Strategies for Building Resilience against Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Saito, Osamu (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Gordana (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Takeuchi, Kazuhiko (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), A. Gyasi, Edwin (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Science for Sustainable Societies,
• Subjects: Environmental management.; Agriculture.; Climate change.; Sustainable development.; Environmental Management.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Sustainable Development.; Climate Change.

This book summarizes studies on climate and ecosystem change adaptation and resilience in Africa (CECAR-Africa), a collaboration with the goal of creating an integrated resilience enhancement strategy as a potential model for semi-arid regions across Sub-Saharan Africa by combining climate change an...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Formulation of 'Ghana Model'
• Toward Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Semi-Arid Africa: Evidence from Northern Ghana
• The Ghana Model for Resilience Enhancement in Semiarid Ghana: Conceptualization and Social Implementation
• Part II Case Studies on Climate and Ecosystem Change Impacts on Agriculture and Livelihood
• Response of Maize to Different Nitrogen Application Rates and Tillage Practices Under Two Slope Positions in the Face of Current Climate Variability in the Sudan Savanna of West Africa
• Impact of Floods on Farmers' Livelihoods in the Semiarid Zone of Benin
• Socioeconomic Impacts of Climate Change on the Livelihood and Adaptation Strategies of Smallholder Farmers in the Upper White Volta Basin of Ghana
• Evaluating the Effect of Irrigation on Paddy Rice Yield by Applying the AquaCrop Model in Northern Ghana
• Farmers' Livelihoods and Welfare in the Wa West District, Upper West Region of Ghana
• Part III Case Studies on Ecosystem, Bio-production and Socioecological Production Landscapes
• Diversity and Dispersion Patterns of Tree Species Within Household Farmlands and Open Parklands in the Talensi Area of Northern Ghana
• Assessing Land and Ecosystem Management at the Local Level in the Savannah Ecological Zone and the Implications for Sustainability
• Non-timber Forest Products, Climate Change Resilience, and Poverty Alleviation in Northern Ghana
• Material Flow Analysis of Shea Butter Production Systems:Implications for Sustainability in Semi-arid Ghana
• Part IV Case Studies on Climate Change Adaptation and Coping Strategies
• Strategies of Farmers in the Bawku West District of Ghana to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Variability on Farming
• Green Farming Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: A Comparison of Conventional Practices and Vetiver Technology
• Exploring the Role of Trust in Risk Communication Among Climate-Induced Vulnerable Rural Communities in Wa West District, Ghana
• Examining Farm Management Practices and Implications for Food Crop Production in Semiarid Ghana
• Adaptation to Climate Change: Lessons from Farmer Responses to Environmental Changes in Ghana
• The State of Disaster Risk Reduction Mainstreaming in Pre-tertiary Education in Ghana: An Exploratory Study
• Part V Synthesis
• Internationalization and Localization of the Ghana Model:Lessons Learned, Opportunities for Upscaling, and Future Directions.