The place of social transformation analysis in vulnerability assessment for climate adaptation planning in Upper West Region, Ghana: a review synthesis

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cg.contributor.donorEuropean Unionen_US
cg.coverage.countryGhanaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GHen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.subregionUpper West Regionen_US
cg.creator.identifierCharity Osei-Amponsah: 0000-0002-0135-0489en_US
cg.creator.identifierWilliam Quarmine: 0000-0002-0780-0567en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/cli2.51en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH052037en_US
cg.issn2692-4587en_US
cg.issue3en_US
cg.journalClimate Resilience and Sustainabilityen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.volume2en_US
dc.contributor.authorOsei-Amponsah, Charityen_US
dc.contributor.authorQuarmine, Williamen_US
dc.contributor.authorWahabu, E.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-30T23:55:42Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-06-30T23:55:42Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130970en_US
dc.titleThe place of social transformation analysis in vulnerability assessment for climate adaptation planning in Upper West Region, Ghana: a review synthesisen_US
dcterms.abstractClimate vulnerability could be influenced by transforming demographic, technological, cultural, political and economic factors, which cuts across global, regional, national and local scales. Such social transformations result in positive and negative outcomes, with implications for the adaptive capacities of resource-poor households, especially those headed by women. However, these transformations are usually not integrated in climate vulnerability assessments. Based on insights from a stakeholders’ brainstorming workshop and the synthesis of information from traditional literature review, this paper contributes to better understanding of the intersections of social transformation with climate vulnerabilities in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The review indicates that the region is experiencing social transformation triggered by technological, demographic and cultural factors, with implications for climate resilience building. For example, compared to the last decade, there is now an increased use of mobile phones, resulting in improved access to e-extension and climate-smart agriculture services. At the same time, an emerging trend of land commodification is driving poor households to sell or lease farming lands. Within the context of these transformations, climate vulnerability is still assessed through approaches that mainly focus on a ‘static’ view of the extent of exposure to climate hazards and their impacts on rural livelihoods. A social transformation analysis that promotes a systematic investigation of the transforming factors is proposed as an effective approach for vulnerability assessment in climate adaptation planning. This approach provides critical reflections on, and sustainable resilience interventions for addressing both changing biophysical and social vulnerabilities of rural communities.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2023-05-16en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOsei-Amponsah, Charity; Quarmine, William; Wahabu, E. 2023. The place of social transformation analysis in vulnerability assessment for climate adaptation planning in Upper West Region, Ghana: a review synthesis. Climate Resilience and Sustainability, 2(3):e251. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cli2.51]en_US
dcterms.extent2(3):e251.en_US
dcterms.issued2023-08en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherWileyen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate change adaptationen_US
dcterms.subjectplanningen_US
dcterms.subjectsocial structureen_US
dcterms.subjecttransformationen_US
dcterms.subjectvulnerabilityen_US
dcterms.subjectassessmenten_US
dcterms.subjectclimate resilienceen_US
dcterms.subjectstakeholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectrural communitiesen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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