It also hosts researches undertaken by the project such as the scoping and baseline studies, other thematic studies as well as policy papers developed by the project, adding to knowledge generation.
Research Catalogue
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16-12-2024 Climate Change
Assessing Rural Communities Concerns for Improved Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Northern Ghana
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Abstract
Northern Ghana is becoming vulnerable to risks induced by climate change. There is an urgent need to improve communities’ ability to cope by implementing risk-preventive measures at the household and community levels. However, studies have shown that the existing risk communication system Readmore
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16-12-2024 Climate Change
Climate Change and the Viability of Renewable Energy in Ghana
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The observed changes in climate is expected to have adverse effects on the demand and supply of energy as projected by most global climate models, due to growth in towns, cities and other socio-economic indicators globally. As such, there is the need for countries to start considering clean but s Readmore
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16-12-2024 Climate Change
Climate Change, Flood Disaster Risk and Food Security Nexus in Northern Ghana
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This research reviews climate change, flood disasters impacts and food security nexus in northern Ghana. The impacts of climate change include flood disasters which in turn affect food production with subsequent impact on food security. While climate change impact can be positive in some regions, Readmore
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16-12-2024 Climate Change
CLIMATE CHANGE LITIGATION IN GHANA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF COURTS IN ENFORCING CLIMATE CHANGE LAW
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Jacqueline Peel and Jolene Lin note that a “transnational understanding of the nature, significance and effects of climate litigation is incomplete if it fails to encompass the Global South experience.” This is especially important because the broader aim of climate litigation&m Readmore
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16-12-2024 Climate Change
Climate change resilience: lessons from local climate-smart agricultural practices in Ghana
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The need to adapt to the changing climate is one of the important concerns of our time. However, the use of local ecological knowledge (LEK), which farmers have built up over the years to adopt climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices, has been less explored by researchers and policy scientists. Readmore
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17-12-2024 Climate Change
Climate change risk and adaptation for fisher communities in Ghana
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Artisanal fisheries in Ghana account for more than two-thirds of the country’s food fish production and employ or support up to 2 million people. However, many fish stocks are close to collapse through overexploitation, especially stocks such as sardinella that are a staple food for Ghanaia Readmore
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17-12-2024 Climate Change
Climate Information Services Available to Farming Households in Northern Region, Ghana
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Climate information services can build the resilience of African farmers to address the increasing threats associated with climate change. This study used household surveys with 200 farmers and focus group discussions to identify the types of climate information services available to farming hous Readmore
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17-12-2024 Climate Change
Cocoa and Climate Change: Insights from Smallholder Cocoa Producers in Ghana Regarding Challenges in Implementing Climate Change Mitigation Strategies
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This study investigates the knowledge and perception of smallholder cocoa farmers on
the potential impacts of climate change on cocoa production in Ghana. It addresses opinions on the
inclusion of climate change mitigation strategies (such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation
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17-12-2024 Climate Change
Determinants of Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Northern Ghana
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This paper used binary logistic regression model to analyze factors that affect the choice of climate change adaptation strategies of farmers in Northern Ghana. Using semi-structured questionnaires, 155 farmers were randomly sampled from purposively selected three Northern Regions in Ghana. The e Readmore
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17-12-2024 Climate Change
Determinants of Smallholder Women Farmers’ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change and Climate Variability in Northern Region, Ghana
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Abstract
Agriculture remains the mainstay of people in Northern Ghana, employing 70 % of the labour force
especially females. Agriculture in Northern Ghana is dominated by women who mostly cultivate on small
scale and their farming activities are rain-fed. In general, the adaptive capaci Readmore