cooper, T Wheeler - Regional Environmental Change, 2017 - Springer
Vulnerability assessment is fundamental for informing adaptation to climate change policy.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the vulnerability of rural subsistence farmers in Uganda …

Mainstreaming adaptation to climate change in the development process in Uganda

VA Orindi, S Eriksen - 2005 - policycommons.net
This paper has reviewed the potential impacts of climate change on Uganda and illustrated
possible adaptation measures taking into consideration social, economic and environmental …

Analysis of farmer's choices for climate change adaptation practices in South-Western Uganda, 1980–2009

A Zizinga, RYM Kangalawe, A Ainslie, MM Tenywa… - Climate, 2017 - mdpi.com
Climate change is a serious threat to the livelihoods of rural communities, particularly in
mountainous areas because they are very sensitive to such changes. In this study, we …

Climate change and variability awareness and livelihood adaptive strategies among smallholder farmers in semi-arid northern Ghana

F Asante, L Guodaar, S Arimiyaw - Environmental Development, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examined smallholder farmers' observation of climate change and variability, its
effect on agricultural output, and the livelihood adaptive strategies being used in response to …

Evidence of climate change coping and adaptation practices by smallholder farmers in northern Ghana

P Antwi-Agyei, H Nyantakyi-Frimpong - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Evidence on how coping practices for immediate climate variations can transform into long-
term adaptive capacity are relatively limited. This study addressed this gap by identifying the …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of farm households' perceived climate change impacts, vulnerability and resilience in Ghana

W Adzawla, SB Azumah, PY Anani, SA Donkoh - Scientific African, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of climate impacts, vulnerability and resilience is crucial to understand how
humans relate with global environmental changes. Against the backdrop of lack of …

Climate change and adaptation strategies in rural Ghana: a study on smallholder farmers in the Mamprugu-Moaduri district

M Yahaya, C Mensah, M Addaney… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to analyze the perceptions of smallholder farmers on climate
change and events and further explores climate change adaptation strategies and …

[HTML][HTML] Vulnerability and adaptation options to climate change for rural livelihoods–A country-wide analysis for Uganda

J Wichern, K Descheemaeker, KE Giller, P Ebanyat… - Agricultural …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rural households in sub-Saharan Africa earn a substantial part of their living from rain-fed
smallholder agriculture, which is highly sensitive to climate change. There is a growing …