Irene S. Egyir|Kwadwo Ofori|Godfred O Antwi|Yaa Ntiamoa?Baidu
Adaptive Capacity and Coping Strategies in the Face of Climate Change: A Comparative Study of Communities around Two Protected Areas in the Coastal Savanna and Transitional Zones of Ghana
University of Ghana|University of Ghana|University of Ghana|University of Ghana
modern productivityenhancing strategies mpes considered best adaptation options available communities face changing climatic conditionsthe adaptive capacity communities living around two protected areas kogyae strict nature reserve munipomadze ramsar site ghana assessed relation mpes investigating household accessibility human social natural financial physical capitalinformation collected 249 250 respondents kogyae muni respectivelya logit model used find whether adaptive capacity affected adoption mpesin study areas indigenous coping strategies use simple farm tools processing roottubers grains social grouping practicedthe mpes practiced included application fertilizers agrochemicals use high technology machinery bunding rice fieldsthe mean level adaptive capacity farm households low areas 030 027 kogyae muni respectivelythe adoption mpes influenced positively level human physical capacities farm size location protected area negatively farmers participation offfarm activitiesfarmers located kogyae likely adopt productivityenhancing strategies counterparts municonsidering access resources within protected areas restricted legally available support livelihoods fringe communities conclude enhancing access human physical capitals way forward climate change adaptation two communities