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DOI	10.1108/IJCCSM-10-2016-0156
	Gender dimension of vulnerability to climate change and variability: Empirical evidence of smallholder farming households in Ghana
	Alhassan, Suhiyini I.; Kuwornu, John K. M.; Osei-Asare, Yaw B.
通讯作者	Kuwornu, JKM (corresponding author), Asian Inst Technol, Sch Environm Resource & Dev, Dept Food Agr & Bioresources, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
来源期刊	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT
ISSN	1756-8692
EISSN	1756-8706
出版年	2019
卷号	11 期号:2 页码:195-214
英文摘要	Purpose This paper aims to investigate farmers' vulnerability to climate change and variability in the northern region of Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The study assessed the vulnerability of male-headed and female-headed farming households to climate change and variability by using the livelihood vulnerability index (LVI) and tested for significant difference in their vulnerability levels by applying independent two-sample-student's t-test based on gender by using a sample of 210 smallholder farming households. Findings The results revealed a significant difference in the vulnerability levels of female-headed and male-headed farming households. Female-headed households were more vulnerable to livelihood strategies, socio-demographic profile, social networks, water and food major components of the LVI, whereas male-headed households were more vulnerable to health. The vulnerability indices revealed that female-headed households were more sensitive to the impact of climate change and variability. However, female-headed households have the least adaptive capacities. In all, female-headed farming households are more vulnerable to climate change and variability than male-headed farming households. Research limitations/implications The study recommends that female-headed households should be given priority in both on-going and new intervention projects in climate change and agriculture by empowering them through financial resource support to venture into other income-generating activities. This would enable them to diversify their sources of livelihoods to boost their resilience to climate change and variability. Originality/value 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.
英文关键词	Ghana Gender Livelihood vulnerability Smallholder farmers Climate change and variability
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000461571700002
WOS关键词	SOCIAL VULNERABILITY ; FRAMEWORK ; RESILIENCE
WOS类目	Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/369437
作者单位	[Alhassan, Suhiyini I.; Osei-Asare, Yaw B.] Univ Ghana, Coll Basic & Appl Sci, Dept Agr Econ & Agribusiness, Legon, Ghana; [Kuwornu, John K. M.] Asian Inst Technol, Sch Environm Resource & Dev, Dept Food Agr & Bioresources, Pathum Thani, Thailand
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Alhassan, Suhiyini I.,Kuwornu, John K. M.,Osei-Asare, Yaw B.. Gender dimension of vulnerability to climate change and variability: Empirical evidence of smallholder farming households in Ghana[J],2019,11(2):195-214.
APA	Alhassan, Suhiyini I.,Kuwornu, John K. M.,&Osei-Asare, Yaw B..(2019).Gender dimension of vulnerability to climate change and variability: Empirical evidence of smallholder farming households in Ghana.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT,11(2),195-214.
MLA	Alhassan, Suhiyini I.,et al."Gender dimension of vulnerability to climate change and variability: Empirical evidence of smallholder farming households in Ghana".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT 11.2(2019):195-214.