ABSTRACT

The incidence of flooding has increased tremendously in the Northern parts of Ghana, with little knowledge known as to how affected people respond. The research focused on the factors that influence household choice of strategies in response to floods in the Builsa-North district. A multivariate probit model was employed to examine the drivers of household choice of strategies in response to flood. The descriptive analysis indicates that a total of eight (8) response strategies are used, with early planting being the most dominant, while migration was the least used. The results revealed that age, extension services, NADMO services etc are significant determinants of response strategies to floods. NADMO is a government agency responsible for the management of disasters and other emergencies in Ghana. It further on recorded complementary and substitutable response strategies. Using response strategies, farmers face challenges such as low access to extension services etc. It is recommended that avenues must be created to deepen access to extension services available to farmers in other to provide adequate and quality information that will help resolve conflicts in farmers' use of strategies. NADMO services must be targeted at the elderly persons since they view flood phenomenon as acts of their deity.

摘要

加纳北部地区的洪水发生率大幅增加，人们对受影响的人们如何应对知之甚少。研究的重点是影响 Builsa-North 区家庭应对洪水的策略选择的因素。采用多元概率模型来检验家庭应对洪水的策略选择的驱动因素。描述性分析表明，总共使用了八 (8) 种响应策略，其中早期种植是最主要的，而迁移是最少使用的。结果表明，年龄、推广服务、NADMO 服务等是洪水响应策略的重要决定因素。NADMO 是一个政府机构，负责管理加纳的灾害和其他紧急情况。它进一步记录了互补和可替代的应对策略。使用应对策略，农民面临诸如难以获得推广服务等挑战。建议必须开辟渠道，加深农民获得其他地区的推广服务的机会，以提供有助于解决农民使用冲突的充足和优质信息的策略。NADMO 服务必须针对老年人，因为他们将洪水现象视为他们的神的行为。策略的使用。NADMO 服务必须针对老年人，因为他们将洪水现象视为他们的神的行为。策略的使用。NADMO 服务必须针对老年人，因为他们将洪水现象视为他们的神的行为。