Perceived stressors of climate vulnerability across scales in the Savannah zone of Ghana: a participatory approach



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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-016-0993-4
DOI: 
10.1007/s10113-016-0993-4
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Licensing of resource: 
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
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journal article
Journal: 
Regional Environmental Change
Pages: 
213-227
Volume: 
17
Author(s): 
Antwi-Agyei, P.
Quinn C.H.
Adiku S.G.K.
Codjoe S.N.A.
Dougil A.J.
Lamboll R.
Dovie D.B.
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This study addresses this particular research gap by adopting a multi-scale approach to understand how climatic and non-climatic stressors vary, and interact, across three spatial scales (household, community and district levels) to influence livelihood vulnerability of smallholder farming households in the Savannah zone of northern Ghana. This study across three case study villages utilises a series of participatory tools including semi-structured interviews, key informant interviews and focus group discussions. The incidence, importance, severity and overall risk indices for stressors are calculated at the household, community, and district levels

Publication year: 
2016
Keywords: 
Livelihoods
Climate variability
Adaptation
Multi-scale
food security
Sub-Saharan Africa