13 research outputs found
Livelihood trends in Response to Climate Change in Forest Fringe Communities of the Offin Basin in Ghana
The livelihoods of forest fringe communities in Ghana depend, largely,
on the renewable natural resources that they can find in the forests
and any activities that impacts on the integrity of the forest disrupt
the livelihood of the dependent communities. Forest fragmentation
continues to take place in Ghana, mainly in response to a growing
demand to feed an ever increasing population and for timber
exploitation for export. One of the forest fringe communities in Ghana
where the rural livelihoods of the people have been compromised due to
deforestation and climate change is the Offin basin. The removal of
forests impacts on local climate, water availability, and livelihoods
due to influence of forests on precipitation and water balance. Fluxes
in the quantity and frequency of rainfall contribute to decreasing food
production and water availability. This study examines forest loss,
precipitation and ambient temperature patterns in the forest fringe
communities in the Offin river basin over the past four and a half
decades and assesses current impacts and trends on rural livelihoods
and coping strategies by the communities. The forests provide the
communities with fuel-wood, fish and game, medicinal plants, food
sources, and recreation. Between 2000 and 2005 deforestation rate in
the basin was 2%. Mean annual precipitation decreased by 22.2% between
1960 and 2000 in response to a 1.3\ub0C rise in ambient temperature
over the same period. Considerable changes in the frequency of rainfall
and its unpredictability impacted negatively on the livelihood of the
fringe communities who are predominantly cocoa and subsistence crop
farmers. The livelihood resources of the community are severely
constrained leading to reduction in food security and economic losses.
In response to deforestation and associated climatic changes, several
coping strategies for sustenance of livelihoods have been adopted by
the forest fringe communities. @ JASE
Livelihood trends in Response to Climate Change in Forest Fringe Communities of the Offin Basin in Ghana
The livelihoods of forest fringe communities in Ghana depend, largely,
on the renewable natural resources that they can find in the forests
and any activities that impacts on the integrity of the forest disrupt
the livelihood of the dependent communities. Forest fragmentation
continues to take place in Ghana, mainly in response to a growing
demand to feed an ever increasing population and for timber
exploitation for export. One of the forest fringe communities in Ghana
where the rural livelihoods of the people have been compromised due to
deforestation and climate change is the Offin basin. The removal of
forests impacts on local climate, water availability, and livelihoods
due to influence of forests on precipitation and water balance. Fluxes
in the quantity and frequency of rainfall contribute to decreasing food
production and water availability. This study examines forest loss,
precipitation and ambient temperature patterns in the forest fringe
communities in the Offin river basin over the past four and a half
decades and assesses current impacts and trends on rural livelihoods
and coping strategies by the communities. The forests provide the
communities with fuel-wood, fish and game, medicinal plants, food
sources, and recreation. Between 2000 and 2005 deforestation rate in
the basin was 2%. Mean annual precipitation decreased by 22.2% between
1960 and 2000 in response to a 1.3°C rise in ambient temperature
over the same period. Considerable changes in the frequency of rainfall
and its unpredictability impacted negatively on the livelihood of the
fringe communities who are predominantly cocoa and subsistence crop
farmers. The livelihood resources of the community are severely
constrained leading to reduction in food security and economic losses.
In response to deforestation and associated climatic changes, several
coping strategies for sustenance of livelihoods have been adopted by
the forest fringe communities. @ JASE
Post-void residual volume in labor: a prospective study comparing parturients with and without epidural analgesia
Design and test of a model-assisted participatory process for the formulation of a local climate adaptation plan
Agro-Biodiversity Management: Using Indigenous Knowledge to Cope with Climate Change in the Middle-Hills of Nepal
Information Management in UK-Based Architecture and Engineering Organizations: Drivers, Constraining Factors, and Barriers
This article was published in the serial Journal of Management in Engineering [© ASCE]. The definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000085The need to improve collaborative working, knowledge sharing, and operational effectiveness has made effective Information Management a growing priority for Architecture and Engineering (A & E) organizations in the UK construction industry. While significant research has been carried out in the construction industry on project Information Management, limited work has been carried out to understand Information Management from an organisational paradigm. This paper presents the findings of an investigation into the nature of Information Management within A & E organizations in the UK construction industry. Interviews were conducted with experts across nine large architectural and multidisciplinary consultancies, the outputs of which were analysed using thematic analysis. From this, 26 themes across three core categories classed as drivers, constraining factors, and barriers which shape Information Management practices in construction organizations emerged. The findings show that Information Management is indeed of strategic significance to organizations and an organizational dimension is necessary to better align information needs with an organisation’s operational processes. They also show that context-dependent factors exist which shape the nature of Information Management in line with the specific needs of each organizations. Therefore, the effectiveness of an organisation’s Information Management practices is not absolute, but rather relative to its level of alignment to the organisation’s chosen mode of operation. The findings provide a much needed practical view of the complexities of Information Management, highlighting that particularly within multidisciplinary organizations; a unifying approach is much more practical and appropriate than a single approach to managing information