Canadian Hunger Foundation

Published purpose

This project increases the resilience to climate change of targeted communities and the most vulnerable households in the Upper East Region and the Northern Region in Northern Ghana. Most farmers in Northern Ghana are highly vulnerable to climate change because of their dependence on rain-fed agriculture and their limited access to reliable weather forecasts and early disaster warning systems. Through improved access to sufficient, nutritious and safe food, and, through sustainable economic development, this project targets men and women in vulnerable households in four districts and twenty communities of Northern Ghana. This project has two main objectives: (1) increase the capacity of district and regional organizations to develop plans and strategies to adapt to climate change and reduce the risks relating to climate change; and (2) increase the adoption of strategies and technologies designed to increase drought-tolerant crop and livestock production, protect and enhance productive natural resources, and increase access to alternative sources of income. The Ghanaian partner is ACDEP (Association of Christian-Based Development NGOs).