Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in the semi-arid regions of west Africa

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dc.contributor.authorPadgham, Jon
dc.contributor.authorAbubakari, Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorAyivor, Jesse
dc.contributor.authorDietrich, Katie
dc.contributor.authorFosu-Mensah, Benedicta
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Chris
dc.contributor.authorHabtezion, Senay
dc.contributor.authorLawson, Elaine
dc.contributor.authorMensah, Adelina
dc.contributor.authorNukpezah, Dan
dc.contributor.authorOfori, Ben
dc.contributor.authorPiltz, Shayne
dc.contributor.authorSidibe, Amadou
dc.contributor.authorSissoko, Manda
dc.contributor.authorTotin, Edmond
dc.contributor.authorTraore, Sibiry
dc.contributor.otherDaze, Angie
dc.contributor.otherEcheverria, Daniella
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-09T14:59:38Z
dc.date.available2020-03-09T14:59:38Z
dc.date.issued2015-04-15
dc.description.abstractThe paper provides an overview of demographic and economic facts and trends in West Africa in general, and Ghana and Mali in particular, with country data snapshots. It examines the development dynamics in the semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas that comprise a significant portion of the West African drylands. Climate vulnerability in the West African context includes extensification of agriculture onto increasingly marginal drought-prone soils, reduced mobility of pastoralists, and the increasing prevalence of built structures to store river water. This increases sensitivity and exposure of downstream water users to low water levels and drought. The paper provides in-depth analysis and policy recommendations.en
dc.description.sponsorshipCanada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
dc.description.sponsorshipUK’s Department for International Development (DFID)
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/58627
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITYen
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CAPACITYen
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGen
dc.subjectSEMI-ARID REGIONSen
dc.subjectDRYLANDSen
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLYen
dc.subjectWATER GOVERNANCEen
dc.subjectDROUGHTen
dc.subjectMALIen
dc.subjectGHANAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleVulnerability and adaptation to climate change in the semi-arid regions of west Africaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.copyright.holder© 2015 International Development Research Centre
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0 Internationalen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number107640
idrc.project.titleAdaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR)en
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-252061
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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