Social-ecological landscape sustainability in West Africa: applying the driver pressure state impact response framework in Ghana and Nigeria

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicineen
cg.contributor.affiliationAhmadu Bello Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Calgaryen
cg.contributor.affiliationAgFood & Health Solutions Inc., Toronto, Canadaen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeWest and Central African Food Systems Transformation
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.subregionMankran Landscape
cg.coverage.subregionDoma–Rutu Landscape
cg.creator.identifierGerald Atampure: 0000-0001-9595-9879en
cg.creator.identifierSeifu Tilahun: 0000-0002-5219-4527en
cg.creator.identifierAdebayo Olubukola Oke: 0000-0002-2313-6862en
cg.creator.identifierOlufunke Cofie: 0000-0002-2092-4679en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00602-xen
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053274en
cg.identifier.projectIWMI - C-0018en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2662-9984en
cg.journalDiscover Sustainabilityen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume5en
dc.contributor.authorAtampugre, Geralden
dc.contributor.authorTilahun, Seifu Admassuen
dc.contributor.authorOke, Adebayoen
dc.contributor.authorMabhaudhi, T.en
dc.contributor.authorCofie, Olufunkeen
dc.contributor.authorIgbadun, H. E.en
dc.contributor.authorOlaleye, A. O.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-30T23:28:33Zen
dc.date.available2024-11-30T23:28:33Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/162905
dc.titleSocial-ecological landscape sustainability in West Africa: applying the driver pressure state impact response framework in Ghana and Nigeriaen
dcterms.abstractThis study interrogates the state of social-ecological landscapes (SEL) in West Africa, focusing on two case studies: the Mankran SEL in Ghana (case study 1) and the Doma–Rutu SEL in Nigeria (case study 2). Using a mix of methods, the assessment was framed by the Drivers Pressure State Impact Response (DPSIR) model tailored for SEL evaluation (DPSIR-SEL). In the Mankran landscape, land use patterns shifted significantly from 2008 to 2018, with cash crop cultivation peaking at 30% in 2015 before declining to 14.5% by 2018. Water quality assessments in the Mankran micro-watershed indicated that several parameters, including Total Suspended Solids (TSS) at 914.41 ± 1974 mg/L, lead at 18.73 ± 17.26 µg/L, and arsenic at 53.41 ± 86.66 µg/L, exceeded World Health Organization (WHO) standards, raising concerns about potential contamination. In contrast, the Doma–Rutu landscape in Nigeria experienced land use and land cover (LULC) changes from 2000 to 2022, characterized by the expansion of residential and agricultural areas alongside modifications to natural water bodies and vegetation. Water quality issues have emerged, with elevated levels of electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, and salinity. Furthermore, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) revealed persistent herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria, which have historically constrained crop production due to various environmental and social factors. The intertwined challenges faced by both the Mankran and Doma–Rutu landscapes underscore the urgent need for sustainable and inclusive resource management, adaptive land-use strategies, and proactive measures to safeguard water quality.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2024-11-15en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAtampugre, Gerald; Tilahun, Seifu Admassu; Oke, Adebayo; Mabhaudhi, T.; Cofie, Olufunke; Igbadun, H. E.; Olaleye, A. O. 2024. Social-ecological landscape sustainability in West Africa: applying the driver pressure state impact response framework in Ghana and Nigeria. Discover Sustainability, 5:413. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00602-x]en
dcterms.extent413.en
dcterms.issued2024-11en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectlandscapeen
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.subjectframeworksen
dcterms.subjectagrifood systemsen
dcterms.subjectwatershedsen
dcterms.subjectwater qualityen
dcterms.subjectland useen
dcterms.subjectland cover changeen
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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