Ghana

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This report analyzes how warming temperatures, attributed to climate change, affected the number of days with maximum temperatures above 32oC during the main and mid-crop cycles in Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria.

Climate Central
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This study evaluates flood susceptibility and risk on Bulk Supply Points in the Greater Accra region (GAR) using a Frequency Ratio model based on 15 flood conditioning factors.

Springer Nature
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This study shows that barriers to citizen-led adaptation interventions differ between households which are related to important components of adaptive capacity.

npj Climate Action (Nature)
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Drawing on a qualitative approach and situated in a disaster-vulnerable community of Dome, Greater Accra, this paper unpacks the activities of Faith-based Organisations (FBOs) in filling the voids in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

Environmental Hazards (Taylor & Francis)
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This paper discusses how social protection can become more ‘anticipatory’ and make food security more resilient to climate risks.

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
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This climate and health vulnerability assessment (CHVA) aims to assist decision-makers in Ghana with planning effective adaptation measures to deal with climate-related health risks.

World Bank, the
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The authors measured the prevalence of food insecurity, investigating significant predictors and geospatial clustering and explored community perceptions around climate change, food insecurity and health.

University of Southampton, the
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This paper explores the effect of institutional coordination on managing flood risk in two cities plagued by flooding.

Planning Practice & Research (Taylor & Francis Online)

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