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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Abunyewah, Matthew
• Erdiaw-Kwasie, Michael Odei
• Acheampong, Alex O.
• Arhin, Patrick
• Okyere, Seth Asare
• Zanders, Kerstin
• Frimpong, Louis Kusi
• Byrne, Mitchell K.
• Lassa, Jonatan

Titel

Understanding climate change adaptation in Ghana: The role of climate change anxiety, experience, and knowledge

Ist Teil von

• Environmental science & policy, 2023-12, Vol.150, p.103594, Article 103594

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 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. [Display omitted] •We examine the causal effect of climate change knowledge, anxiety, and experience on climate adaptation.•Survey data from 874 farmers in Ghana are studied using instrumental variable regression.•Climate change knowledge alone does not drive adaptation, but high knowledge plus anxiety leads to greater adaptation.•Policymakers must invest more in climate-smart agriculture and socio-psychological strategies.