TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding climate change adaptation in Ghana
T2 - The role of climate change anxiety, experience, and knowledge
AU - Abunyewah, Matthew
AU - Erdiaw-Kwasie, Michael Odei
AU - Acheampong, Alex O.
AU - Arhin, Patrick
AU - Okyere, Seth Asare
AU - Zander, Kerstin
AU - Frimpong, Louis Kusi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - This study examines the effect of climate change knowledge, anxiety, and experience on climate adaptation using survey data from 874 farmers in the Western North Region of Ghana. To present unbiased estimates, the instrumental variable regression technique was applied to control for endogeneity. Results indicated that climate change anxiety and knowledge significantly increase climate change adaptation among farmers. Also, climate change experience has a significant inverse relationship with climate change adaptation. Furthermore, climate change adaptation is significantly higher among farmers producing crops and livestock (mixed farming), partnership and cooperation/organization farmers, and farmers with a net monthly income range between 501 and 2500 cedis (USD 83.5–416.7). Our findings direct policymakers' attention to investing in climate-smart agriculture, economic and socio-psychological strategies to strengthen adaptive capacities.
AB - This study examines the effect of climate change knowledge, anxiety, and experience on climate adaptation using survey data from 874 farmers in the Western North Region of Ghana. To present unbiased estimates, the instrumental variable regression technique was applied to control for endogeneity. Results indicated that climate change anxiety and knowledge significantly increase climate change adaptation among farmers. Also, climate change experience has a significant inverse relationship with climate change adaptation. Furthermore, climate change adaptation is significantly higher among farmers producing crops and livestock (mixed farming), partnership and cooperation/organization farmers, and farmers with a net monthly income range between 501 and 2500 cedis (USD 83.5–416.7). Our findings direct policymakers' attention to investing in climate-smart agriculture, economic and socio-psychological strategies to strengthen adaptive capacities.
KW - Climate change adaptation
KW - Climate change anxiety
KW - Climate change experience
KW - Climate change knowledge
KW - Developing countries
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85173433339&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103594
DO - 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103594
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85173433339
SN - 1462-9011
VL - 150
SP - 1
EP - 24
JO - Environmental Science and Policy
JF - Environmental Science and Policy
M1 - 103594
ER -
