Climate change perceptions and challenges to adaptation among smallholder farmers in semi-arid Ghana: A gender analysis

Assan, Elsie; Suvedi, Murari; Olabisi, Laura Schmitt; Bansah, Kenneth Joseph

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104247

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“…Likewise, climate variability is marked by the dynamics of the Southern Oscillation phenomenon (ENSO), where the inhabitants feel the increases in temperature during the El Niño phenomenon and the reductions in La Niña, influence the extreme events and the adaptation measures of productive systems (Quintero-Angel et al 2012). At an international level, people perceive the hottest climate (Assan et al 2020) and attribute that as a cause of periods of drought. The increase in temperature and prolonged periods of droughts are perceived as problems for the agricultural sector (Nnko et al 2021).…”

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“…In another point, fires in vegetation cover were registered especially in the lower areas of the valleys of the Cauca and Magdalena rivers. Precipitation and storms have increased and these extreme weather events affect food security, biodiversity and the well-being of agricultural households (Assan et al 2020). In the Caldas region, respondents report the presence of heavy rains and storms, landslides, erosion and floods.…”

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Perception of the inhabitants of the department of Caldas, Colombia on the effects of climate change on water quality

Hernández

López

Pérez

et al. 2021

Journal of Water and Climate Change

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Climate change has direct effects on the availability and quality of water for human consumption. In order to propose actions aimed at reducing vulnerability caused by water shortages and risk management required due to extreme events, real knowledge of the communitỳs perception is vital. This study developed in the department of Caldas, in the Colombian Andean region, analysed the perception of the incidence of climate change particularly related to water resources. To achieve this, a survey was used with various actors based on the first National Survey of Public Perception of Climate Change. The results show that the respondents perceive that the availability and quality of water are indeed highly threatened by climate change. As actions for adaptation, they suggested the promotion of the protection of hydrographic basins and a greater control of dumping liquids into surface water sources. Finally, they requested increased opportunities to improve water governance and participation in decision-making bodies regarding climate change, which they see as a fundamental aspect to achieve a real climate empowerment that can lead to action and adaptation in the territories in emerging countries.

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Perception of the inhabitants of the department of Caldas, Colombia on the effects of climate change on water quality

Hernández

López

Pérez

et al. 2021

Journal of Water and Climate Change

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“…This condition is because the older the farmers are, the higher their experience and sensitivity in adapting to climate change, making them more resilient to climate change. Also, study conducted by Assan et al (2020) shows that farmers with the age of 52 years have low perceptual effectiveness of climate change.…”

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Factors Affecting Farmer's Climate Risk Perception in Developed and Developing Countries : Evidence From Switzerland and Ghana

Rokhani

Asrofi

Khasan

2020

Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian

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Climate change is the primary challenge of agricultural production in developing and developed countries. Farmers' perception of climate change is the critical driver in encouraging farmers to take autonomous adaptation practices. Thus, this study aimed to identify factors affecting farmers' perception of climate change in developing and developed countries and take Ghana and Switzerland as the study cases. The study used data from 378 cocoa farmers in Ghana and 109 farmers in Switzerland. The data was obtained from a structured interview and survey and contained socio-economic and farm characteristics of farmers. This study employed an ordered probit regression to estimate the factors affecting farmers' perception of climate change. The results show that landholding, farm income, and education significantly affect farmer perception of climate change. Landholding and farm income significantly affect farmer perception of climate change in Switzerland and Ghana. But, education only significantly affects the farmers' perception of climate change in Switzerland. Meanwhile, age and crops/livestock ownership does not significantly affect farmers' perception of climate change in Ghana and Switzerland. The results also show that Switzerland's farmers have a stronger perception of climate change than farmers in Ghana. Keywords: climate risk perception, climate change perception, Ghana, Switzerland

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“…This, in turn, can exacerbate rural households' food insecurity. Furthermore, climate change has the potential to exacerbate the problem of pests and diseases [14][15][16]. Previous studies examined climate change adaptation using a variety of methodologies.…”

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“…Other researchers have used qualitative techniques such as in-depth interviews and focus groups, including Aniah et al [2], Tahiru et al [6], Lehmann et al [20], Birchall and Bonnett [21], and Artur and Hilhorst [22]. Finally, some studies used mixed methods, such as Tonmoy et al [1], Assan et al [14], and Zhai et al [23], which used both quantitative and qualitative methods to study farmers' and households' adaptation to climate change. Our study follows Tonmoy et al [1], Assan et al [14], and Zhai et al [23] in examining climate change impacts and adaptation of residents in the U-Tapao River Sub-basin using mixed methodologies.…”

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Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation of Households in U-Tapao River Sub-Basin, Thailand

Choosuk¹,

Khunwishit²,

Chevakidagarn³

2021

IJSDP

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Flood, storm, and drought have frequently impacted households in the U-Tapao River Sub-basin, Songkhla Province, Thailand, as a result of climate change. Studying how to assist them in better adapting to the effects of climate change is a critical mission that researchers should strive to achieve. The goals of this study are to (1) investigate the effects of climate change on households in the U-Tapao River Sub-basin, (2) examine the adaptation strategies they used, (3) the challenges they faced when attempting to adapt, and (4) provide recommendations for future adaptation. The study was carried out in the jurisdictions of three local government authorities. A survey questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data from 300 households, which was then analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. To supplement survey data, qualitative data were collected from 50 key informants via in-depth interviews and focus-group discussions. Climate change impacted households in four ways, according to the findings: health, housing, agriculture, and livelihood activities. Although households can take general measures to mitigate the effects of climate change on their health and livelihood, they do not appear to be able to take preventive measures to minimize flooding impacts on their house and property, nor do they appear to be able to adopt on-farm adaptation strategies to prevent income loss. The main impediment to taking more effective measures is a lack of funds, knowledge, and technical assistance. As a result, practical recommendations are provided at the end of this paper to help overcome such challenges and encourage households to adopt more adaptation strategies.

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Climate change perceptions and challenges to adaptation among smallholder farmers in semi-arid Ghana: A gender analysis

Cited by 35 publications

References 15 publications

Perception of the inhabitants of the department of Caldas, Colombia on the effects of climate change on water quality

Perception of the inhabitants of the department of Caldas, Colombia on the effects of climate change on water quality

Factors Affecting Farmer's Climate Risk Perception in Developed and Developing Countries : Evidence From Switzerland and Ghana

Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation of Households in U-Tapao River Sub-Basin, Thailand

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