ABSTRACT
Climate change disproportionately affects livelihoods of poor and vulnerable people. The Upper West Region of Ghana is a climate-affected area where agrarian livelihoods have become unsustainable, with migration to the Brong-Ahafo Region (BAR) becoming a key adaptation strategy. There is little research on postmigration experiences in BAR. Using qualitative methods, this article explores migrant farmers’ premigration expectations and postmigration experiences. The findings reveal that BAR is also experiencing environmental degradation, which makes farming less profitable. The study highlights the benefits and disadvantages of agrarian migration as a response to climate change, and the need for proactive policy action regarding climate change.
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Jemima Nomunume Baada
Jemima Nomunume Baada is a PhD student in the Department of Women’s Studies and Feminist Research at the University of Western Ontario.
Bipasha Baruah
Bipasha Baruah is a Professor and the Canada Research Chair in Global Women’s Issues in the Department of Women’s Studies and Feminist Research at the University of Western Ontario.
Isaac Luginaah
Isaac Luginaah is a Professor and former Canada Research Chair in Health Geography in the Department of Geography at the University of Western Ontario.