Impacts of climate hazards on coastal livelihoods in Ghana: the case of Ningo-Prampram in the Greater Accra region

Observed and Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 multimodel simulated changes in near‐surface temperature properties over Ghana during the 20th century

“…Such changes have impacted people's livelihoods due to increased drought, dry spells, water scarcity, and the risk of conflict over water supplies in the area. Moreover, findings from other studies (e.g., Wang et al ., 2008; Li et al ., 2013; Fatima et al ., 2020; Darko et al ., 2021) confirm that temperature rise may have severe negative impacts on plant growth and development, causing a shift in the phenological development of crops, and affects their economic output, which has a dramatic impact on the agricultural sector. Also, livestock production is under severe threat due to the influence of high temperature on the quality of feed, forage quantity, and water availability (Rojas‐Downing et al ., 2017).…”

“…Temperature variability is a critical topic in scientific research, considering its influence on other climatic variables (Rogelj et al ., 2018; IPCC, 2014). The discourse about global warming and climate change is of essence to individual households, regions, and countries across the globe (Darko et al ., 2021; Sarfo et al ., 2021). Although African continent, directly and indirectly, contributes the least to global warming, it is the worst‐affected continents in terms of the severe effects of climate change (IPCC, 2014).…”