Local creativity for adapting to climate change among rural farmers in the semi-arid region of Ghana

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 418-430

  Arku, Frank S ^a  

^a Presbyterian University College   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Farmers; Gender; Ghana; Livelihoods; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD SECURITY; GENDER; LOCAL ADAPTATION; RAINFALL; REARING; RURAL POPULATION; SEMIARID REGION; SOFTWARE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

GHANA;

EID: 84885447606     PISSN: 17568692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCCSM-08-2012-0049     Document Type: Article

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