The adoption of the extended producers’ responsibility (EPR) principle as a mitigation strategy for e-waste management has gained impetus over the past few years. However, e-waste management in developing economies through retail electronic firms’ or producer responsibility organization is still inceptive. This study identified and analysed promoting factors of EPR principle adoption through retail electronic firms in the Ghanaian electronic industry. Through extant literature and stakeholders’ perspectives, 15 factors were identified as strategic and operational promoting factors, which were evaluated by experts. Subsequently, the grey Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory technique was used to analyse the data obtained. The outcome of the study suggests that operational factors have more influence than strategic factors to determine the adoption of the EPR principle. In addition, most of the important operational factors tend to be enabled by both push and pull measures by supply chain stakeholders. In the short term, adopting an advanced deposit recycling refund scheme tends to be the most effective elementary operational factor, which can push retailers to adopt the EPR principle. The significant pull elementary factors that need short-term attention include the opening up and creation of new market opportunities for e-companies as well as resilient and effective resources management. The study findings suggest that Ghana’s present policy framework is limited for the adoption of the EPR principle by retail electronic firms. The study contributes to identifying promoting factors for adoption of the EPR principle from the perspectives of both the external and internal stakeholders in the electronic industry with emphasis on push and pull strategy.

The purpose of this study is threefold: (i) to analyse local perceptions on climate change and events; (ii) to examine the impact of climate change on local livelihoods and food security and (iii) to explore climate change adaptive responses and challenges thereof. Using the Dormaa West District in Ghana as a case study, data were obtained from 190 household participants across randomly selected five communities; five focus group discussions and interviews with four planning and climate agencies. Both quantitative and qualitative techniques were employed to analyse the collected data. The results showed evidence of climate change with widespread impacts on local livelihood, particularly food production. There is evidence of unpredictable precipitation and warming temperatures over the past two decades with a high degree of variability. Key adaptive response measures included reliance on remittances, engaging in secondary livelihoods (e.g. driving and petty trading), and adjusting growing and harvesting seasons. Unfortunately, these measures were ad hoc, reactionary and unsustainable. The incorporation of farmer-based adaptation strategies into development and management plans, stakeholder participation, collaborations and partnerships are imperative in finding effective and sustainable adaptive response measures.

People in Sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change because of a variety of factors, including poverty and the intensity of the effects of climate change on people whose livelihoods still largely depend on the land. The outcome is gross violations of human rights among the people of Africa. This study examines the link between climate change and human rights from an African perspective. It explores the international framework protecting the human rights of people severely affected by climate change in order to determine to what extent it adequately protects these rights. Drawing on examples from Zimbabwe, Nigeria and countries involved in armed conflict, the authors argue that African governments have responsibilities to protect fundamental human rights in the context of climate change. Recommendations are offered on how human rights can be more effectively protected in the era of climate change.

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the perceptions of smallholder farmers on climate change and events and further explores climate change adaptation strategies and associated challenges. The findings provide useful information for enhancing the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers to adjust to climate-related hazards and improve their resilience and disaster preparedness in northern Ghana. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses a multistage sampling procedure and sample size of 150 farmers, the Binary Probit Model (BPM), to identify and examine the determinants of climate change adaptation strategies adopted by smallholder farmers. Also, the constraints of adaptation were analyzed using Kendall’s coefficient of concordance. Findings: The results from the BPM and statistics of Kendall’s coefficient revealed that the farm risk level, ability to adapt, farmer’s income, age, farming experience, climate change awareness and extension visits were factors that significantly influenced the adaptation strategies of smallholder farmers (in order of importance). The majority (60%) of the farmers ranked farm risk level as the major constraint to adopting climate change strategies. Originality/value: The findings of this study enhance understanding on access to relevant and timely climate change adaptation information such as an early warning to farmers during the start of the farming/rainy season to support their adaptive responses to climate change.

Experiential Knowledge (EK) is essential to our understanding of any social system and its evolution over time. With respect to climate change, EK is important because it serves as the basis for locally grounded, and place-sensitive adaptation and mitigation measures. However, despite the rapid urbanization, depletion of vegetative cover, and noticeable changes in the local climate of Sunyani, a mid-sized city in Ghana, limited empirical studies have focused on the experiential knowledge of the population on climatic changes in the city as a way of informing adaptation and mitigation responses. Employing in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, this study examines the experiential knowledge of the people of Sunyani on climatic changes. The study finds that although the residents of Sunyani have no in-depth knowledge of the scientific fundamentals of climate change, they appreciate the rapidly changing climate due to their long-lived experiences and interactions with the natural environment. Consequently, the study recommends the use of experiential knowledge that is locally grounded and place sensitive in tandem with scientific facts for the formulation of climate change adaptation and mitigation responses for Sunyani and other Ghanaian cities.