TY - JOUR
T1 - Climate change adaptation in rural Ghana
T2 - Indigenous perceptions and strategies
AU - Cobbinah, Patrick Brandful
AU - Anane, George Kwadwo
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In Ghana, the agricultural sector is climate-dependent and susceptible to threatening impacts of climate change, yet, little is known about climate change adaptation in rural farming communities. This article examines the effects of, and local adaptation response to, climate change in rural farming communities in the Jaman North District of Ghana. Using meteorological data, changes in rainfall and temperature over the past 30 years were analyzed. In addition, social research methods were used to analyse interviews and household survey data on climate change impacts on, and adaption responses of rural communities. Results showed that the changing weather patterns, in the form of erratic rainfall and increasing temperatures, have become an additional burden to rural farming communities who are already faced with limited level of mechanization.
AB - In Ghana, the agricultural sector is climate-dependent and susceptible to threatening impacts of climate change, yet, little is known about climate change adaptation in rural farming communities. This article examines the effects of, and local adaptation response to, climate change in rural farming communities in the Jaman North District of Ghana. Using meteorological data, changes in rainfall and temperature over the past 30 years were analyzed. In addition, social research methods were used to analyse interviews and household survey data on climate change impacts on, and adaption responses of rural communities. Results showed that the changing weather patterns, in the form of erratic rainfall and increasing temperatures, have become an additional burden to rural farming communities who are already faced with limited level of mechanization.
KW - Adaptation
KW - Africa
KW - Agriculture
KW - Climate change
KW - Rural development
U2 - 10.1080/17565529.2015.1034228
DO - 10.1080/17565529.2015.1034228
M3 - Article
SN - 1756-5529
VL - 8
SP - 169
EP - 178
JO - Climate and Development
JF - Climate and Development
IS - 2
ER -