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1 Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Ayansina, A.; Chepcheng, L.; Craig, M.; Kapesa, T.; North, M. A.; Totin, E.; Madurga-Lopez, I.; Medina, L.; Okem, Andrew E.; Pacillo, G.; Sax, N.; Sarzana, C.; Zvobgo, L.; Wamukoya, G. 2023. Maladaptation in Africa: causes, implications and prevention. Nairobi, Kenya: African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES). 10p. (AGNES Policy Brief No. 13)
Climate change ; Climate resilience ; Sustainable development ; Greenhouse gas emissions ; Vulnerability ; Policies ; Monitoring and evaluation ; Livelihoods ; Infrastructure ; Biodiversity ; Local communities ; Environmental degradation ; Decision making / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052551)
https://agnesafrica.org/download/maladaptation-in-africa-causes-implications-and-prevention/
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052551.pdf
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2 Reyes-García, V.; García-del-Amo, D.; Álvarez-Fernández, S.; Benyei, P.; Calvet-Mir, L.; Junqueira, A. B.; Labeyrie, V.; LI, X.; Miñarro, S.; Porcher, V.; Porcuna-Ferrer, A.; Schlingmann, A.; Schunko, C.; Soleymani, R.; Tofighi-Niaki, A.; Abazeri, M.; Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Ayanlade, A.; Ávila, J. V. D. C.; Babai, D.; Bulamah, R. C.; Campos-Silva, J.; Carmona, R.; Caviedes, J.; Chakauya, R.; Chambon, M.; Chen, Z.; Chengula, F.; Conde, E.; Cuní-Sanchez, A.; Demichelis, C.; Dudina, E.; Fernández-Llamazares, Á.; Galappaththi, E. K.; Geffner-Fuenmayor, C.; Gerkey, D.; Glauser, M.; Hirsch, E.; Huanca, T.; Ibarra, J. T.; Izquierdo, A. E.; Junsberg, L.; Lanker, M.; López-Maldonado, Y.; Mariel, J.; Mattalia, G.; Miara, M. D.; Torrents-Ticó, M.; Salimi, M.; Samakov, A.; Seidler, R.; Sharakhmatova, V.; Shrestha, U. B.; Sharma, A.; Singh, P.; Ulambayar, T.; Wu, R.; Zakari, I. S. 2024. Indigenous peoples and local communities report ongoing and widespread climate change impacts on local social-ecological systems. Communications Earth and Environment, 5:29. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01164-y]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052568)
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The effects of climate change depend on specific local circumstances, posing a challenge for worldwide research to comprehensively encompass the diverse impacts on various local social-ecological systems. Here we use a place-specific but cross-culturally comparable protocol to document climate change indicators and impacts as locally experienced and analyze their distribution. We collected first-hand data in 48 sites inhabited by Indigenous Peoples and local communities and covering all climate zones and nature-dependent livelihoods. We documented 1,661 site-agreed reports of change corresponding to 369 indicators. Reports of change vary according to climate zone and livelihood activity. We provide compelling evidence that climate change impacts on Indigenous Peoples and local communities are ongoing, tangible, widespread, and affect multiple elements of their social-ecological systems. Beyond potentially informing contextualized adaptation plans, our results show that local reports could help identify economic and non-economic loss and damage related to climate change impacts suffered by Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
3 Reyes-García, V.; García-Del-Amo, D.; Porcuna-Ferrer, A.; Schlingmann, A.; Abazeri, M.; Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Ávila, J. V. d. C.; Ayanlade, A.; Babai, D.; Benyei, P.; Calvet-Mir, L.; Carmona, R.; Caviedes, J.; Chah, J.; Chakauya, R.; Cuní-Sanchez, A.; Fernández-Llamazares, Á.; Galappaththi, E. K.; Gerkey, D.; Graham, S.; Guillerminet, T.; Huanca, T.; Ibarra, J. T.; Junqueira, A. B.; Li, X.; López-Maldonado, Y.; Mattalia, G.; Samakov, A.; Schunko, C.; Seidler, R.; Sharakhmatova, V.; Singh, P.; Tofghi-Niaki, A.; Torrents-Ticó, M.; LICCI Consortium. 2024. Local studies provide a global perspective of the impacts of climate change on indigenous peoples and local communities. Sustainable Earth Reviews, 7:1 . [doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42055-023-00063-6]
Climate change impacts ; Indigenous peoples ; Local communities ; Livelihoods ; Local knowledge ; Sociocultural environment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052569)
https://sustainableearthreviews.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s42055-023-00063-6.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052569.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052569.pdf
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Indigenous Peoples and local communities with nature-dependent livelihoods are disproportionately affected by climate change impacts, but their experience, knowledge and needs receive inadequate attention in climate research and policy. Here, we discuss three key findings of a collaborative research consortium arising from the Local Indicators of Climate Change Impacts project. First, reports of environmental change by Indigenous Peoples and local communities provide holistic, relational, placed-based, culturally-grounded and multi-causal understandings of change, largely focused on processes and elements that are relevant to local livelihoods and cultures. These reports demonstrate that the impacts of climate change intersect with and exacerbate historical effects of socioeconomic and political marginalization. Second, drawing on rich bodies of inter-generational knowledge, Indigenous Peoples and local communities have developed context-specific responses to environmental change grounded in local resources and strategies that often absorb the impacts of multiple drivers of change. Indigenous Peoples and local communities adjust in diverse ways to impacts on their livelihoods, but the adoption of responses often comes at a significant cost due to economic, political, and socio-cultural barriers operating at societal, community, household, and individual levels. Finally, divergent understandings of change challenge generalizations in research examining the human dimensions of climate change. Evidence from Indigenous and local knowledge systems is context-dependent and not always aligned with scientific evidence. Exploring divergent understandings of the concept of change derived from different knowledge systems can yield new insights which may help prioritize research and policy actions to address local needs and priorities.
4 Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Afriyie, R.; Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G.; Bessah, E.; Ludwig, F. 2024. Changing terrain: evidence of climate change impacts and adaptive responses of Dagbani Indigenous Communities, northern Ghana. In Reyes-García, V. (Ed.). Routledge handbook of climate change impacts on indigenous peoples and local communities. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.244-258. (Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks) [doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003356837-19]
Climate change impacts ; Indigenous peoples ; Climate change adaptation ; Strategies ; Communities ; Households ; Temperatures ; Rainfall / Ghana / Kumbungu
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052570)
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003356837-19/changing-terrain-emmanuel-attoh-ruddy-afriyie-gordana-kranjac-berisavljevic-enoch-bessah-fulco-ludwig
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052570.pdf
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This chapter presents observations of changes attributed to climate change and adaptation actions taken by Indigenous communities in Kumbungu – Northern Ghana. Using focus group discussions and simple random and convenience quota sampling techniques, 125 households and 175 individuals were interviewed. Results showed an increase in rainfall variability, frequency of heavy rainfall events, hot/warm days and average temperature; shortened growing season; increased frequency of crop pests and wildfire, and livestock mortality, all of which significantly affect households. To respond to climate impacts, respondents applied chemical fertilizers, changed crop varieties, planted trees, used sandbags against floods, used weather and seasonal forecast information, and engaged in off-farm activities. A key barrier to adaptation is the lack of financial resources. We recommend: (1) micro-credit schemes to support Indigenous people’s adaptation choices; (2) the provision of accurate weather and seasonal climate forecast information for actionable farming decision-making; and (3) the inclusion of Indigenous People’s in adaptation policy formulation, which might offer context, restore trust, and increase the useability of measures.
5 Sambou, M. H. A.; Okem, Andrew Emmanuel; Jampani, Mahesh; Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Amarnath, Giriraj. 2023. Launch of the AWARE Platform and the National Dialogue on Sensitizing Anticipatory Action in Senegal, Dakar, Senegal, 11-12 October 2023. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience. 30p.
Climate resilience ; Early warning systems ; Finance ; Risk reduction ; Disaster risk management ; Stakeholders / Senegal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052644)
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In October 2023, IWMI organized a workshop with the National Agency of Civil Aviation and Meteorology (ANACIM) and the support of Alliance Bioversity-CIAT on behalf of the CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience, ClimBeR, to launch the AWARE Platform in Senegal. This platform aims to provide early warning, early action, and finance and introduce a dialogue on sensitizing anticipatory action to mitigate climate risks. The workshop brought together 53 key stakeholders, including government officials, local and international NGO representatives, academic staff, and private sector experts. These stakeholders had diverse expertise in food security, nutrition, agriculture, environment, and disaster risk management. The workshop focused on four main sessions, including group activities and case studies, where participants shared their ideas, knowledge, and experiences to help improve the AWARE platform. The workshop highlighted the importance of cross-sectoral collaboration and diverse stakeholder engagement, particularly with government institutions, to mitigate disaster management risks in Senegal.
6 Galbraith, E. D.; Barrington-Leigh, C.; Miñarro, S.; Álvarez-Fernández, S.; Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Benyei, P.; Calvet-Mir, L.; Carmona, R.; Chakauya, R.; Chen, Z.; Chengula, F.; Fernández-Llamazares, Á.; García-del-Amo, D.; Glauser, M.; Huanca, T.; Izquierdo, A. E.; Junqueira, A. B.; Lanker, M.; Li, X.; Mariel, J.; Miara, M. D.; Porcher, V.; Porcuna-Ferrer, A.; Schlingmann, A.; Seidler, R.; Shrestha, U. B.; Singh, P.; Torrents-Ticó, M.; Ulambayar, T.; Wu, R.; Reyes-García, V. 2024. High life satisfaction reported among small-scale societies with low incomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(7):e2311703121. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2311703121]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052690)
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Global polls have shown that people in high-income countries generally report being more satisfied with their lives than people in low-income countries. The persistence of this correlation, and its similarity to correlations between income and life satisfaction within countries, could lead to the impression that high levels of life satisfaction can only be achieved in wealthy societies. However, global polls have typically overlooked small-scale, nonindustrialized societies, which can provide an alternative test of the consistency of this relationship. Here, we present results from a survey of 2,966 members of Indigenous Peoples and local communities among 19 globally distributed sites. We find that high average levels of life satisfaction, comparable to those of wealthy countries, are reported for numerous populations that have very low monetary incomes. Our results are consistent with the notion that human societies can support very satisfying lives for their members without necessarily requiring high degrees of monetary wealth.
7 Smits, W. K.; Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Ludwig, F. 2024. Flood risk assessment and adaptation under changing climate for the agricultural system in the Ghanaian White Volta Basin. Climatic Change, 177(3):39. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-024-03694-6]
Climate change adaptation ; Flooding ; Disaster risk management ; Risk assessment ; Agriculture / Ghana / White Volta Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052693)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10584-024-03694-6.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052693.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052693.pdf
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In the context of river basins, the threat of climate change has been extensively studied. However, many of these studies centred on hazard analysis while neglecting the need for comprehensive risk assessments that account for exposure and vulnerability. Hazard analysis alone is not adequate for making adaptive decisions. Thus, to effectively manage flood risk, it is essential to understand the elements that contribute to vulnerability and exposure in addition to hazard analysis. This study aims to assess flood risk (in space and time until the year 2100) for the agricultural system, in the White Volta Basin in northern Ghana. Employing the impact chain methodology, a mix of quantitative and qualitative data and techniques were used to assess hazard, exposure, and vulnerability. Multi-model climate change data (RCP 8.5) from CORDEX and observation data from the Ghana Meteorological Agency were used for hazard analysis. Data on exposure, vulnerability, and adaptation were collected through structured interviews. Results indicate that flood hazard will increase by 79.1% with high spatial variability of wet periods but the flood risk of the catchment will increase by 19.3% by the end of the twenty-first century. The highest flood risk is found in the Upper East region, followed by North East, Northern, Savannah, and Upper West for all four analysed periods. Adaptive capacity, sensitivity, and exposure factors are driven by poverty, ineffective institutional governance, and a lack of livelihood alternatives. We conclude that the region is highly susceptible and vulnerable to floods, and that shifting from isolated hazard analysis to a comprehensive assessment that considers exposure and vulnerability reveals the underlying root causes of the risk. Also, the impact chain is useful in generating insight into flood risk for policymakers and researchers. We recommend the need to enhance local capacity and foster social transformation in the region.
8 Aryee, J. N. A.; Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.; Yamba, E. I.; Davies, P.; Amekudzi, L. K. 2024. Modelling atmospheric behaviour over southern West Africa using RegCM 4.7.1: case assessment of relative humidity and zonal wind profiles based on the 2016 DACCIWA summertime field campaign. Scientific African, 24:e02187. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02187]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052501)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227624001327/pdfft?md5=821c922ba3f89a67e27103e668a1986b&pid=1-s2.0-S2468227624001327-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052501.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052501.pdf
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In this paper, we present an analysis of summertime atmospheric simulation (June–July 2016) for southern West Africa (sWA) using the RegCM 4.7.1 regional climate model to describe the atmospheric behaviour over the region, and also engage comparisons between the modelled data and observed upper air data acquired during the DACCIWA (Dynamics–Aerosol–Chemistry– Cloud Interactions in West Africa) field campaign period. First, assessments of relative humidity and zonal wind profiles were made for selected coastal and inland stations, to infer the relative vertical and temporal atmospheric differences for both locations. Thereafter, the model’s performance was evaluated, capturing an excessive wet bias in RH profiles of the model with accompanying reduced zonal winds at the Tropical Easterly Jet (TEJ) region and thus produces excessive upper tropospheric cloud liquid water content. Also, in the lower troposphere (particularly, the monsoon layer), RegCM 4.7.1 model captures adequate spatial differences in both RH and zonal wind profiles along the coast and inland. We judge this outcome to be a valuable contribution on the path to rendering RegCM4 a good tool for simulating atmospheric and climate dynamics in sWA.
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