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

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作者
Assan, Elsie [1 ,3 ]
Suvedi, Murari [1 ]
Olabisi, Laura Schmitt [1 ]
Bansah, Kenneth Joseph [2 ]
机构
[1] Michigan State Univ, Dept Community Sustainabil, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
[2] Missouri Univ Sci & Technol, Min & Nucl Engn Dept, Rolla, MO 65401 USA
[3] Penn State Univ, Dept Agr Econ Sociol & Educ, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
关键词
Climate change perceptions; Gender inequality; Agriculture; Food security; STRESSORS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104247
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Gender-sensitive climate change adaptation strategies can improve gender equality and women's development in agrarian communities. This study used both qualitative and quantitative research methods (focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and household surveys) to explore the perspectives of men and women on climate change, including climate change impacts on their farming activities and household well-being, and challenges faced in mitigating climate change impacts. The empirical data showed similarities in climate change perceptions between men and women, and rising temperatures, shortened cropping season, and increasing erratic rainfall as the main climatic stressors. Lack of money and inadequate access to labor among women and inadequate access to extension and old age/poor health among men were the major constraints to mitigating climate change impacts. Integrating gender needs in climate change adaptation planning and intervention development can help build resilient farm households.
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