Barriers to climate change adaptation: evidence from northeast Ghana in the context of a systematic literature review
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2014-09-22
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International studies (Boko et al., 2007; Lobell, Bänziger,
Magorokosho, & Vivek, 2011) suggest that Africa is
particularly vulnerable to climate change and variability.
This vulnerability has been attributed to the continent’s high
poverty levels, low adaptive capacity, its dependence on
rain-fed agriculture, as well as its limited economic and institutional
capacity (Boko et al., 2007). Research suggests that
food production and related livelihoods will be disproportionately
affected by climate change and variability in sub-
Saharan Africa (hereafter, ‘SSA’) (Schlenker & Lobell,
2010). Climate change has even been described as a new
security threat for Africa (Brown, Hammill, & Mcleman,
2007). Climatic projections suggest that prolonged and
more intense droughts are likely to cause SSA to become
drier (Boko et al., 2007; Christensen et al., 2007). Increasing
mean annual temperatures will increase evapotranspiration
losses resulting in a reduction in soil moisture content.
Boko et al. (2007) project that climate change will reduce
net crop revenues by 90%by 2100.
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DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2014.951013