International Development Grant
Expanding Climate Change Resilience in Northern Ghana
Project Number: CA-3-S065794001
Status: Closed
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Maximum Contribution: $2,104,461.00
Start Date: December 20, 2012
End Date: March 31, 2014
Duration: 1.3 years
Project Description
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).
Expected Results
The expected results for this project include: 1) Increased gender-responsive adaptive capacity in targeted community structures and district and regional organizations. 2) Increased adoption of gender-responsive climate-resilient livelihood strategies and technologies by vulnerable women and men in the targeted communities.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of September 15 2013 include: 1. Increased capacity to adapt to climate change in targeted communities districts and regional organizations by: (1) conducting risk vulnerability and capacity assessments and developing community climate change adaptation plans which are being integrated into district assembly medium term development plans; (2) organizing a gendered climate change adaptation training workshop for 24 participants from regional government non-governmental organizations and academic institutions; (3) signing a one-year contract with a private Ghanaian company to provide daily rainfall forecasts using satellite technology; (4) providing simple text and symbols to be used on mobile phones to seventeen community weather teams (500 members) to help them interpret and disseminate meteorological information to their communities; (5) conducting participatory research on indigenous weather forecasting techniques; (6) building the website structure for a knowledge sharing platform that will be part of the local partner’s website. 2. Increased adoption of livelihoods strategies and technologies by vulnerable women and men in the targeted communities through: (1) training for 6 156 beneficiaries on climate-responsive agronomic practices and training for 5 470 beneficiaries on livestock management (training included gender issues); (2) training for 31 Community Livestock Workers in animal health services and business training; (3) providing 9 651 beneficiaries with certified climate change resilient seeds; (4) distributing small ruminants to 4 563 beneficiaries; (5) training of 4 216 individuals on the planting and care of trees 6 415 individuals were provided with tree seedlings and 291 woodlots were established; (6) providing training to 843 community members on bush fires and 452 of these were trained and equipped to be volunteer firefighters; (7) identifying 14 income generating activities with 2/3 being women’s activities; (8) techn
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Canadian Hunger Foundation
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP