Research Team : Dr. Elizabeth Asantewaa Obeng, Dr. Mavis Akuffobea-Essilfie, Dr. Kwame Antwi Oduro, Dr. Beatrice Darko Obiri, Dr. Jewel Andoh

Donor: Swedish Research Council

Collaborating Institution(s): Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Department of Forest Economics, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Institute of Ghana- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (CSIR-STEPRI), CIFOR-ICRAF, Ivory Coast, CARI, Liberia,

Status: On-going

Project Summary:

This research seeks to assess whether improvements in gender equality conditions support enhanced climate resilience of cacao farming-dependent households. Gender in-equality is define in this context as systematic gaps in access to livelihood resources between gender groups commonly underpinned by social norms defining roles in farming and farming decision-making. Climate resilience refers to a household’s capacity to avoid or cope with negative impacts caused by extreme weather events such as drought. In the context of cacao-dependent households in Liberia, Ghana and Ivory Coast, our project aims to:

1. To determine whether improvements in gender equality have enhanced climate resilience
2. To evaluate how the relationship between gender equality and climate resilience is affected by conditions of other household assets (financial, natural, human, social).