Farmer-Perceived Effects of Climate Change on Livelihoods in Wa West District, Upper West Region of Ghana
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Sub-type Journal article Author Kusakari, Yasuko
Asubonteng, Kwabena Owusu
Jasaw, Godfred Seidu
Dayour, Frederick
Dzivenu, Togbiga
Lolig, Victor
Donkoh, Samuel A.
Obeng, Francis Kwabena
Gandaa, Bizoola
Kranjac-Berisavljevic, GordanaTitle Farmer-Perceived Effects of Climate Change on Livelihoods in Wa West District, Upper West Region of Ghana Appearing in Journal of Disaster Research Volume 9 Issue No. 4 Publication Date 2014 Place of Publication Japan Publisher Fuji Technology Press Start page 516 End page 528 Language English Abstract The effects of climate change on people’s livelihoods are perceived differently across various localities. It is imperative to examine how farmers understand the effects of climate change on their livelihoods. Their viewpoints can help create strategies for responding to climate and ecosystem changes in an appropriate and practical manner. Such perceptions are insufficiently understood in theWa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana, despite the increasing frequency and magnitude of climate change’s effects. This paper first examines farmers’ perceptions about climate change in their communities in relation to available, conventional climate information. It also assesses farmers’ livelihood activities during both the wet and dry seasons in the district and discusses the area’s proneness to floods, droughts, and other types of climate change phenomena. This assessment reveals the challenges faced by the farmers in the study area and the opportunities to enhance their livelihoods.
Keyword Climate change
Farmers
Perceptions
Livelihoods
Upper west region
GhanaCopyright Holder Fuji Technology Press Copyright Year 2014 Copyright type All rights reserved -
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