An assessment of determinants of adaptive capacity to climate change/variability in the rural savannah of Ghana

dc.contributor.authorYaro, J.A.
dc.contributor.authorTeye, J. K.
dc.contributor.authorBawakyillenuo, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-12T15:39:52Z
dc.date.available2019-02-12T15:39:52Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe varied stressors posed by climate change and variability to the livelihoods of agrarian societies in many developing countries call for an examination of the determinants of adaptive capacity. Data collected through a questionnaire survey, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, is used to explain the determinants of adoption of five major adaptation strategies. The analysis reveals that while adaptive capacity in the northern savannah zone is generally low due to high levels of poverty and poor state presence, it varies spatially resulting from locational, individual and community socio-economic and institutional factors. Adaptive capacities are rooted in the nature of household and community assets as well as societal rules and policies. Both community level factors and characteristics of individual farmers condition the idiosyncratic variables defining the capacities to adopt specific adaptation strategies to climate change threats. Important farmer characteristics that determine critical adaptation strategies in the northern savannah include age, sex, assets, family size, size and type of land, skills/education, and perception of climatic changes. This paper recommends that local resilience building mechanisms be scaled up while modern mechanisms should be introduced for dealing with the impacts of climate change.en_US
dc.identifier.citationYaro J.A., Teye J.K., Bawakyillenuo S. (2016) An Assessment of Determinants of Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change/Variability in the Rural Savannah of Ghana. In: Yaro J., Hesselberg J. (eds) Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability in Rural West Africa. Springer, Chamen_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31499-0_5
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/27457
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer, Chamen_US
dc.subjectClimate Changeen_US
dc.subjectAdaptive Capacityen_US
dc.subjectAdaptation Strategyen_US
dc.subjectAgronomic Practiceen_US
dc.subjectMale Farmeren_US
dc.titleAn assessment of determinants of adaptive capacity to climate change/variability in the rural savannah of Ghanaen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US

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