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Drought is a major climate hazard in semi-arid regions. Wikimedia Commons

Drought can make farmers feel worried and hopeless: Ghana study finds social networks help

Seth Asare Okyere, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Abunyewah, Charles Darwin University; Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie, Charles Darwin University; Mitchell Keith Byrne, Charles Darwin University; Seth Opoku Mensah, University of Technology Sydney, and Stephen Leonard Mensah, University of Memphis

Drought adversely affects the mental health of Ghanaian farmers.
Millions of Ghanaians live in small towns. Wikimedia Commons

Small towns are growing fast across Ghana – but environmental planning isn’t keeping up

Seth Asare Okyere, University of Pittsburgh; Louis Kusi Frimpong, University of Environment and Sustainable Development ; Matthew Abunyewah, Charles Darwin University; Seth Opoku Mensah, University of Technology Sydney, and Stephen Leonard Mensah, University of Memphis

Many small towns in Ghana lack the infrastructure and planning capacity to cope with their growth.
Informal settlement in Ghana. Merten Snijders/Getty Images

Ghana’s informal settlements are not all the same – social networks make a difference in community development

Seth Asare Okyere, University of Pittsburgh; Louis Kusi Frimpong, University of Environment and Sustainable Development ; Matthew Abunyewah, Charles Darwin University, and Stephen Leonard Mensah, University of Memphis

Development projects must be tailored to the context of the communities they are supposed to help.
Walking in Accra, Ghana is dangerous. Photo by Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola/LightRocket via Getty Images

Walking in African cities can be a miserable experience: Accra study shows planners ignore needs of pedestrians

Seth Asare Okyere, University of Arizona; Daniel Oviedo, UCL; Louis Kusi Frimpong, University of Environment and Sustainable Development ; Matthew Abunyewah, Charles Darwin University, and Stephen Leonard Mensah, University of Memphis

Walking is a common way of getting around in most African cities

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