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Eric Donkor

Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

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Research ArticleOpen accessExploring the Impact of Floods on Rural Communities on Emerging Food Security Challenges in GhanaJohn Aloba Atubiga, Eric DonkorThe article analyzed the impact of floods on rural communities onemerging food security challenges in Ghana using the Bawku West District of theUpper East Region of Ghana as a case study. Flooding has become the mostdestructive natural hazard which affectsrural livelihoods, especially subsistent farmers. The data for the study wereobtained through the use of the mixed method. 150 households were … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 19 Sep 2022 · 6,768 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessDiminishing Lagoon Services in the Era of Urbanization: A Case of Muni-Pomadze Lagoon in GhanaJohn Aloba Atubiga, Eric DonkorTheMuni lagoon is among the six internationally recognized coastal wetlands(Ramsar site) under the convention on wetlands because of the role it playswhich promoting human livelihood development and the ecosystem. The period of urbanization has resulted in the encroachment ofthe lagoon leading to the decline of its services. This study investigates thediminishing lagoon services as a result of urbanization, using the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 27 Aug 2022 · 6,218 accessesView PDF Cite

Literature ReviewOpen accessEmpirical Literature Review on the Menace of Floods on Food SecurityJohn Aloba Atubiga, Eric DonkorFlooding has become one of the most topical natural hazards affecting human livelihoods, especially in the agricultural sector. Its frequency and severity have become a matter of concern to many nations, especially sub-Saharan Africa. This is because the economies of these countries are agriculturally driven which is sensitive to climatic changes. The impact is felt more among subsistence farmers who … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 23 Aug 2022 · 6,313 accessesView PDF Cite