[HTML][HTML] Adaptation opportunities and maladaptive outcomes in climate vulnerability hotspots of northern Ghana

P Antwi-Agyei, AJ Dougill, LC Stringer… - Climate Risk …, 2018 - Elsevier
How climate change adaptation practices can constrain development and deliver
maladaptive outcomes in vulnerability hotspots is yet to be explored in-depth using case …

Drought and society: Scientific progress, blind spots, and future prospects

E Savelli, M Rusca, H Cloke… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Human activities have increasingly intensified the severity, frequency, and negative impacts
of droughts in several regions across the world. This trend has led to broader scientific …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the effectiveness of agricultural extension services in supporting farmers to adapt to climate change: Insights from northeastern Ghana

P Antwi-Agyei, LC Stringer - Climate Risk Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The importance of extension services in helping smallholder farmers to address the many
challenges of agricultural production cannot be over-emphasized. However, relatively few …

[HTML][HTML] Crop yield sensitivity of global major agricultural countries to droughts and the projected changes in the future

G Leng, J Hall - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Understanding the potential drought impacts on agricultural production is critical for
ensuring global food security. Instead of providing a deterministic estimate, this study …

Future drought risk in Africa: Integrating vulnerability, climate change, and population growth

A Ahmadalipour, H Moradkhani, A Castelletti… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Drought risk refers to the potential losses from hazard imposed by a drought event, and it is
generally characterized as a function of vulnerability, hazard, and exposure. In this study …

[HTML][HTML] The adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers to climate change in the Northern Region of Ghana

M Abdul-Razak, S Kruse - Climate Risk Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Climate change is expected to adversely affect agricultural production, particularly in sub-
Saharan Africa where the agricultural sector forms the backbone of most countries' …

Climate change and rural communities in Ghana: Social vulnerability, impacts, adaptations and policy implications

WK Dumenu, EA Obeng - Environmental Science & Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
This study assessed social vulnerability level, impacts and adaptation strategies to climate
change in rural communities in four ecological zones in Ghana. Primary data were collected …

Perception of climate change and its impact by smallholders in pastoral/agropastoral systems of Borana, South Ethiopia

N Debela, C Mohammed, K Bridle, R Corkrey… - SpringerPlus, 2015 - Springer
This study investigates the perception of historic changes in climate and associated impact
on local agriculture among smallholders in pastoral/agropastoral systems of Borana in …

Facing climate variability in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of climate-smart agriculture opportunities to manage climate-related risks

RB Zougmoré, ST Partey, M Ouédraogo… - Cahiers Agricultures …, 2018 - oar.icrisat.org
In the literature, a lot of information is available about climate change perceptions and
impacts in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is limited attention in the region to emerging …

Assessing driving forces of land use and land cover change by a mixed-method approach in north-eastern Ghana, West Africa

J Kleemann, G Baysal, HNN Bulley, C Fürst - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Land use and land cover change (LULCC) is the result of complex human-environmental
interactions. The high interdependencies in social-ecological systems make it difficult to …