Abstract

AICCRA in collaboration with IFPRI and the University of Development Studies conducted an evaluation of the impact of access and use of tailored and targeted climate information service (CIS) on men and women empowerment in Ghana. This was collaborative research across all countries where the Accelerating the Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA). Data was collected at both the individual and household level. In all, a total of 630 respondents were interviewed on household and individual level information on the relationship between climate shocks, bundled climate services and women empowerment in six (6) regions of Ghana. The study used the Pro-WEAI indicators and was based on a two-year recall basis and the existing climate information services. Questions comprising of: 1) How do climate shocks influence women’s empowerment, including control over income, time use, and agency in household decision-making? 2) What are differential gender impacts of CIS packages on these empowerment indicators? 3) Does value addition via bundling CIS with other climate smart agricultural (CSA) services increase climate resilience for women and men? The questionnaire will be administered to both male and female decision makers in the household. This survey built on the AICCRA-Ghana cluster baseline and identified and listed the respondents from an initial 630 targeted respondents but achieved 551 respondents. Based on this, non-listed respondents were identified and captured to complete the targeted sample size. Findings from the study is published in Frontiers Sustainable Food Systems titled Estimating the intrahousehold costs and benefits of innovations to enhance smallholder farmers’ resilience in Ghana