Academic Journal

Gender and climate change : migration as an act of agency among women from the northern regions of Ghana

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Gender and climate change : migration as an act of agency among women from the northern regions of Ghana
المؤلفون: Mainu, Mavis Durowaa
المساهمون: Conrad, Catherine Treena, 1971-
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: Saint Mary's University, Halifax: Institutional Repository
مصطلحات موضوعية: Climatic changes -- Sex differences -- Ghana, Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Ghana, Climatic changes -- Economic aspects -- Ghana, Climatic changes -- Regional disparities -- Ghana, Ghana -- Social conditions
جغرافية الموضوع: Ghana
الوصف: 1 online resource (96 pages) : charts, maps ; Includes abstract. ; Includes bibliographical references (pages 86-96). ; The northern regions of Ghana are one of the most vulnerable regions to climate impacts due to its agriculture dependent economy, high rates of poverty, many development challenges and how the regions a located geographically. Climate change is happening in the northern regions of Ghana and its manifested mainly through drought, irregular rainfall and rising temperature that is affecting agricultural productivity. But climate impacts are not distributed equally, women and girls are disproportionately affected as a result of the unequal possession of resources in the hands of men. Climate impacts exacerbate poverty and limits economic opportunities for women and girl. Coupled with social and political challenges such as forced marriages, early betrothal and low levels of opportunities for household and public leadership; women and girls from the north are deciding by themselves to move to the south, in search for new economic opportunities, liberties, freedom and independence.
نوع الوثيقة: text
وصف الملف: application/pdf
اللغة: English
Relation: http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/31049
الاتاحة: http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/31049
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.1638A4AE
قاعدة البيانات: BASE