A review of the water resources of Ghana in a changing climate and anthropogenic stresses

SK Agodzo, E Bessah, M Nyatuame - Frontiers in Water, 2023 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Understanding the pathways to women's empowerment in Northern Ghana and the relationship with small-scale irrigation

E Bryan, E Garner - Agriculture and Human Values, 2022 - Springer
Women's empowerment is often an important goal of development interventions. This paper
explores local perceptions of empowerment in the Upper East Region of Ghana and the …

Understanding climate change and drought perceptions, impact and responses in the rural Savannah, West Africa

S Adaawen - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rural communities in West Africa have long adopted a variety of coping and adaptation
strategies to periods of climate variability and risks. These strategies have mostly been …

[HTML][HTML] Analyzing and forecasting rainfall patterns in the Manga-Bawku area, northeastern Ghana: Possible implication of climate change

P Dankwa, E Cudjoe, EEY Amuah, RW Kazapoe… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding rainfall processes is crucial in addressing several hydrological challenges
that have both positive and negative impacts on agriculture, climate change, and natural …

Climate change induced ecological grief among smallholder farmers in semi-arid Ghana

D Amoak, B Kwao, TO Ishola, K Mohammed - SN Social Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Ecological grief is an emerging mental health concern and is projected to increase as
climatic stressors worsen. Climate change and variability pose significant threats to the …

Overview of hydrological and climatic studies in Africa: the case of Ghana

B Ampadu - Cogent Engineering, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Climatic impacts on the environment, land cover and land use change such as urbanisation
and deforestation affect rainfall and change riverflow responsiveness and seasonal flows as …

Climate and irrigation scenario analyses using three-dimensional numerical modelling: a case study of the Nasia sub-basin in the White Volta Basin, Ghana

M Addai Obeng, OF Fynn, YSA Loh, LP Chegbeleh… - Hydrogeology …, 2023 - Springer
A groundwater resource characterisation and assessment model was developed for Nasia
river sub-basin in the White Volta Basin, Ghana. The model is useful to policymakers for …

Gender Productivity Gap in Farmer-led Irrigation in the Upper East Region of Ghana

MA Abarike, S Liebenehm, AE Weyori, MA Akuriba… - 2024 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
In this paper, we explore whether and to what extent there are disparities in vegetable
productivity among female and male farmers practicing small-scale irrigation systems in the …

Improved forage cultivation for increased in fodder availability and climate change mitigation in the Savanna agro-ecological zone of northern Ghana

SP Konlan, EK Panyan, T Ansah - West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021 - ajol.info
The study was conducted to investigate the biomass yield and quality of two forage species
Brachiaria ruziziensis (B. ruziziensis) and Sorghum almum (S. almum) in a Randomized …

Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) for a Case Study and Scenario Assessment of Flood Risk in the White Volta …

R Kabenla, S Ampofo, G Owusu, JA Atulley, A Boateng - 2024 - researchsquare.com
In recent years, Ghana, particularly the inhabitants of the Upper East Region, has
experienced profound impact of flooding, largely attributable to the complex interplay of …