Ghana

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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.
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This paper discusses how social protection can become more ‘anticipatory’ and make food security more resilient to climate risks.
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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.
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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.
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This paper explores the effect of institutional coordination on managing flood risk in two cities plagued by flooding.
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This study aims to assess flood risk (in space and time until the year 2100) for the agricultural system, in the White Volta Basin in northern Ghana.
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Using a qualitative research approach and drawing on semi-structured interviews with 20 practitioners in Ghana, the study examined practitioner insights into urban resilience and the implications for urban resilience theory and practice.
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This study uses the ASPIRE tool to evaluate the readiness and effectiveness of social protection systems in Ghana, identifying gaps and opportunities to improve anticipatory measures and climate resilience.

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