Gender Dimension of Vulnerability to Climate Change and Variability: Empirical Evidence of Smallholder Farming Households in Ghana
Publisher: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
Author(s): Suhiyini I. Alhassan, John K.M. Kuwornu, and Yaw B. Osei-Asare
Date: 2019
Topics: Climate Change, Disasters, Gender, Livelihoods
Countries: Ghana
This paper aims to investigate farmers’ vulnerability to climate change and variability in the northern region of Ghana.
This is the first study that examined the gender dimension of vulnerability of smallholder farmers in Ghana by using the livelihood vulnerability framework. Female subordination in northern region of Ghana has been profound to warrant a study on gender dimension in relation to climate change and variability, especially as it is a semi-arid region with unpredictable climatic conditions. This research revealed the comparative vulnerability of male- and female-headed households to climate change and variability.