The paper explores the extent to which NGO-led interventions on climate change adaptation over the years have developed the adaptive capacity of farmers in Ghana. Drawing on the experiences of farmers from the Savelugu Municipal Assembly in Ghana, the paper investigates whether the adaptation practices by NGOs are localized and sufficiently progressive to ensure sustainable adaptation. The study is situated within the interpretive paradigm using a qualitative approach. Data was collected through interviews and focus group discussions with NGOs and farmers in the municipality. The study finds that institutions, particularly international NGOs and the various interventions they led, have been very critical for developing potential of farmers to be actively involved in the processes of change to minimize the negative impacts of climate change. They provide direct and indirect capacity building activities such as providing farmers with information on climate change and its impact on their yields and livelihoods, building farmers skills and knowledge to deal adequately with climate variability, laying the foundations for individuals to build various capitals, directly assisting in coping and adaptive livelihood activities, financial assistance to build livelihood capitals and engaging in impact offsetting strategies. These determinants of the adaptive capacity provide interesting input in terms of guidance for management options to enhance the adaptive capacity of the communities in the face of climate change. Such results are significant in informing policy and practice at the national and local levels.

本文探讨了多年来由非政府组织主导的有关气候变化适应的干预措施在多大程度上发展了加纳农民的适应能力。借鉴加纳Savelugu市议会农民的经验，本文调查了非政府组织的适应做法是否是本地化的，是否足够进步以确保可持续的适应。该研究使用定性方法位于解释范式内。通过与市内非政府组织和农民的访谈和焦点小组讨论收集了数据。研究发现，机构，特别是国际非政府组织及其领导的各种干预措施，对于发展农民积极参与变革进程以最大程度减少气候变化的负面影响至关重要。它们提供直接和间接的能力建设活动，例如向农民提供有关气候变化及其对单产和生计的影响的信息，建立农民的技能和知识以充分应对气候变化，为个人建立各种资本奠定基础，直接协助在应对和适应性民生活动中，提供财政援助以建立民生资本并参与影响抵消战略。这些适应能力的决定因素在指导管理方案方面提供了有趣的输入，以增强面对气候变化时社区的适应能力。这样的结果对于在国家和地方各级提供政策和实践信息非常重要。