Search Results - "Lawson, Elaine T"

Managing risk, changing aspirations and household dynamics: Implications for wellbeing and adaptation in semi-arid Africa and India by Rao, Nitya, Singh, Chandni, Solomon, Divya, Camfield, Laura, Sidiki, Rahina, Angula, Margaret, Poonacha, Prathigna, Sidibé, Amadou, Lawson, Elaine T.

“…•Gender and household relationships shape how we are impacted by and respond to climatic changes.•In semi-arid Africa and Asia, persistent drought has made…”
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Dealing with climate change in semi-arid Ghana: understanding intersectional perceptions and adaptation strategies of women farmers by Lawson, Elaine T., Alare, Rahinatu Sidiki, Salifu, Abdul Rauf Zanya, Thompson-Hall, Mary

“…Climate change has diverse physical and socio-economic implications for communities in semi-arid areas. While several studies have sought to understand the…”
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How do land tenure arrangements influence adaptive responses of farmers? A study of crop farmers from semi-arid Ghana by Akugre, Francis A., Owusu, Kwadwo, Wrigley-Asante, Charlotte, Lawson, Elaine T.

“…This study investigated land tenure potential to influence farmers’ adaptive responses to climate change. A quantitative approach was employed to determine how…”
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DOES IT MATTER WHERE I LIVE? COMPARING THE IMPACT OF HOUSING QUALITY ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN SLUM AND NON-SLUM AREAS IN GHANA by Braimah, Farouk Rabiu, Lawson, Elaine T.

“…Deteriorating physical characteristics and limited access to social services are said to typify a substantial number of the housing types in Ghana. The impact…”
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Re-thinking relationships between environmental attitudes and values for effective coastal natural resource management in Ghana by Lawson, Elaine T.

“…The coastal zone of Ghana is home to about a quarter of the total population of the country and its importance has been well emphasised in policy documents,…”
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Adaptation to climate change or non-climatic stressors in semi-arid regions? Evidence of gender differentiation in three agrarian districts of Ghana by Ahmed, Abubakari, Lawson, Elaine T., Mensah, Adelina, Gordon, Chris, Padgham, Jon

“…With the increasing impacts of climate change in Africa, a relationship between rainfall and yields in semi-arid Ghana has been observed. Drawing insights from…”
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The dynamics of poverty–environment linkages in the coastal zone of Ghana by Lawson, Elaine T., Gordon, Christopher, Schluchter, Wolfgang

“…With a high dependence on natural resources and increasing environmental degradation as a result of climatic and non-climatic factors, poverty remains a…”
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Evaluating the impacts of dredging and saline water intrusion on rural livelihoods in the Volta Estuary by Nyekodzi, Gifty, Lawson, Elaine T., Gordon, Chris

“…Many communities around the world are directly dependent on rivers. In Ghana the damming of the Volta River for hydro-electric power led to the development of…”
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Avoiding bites and scratches? Understanding the public health implication of human–bat interactions in Ghana by Lawson, Elaine T., Ayivor, Jesse S., Ohemeng, Fidelia, Ntiamoa‐Baidu, Yaa

“…Zoonotic pathogens cause an estimated 70% of emerging and re‐emerging infectious diseases in humans, affecting various aspects of human development on a global…”
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Changing attitudes and behaviour towards bats by communities that live close to bat roosts after the 2013 Ebola viral disease outbreak in West Africa by Ohemeng, Fidelia, Lawson, Elaine T, Ayivor, Jesse S, Ntiamoa-Baidu, Yaa

“…# Background The 2013 Ebola virus disease (EVD) that hit parts of West Africa has been described as one of the largest outbreaks in recent decades. The…”
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Assessing nuanced social networks and its implication for climate change adaptation in northwestern Ghana by Alare, Rahinatu S., Lawson, Elaine T., Mensah, Adelina, Yevide, Armand, Adiku, Prosper

“…•Climate adaptation in rural Africa has always been carried out as a collective action.•Social networks of smallholder farmers in northern Ghana are influenced…”
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Changing attitudes and behaviour towards bats by communities that live close to bat roosts after the 2013 Ebola viral disease outbreak in West Africa by Ohemeng, Fidelia, Lawson, Elaine T, Ayivor, Jesse S, Ntiamoa-Baidu, Yaa

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