with such climatic hazards. However, we should also point that our results are also
based on self-reported community perceptions and are thus highly subjective and
prone to different biases. For a more in-depth and comprehensive investigation of the
status of community resilience to floods and droughts, the factors affecting it and the
possible interventions, these results should be triangulated with other available
sources of information.
Acknowledgements The research within this chapter was conducted within the framework of the
“Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Semi-Arid Africa: An Integrated
Approach” project (CECAR-Africa). We acknowledge financial support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
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Sub-Saharan Africa. Nairobi, Kenya: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA),
(Issue 5). https://doi.org/http://hdl.handle.net/10568/42343
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Apronti PT, Saito O, Otsuki K, Kranjac-Berisavljevic G (2015) Education for disaster risk reduction
(drr): linking theory with practice in Ghana’s Basic Schools. Sustainability 7(7):9160–9186.
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Argon P (2014) Developing a model and tool to measure community disaster resilience. Aust J
Emerg Manage 29:12–16
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climate change in drought-sensitive Savannah Zones of Ghana. Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Chang
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livelihoods and vulnerability of natural resource dependent communities in Northern Ghana.
Water 2(2):120–139
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Boafo YA, Osamu S, Takeuchi K (2014) Provisioning ecosystem services in rural savannah
landscapes of Northern Ghana: an assessment of supply, utilization and drivers of change. J
Disaster Res 9(4):501–515
Boafo YA, Saito O, Jasaw GS, Otsuki K, Takeuchi K (2016) Provisioning ecosystem servicessharing as a coping and adaptation strategy among rural communities in Ghana’s semi-arid
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Bruneau M, Chang S, Eguchi R, Lee G, O’Rourke T, Reinhorn A, Shinozuka M, Tierney K,
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seismic resilience of communities. EERI Spectra J 19(4):733–752
6 Perceived Community Resilience to Floods and Droughts Induced by Climate Change. . . 215
based on self-reported community perceptions and are thus highly subjective and
prone to different biases. For a more in-depth and comprehensive investigation of the
status of community resilience to floods and droughts, the factors affecting it and the
possible interventions, these results should be triangulated with other available
sources of information.
Acknowledgements The research within this chapter was conducted within the framework of the
“Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Semi-Arid Africa: An Integrated
Approach” project (CECAR-Africa). We acknowledge financial support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
References
Acheampong E, Ozor N, Owusu E (2014) Vulnerability assessment of Northern Ghana to climate
variability. Climate Change 126(12):31–44
Adger W (2000) Social and ecological resilience: are they related? Prog Hum Geogr 24(3):347–364
AGRA (2017) Africa agriculture status report: the business of smallholder agriculture in
Sub-Saharan Africa. Nairobi, Kenya: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA),
(Issue 5). https://doi.org/http://hdl.handle.net/10568/42343
Antwi E, Otsuki K, Saito O et al (2014) Developing a community-based resilience assessment
model with reference to Northern Ghana. J Integr Disaster Risk Manage 4. 10.5595
Antwi-Agyei P, Fraser EDG, Dougill AJ, Stringer LC, Simelton E (2012) Mapping the vulnerability
of crop production to drought in Ghana using rainfall, yield and socioeconomic data. Appl
Geogr 32:324–334
Apronti PT, Saito O, Otsuki K, Kranjac-Berisavljevic G (2015) Education for disaster risk reduction
(drr): linking theory with practice in Ghana’s Basic Schools. Sustainability 7(7):9160–9186.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su70x000x
Argon P (2014) Developing a model and tool to measure community disaster resilience. Aust J
Emerg Manage 29:12–16
Armah FA, Odoi JO, Yengoh GT, Obiri S, Yawson DO, Afrifa EKA (2011) Food security and
climate change in drought-sensitive Savannah Zones of Ghana. Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Chang
16(3):291–306
Armah FA, Yawson DO, Genesis TY, Odoi JO, Ernest K, Afrifa A (2010) Impact of floods on
livelihoods and vulnerability of natural resource dependent communities in Northern Ghana.
Water 2(2):120–139
Awumbila M, Darkwah A, and Teye JK (2015) Migration, intra-household dynamics and youth
aspirations. Unpublished Paper. Migrating out of Poverty, University of Sussex
Awumbila M, Owusu G and Teye JK (2014). Can rural-urban migration into slums reduce poverty?
Evidence from Ghana. Migrating out of Poverty Working Paper 13. University of Sussex
Boafo YA, Osamu S, Takeuchi K (2014) Provisioning ecosystem services in rural savannah
landscapes of Northern Ghana: an assessment of supply, utilization and drivers of change. J
Disaster Res 9(4):501–515
Boafo YA, Saito O, Jasaw GS, Otsuki K, Takeuchi K (2016) Provisioning ecosystem servicessharing as a coping and adaptation strategy among rural communities in Ghana’s semi-arid
ecosystem. Ecosyst Serv 19:92–102
Bruneau M, Chang S, Eguchi R, Lee G, O’Rourke T, Reinhorn A, Shinozuka M, Tierney K,
Wallace W, von Winterfelt D (2003) A framework to quantitatively assess and enhance the
seismic resilience of communities. EERI Spectra J 19(4):733–752
6 Perceived Community Resilience to Floods and Droughts Induced by Climate Change. . . 215