Dependence of riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana

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cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2018.201en_US
cg.isbn978-92-9090-863-0en_US
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMul, Marloes L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPettinotti, L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAmonoo, Naana Adwoaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBekoe-Obeng, E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorObuobie, Emmanuelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-21T09:07:30Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-02-21T09:07:30Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/91058en_US
dc.titleDependence of riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghanaen_US
dcterms.abstractThis study investigated the dependence of three riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana. Participatory mapping and ranking exercises in gender-segregated groups were used to elicit information on the communities’ livelihoods. The most important ecosystem-based activities (EBA) are farming, fishing, livestock watering and grazing, collection of wild fruits and vegetables, and provision of water for domestic use. The major EBA are dependent on the seasonal flows of the White Volta River, which are under pressure due to climatic and other anthropogenic changes. For example, observed delays in the start of the rainy season are affecting rainfed agricultural activities on the floodplains. Delayed planting on the floodplains results in damage to, or loss of, crops as floods arrive before the harvest. Moreover, the Bagré Dam in Burkina Faso, built upstream of the communities, has impacted the natural river flow. The planned Pwalugu Dam may, depending on the final operations, support or affect EBA. We, therefore, recommend that operations of the Pwalugu Dam should take into consideration the flow requirements of EBA downstream of the dam.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2017en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMul, Marloes; Pettinotti, L.; Amonoo, Naana Adwoa; Bekoe-Obeng, E.; Obuobie, E. 2017. Dependence of riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).. 43p. (IWMI Working Paper 179) doi: 10.5337/2018.201en_US
dcterms.extent43p.en_US
dcterms.issued2017en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectinfrastructureen_US
dcterms.subjectforest reservesen_US
dcterms.subjectecosystem servicesen_US
dcterms.subjectriparian zonesen_US
dcterms.subjectcommunitiesen_US
dcterms.subjectparticipatory rural appraisalen_US
dcterms.subjectsocioeconomic environmenten_US
dcterms.subjectliving standardsen_US
dcterms.subjectmappingen_US
dcterms.subjectseasonalityen_US
dcterms.subjectnatural resourcesen_US
dcterms.subjectshrubsen_US
dcterms.subjectwoodlandsen_US
dcterms.subjectwater storageen_US
dcterms.subjectpondsen_US
dcterms.subjectdamsen_US
dcterms.subjectriver basinsen_US
dcterms.subjectstream flowen_US
dcterms.subjectfloodplainsen_US
dcterms.subjecthousehold consumptionen_US
dcterms.subjectdomestic consumptionen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.subjectrainen_US
dcterms.subjectdry seasonen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjectincomeen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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