Farmer-perceived effects of climate change on livelihoods in WA west district, upper west region of Ghana

Journal of Disaster Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 516-528

  Kusakari, Yasuko ^a   Asubonteng, Kwabena Owusu ^b   Jasaw, Godfred Seidu ^c   Dayour, Frederick ^d,e   Dzivenu, Togbiga ^d,e   Lolig, Victor ^d,e   Donkoh, Samuel A ^d,e   Obeng, Francis Kwabena ^d,e   Gandaa, Bizoola ^d,e   Kranjac Berisavljevic, Gordana ^d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^c UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d University for Development Studies UDS   (Ghana)

^e NONE

^f UDS   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Climate change; Farmers; Ghana; Livelihoods; Perceptions; Upper west region

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

CLIMATE INFORMATION; ECOSYSTEM CHANGES; FARMERS; FARMERS' PERCEPTIONS; GHANA; LIVELIHOODS; UPPER WEST REGION; WET AND DRY SEASONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84905190412     PISSN: 18812473     EISSN: 18838030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2014.p0516     Document Type: Article

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