Charity Osei‐amponsah
Biographic Data
| ID | 4154931 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charity Osei‐amponsah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charity |
| FAMILY NAME | Osei‐amponsah |
| SIGNATURE | AMPONSAH C O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Water Resources Commission of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0135-0489 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Systematic Evidence Mapping of Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation in Informal Settlements in South Africa
This study maps and analyses peer-reviewed evidence from 2015 to 2024 on climate change impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation in South African informal settlements. The review is based on a sample of 23 studies from 1,282 studies that met the review inclusion criteria. The findings reveal that informal settlements are exposed to various climate hazards, with flooding, droughts and heat being the most documented. These hazards interact with infr…
Leveraging farmers’ social networks to improve co-production and dissemination of climate information services in SSA: A systematic review
Co-production of Climate Information Services (CIS) is increasingly recognized as vital for improving user engagement, local relevance and uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). While empirical studies highlight the importance of social networks in CIS co-production, a comprehensive synthesis of how these networks improve co-production and dissemination to smallholder farmers is lacking. This paper synthesizes evidence across diverse SSA contexts to…
Migration, gender, and inequities in agrarian service access in Northern Ghana
Migration has long shaped agrarian livelihoods in Northern Ghana, where north – south mobility is a key strategy for managing environmental risk, economic precarity, and uneven development. Although previous studies show that migrant households often benefit from remittances and improved agricultural investment, less is known about how migration reshapes who gains access to agricultural services and under what structural conditions. Drawing on a …
Gendered transformations: Rethinking climate resilience building in northwest Ghana
Urban agriculture-climate change-food security nexus: Does climate-smart agriculture offer hope
Co-creating climate future pathways for northwestern Ghana: The use of the Three Horizons framework
Does Social Transformation Drive Out-Migration? Perceptions and Changes
Migration and social transformation are major drivers of socio-economic development. Yet, the linkages between social transformation and migration in Ghana are poorly understood. This article seeks to shed light on how social transformation affects or is affected by migration, using mixed methods with transformationalist and social change theoretical lenses. At the same time, there have been retrogressive transformations in the economic condition…
Understanding climate-induced migration in West Africa through the social transformation lens
The climate crisis has migration implications, and we need to act inclusively and urgently. Climate change impacts people's decisions to migrate largely through economic, political, technological, demographic, and socio-cultural factors, and their dynamic interlinkages. These complex issues often influence climate risks and vulnerabilities and complicate effective investment and policy actions on migration. However, there is inadequate documentat…
Partnerships Blending Institutional Logics for Inclusive Global and Regional Food Value Chains in Ghana; with What Smallholder Effect
We witness a promotion of hybrid partnerships, where actors with different competences and resources collaborate for smallholder inclusive value chain development. To better understand the functioning of these partnerships, we used institutional theory and studied the context of a global and emerging regional food value chains in Ghana, the blending of logics by key actors in Innovation Platforms and Public Private Partnerships, and their effect …
Introduction to a special issue on ‘Building innovation capabilities for sustainable industrialization in Africa: Status and Prospects
The special issue of Innovation and Development on 'Building innovation capabilities for sustainable industrialization in Africa ... ', presents a series of articles on building local technological capabilities and their implications for formulating and implementing policies in Africa's industrialization agenda. Despite the high potential of Africa in advancing its industrialization mainly in resource-intensive sectors, progress remains low. Empi…
Towards poor‐centred value chain for sustainable development: A conceptual framework
Value chain for development (VCD) has increasingly been promoted for poverty reduction; yet, there is inadequate evidence on its effectiveness. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this article offers reasons why evidence on VCD impacts on poverty reduction is uncertain. It also suggests a conceptual framework for the poor‐centred value chain for sustainable development to guide a better analysis of VCD participation and poverty impacts. T…
Innovation capabilities and learning mechanisms: Insights from Ghanaian fresh fruit processing enterprises
Strengthening the capabilities of agro-processing enterprises to be innovative and competitive has been a long-term industrial development challenge. This is mainly because, there is limited empirical insight on the ability of the enterprises to assimilate and use knowledge to create innovations. The effectiveness of policy in supporting capability building is also often contested. This paper employs a multi-case qualitative research approach to …
Does Actor Perspective Matter? A Case Study of Designing Intervention for Small-Scale Palm Oil Production Enterprises in Kwaebibirem District of Ghana
Despite the fact that the government of Ghana imports the bulk of its industrial palm oil needs, it still fails to give assistance to about 80 percent of small-scale producers to enhance development in the industry. To design interventions that will be sustainable for and beneficial to these producers, it is important to understand their perspectives first, so as not to 'fix development' for them. This case study in the Kwaebibirem District of Gh…
Introduction to a special issue on ‘Building innovation capabilities for sustainable industrialization in Africa: Status and Prospects
The special issue of Innovation and Development on 'Building innovation capabilities for sustainable industrialization in Africa ... ', presents a series of articles on building local technological capabilities and their implications for formulating and implementing policies in Africa's industrialization agenda. Despite the high potential of Africa in advancing its industrialization mainly in resource-intensive sectors, progress remains low. Empi…
Innovation capabilities and learning mechanisms: Insights from Ghanaian fresh fruit processing enterprises
Strengthening the capabilities of agro-processing enterprises to be innovative and competitive has been a long-term industrial development challenge. This is mainly because, there is limited empirical insight on the ability of the enterprises to assimilate and use knowledge to create innovations. The effectiveness of policy in supporting capability building is also often contested. This paper employs a multi-case qualitative research approach to …
Understanding climate-induced migration in West Africa through the social transformation lens
The climate crisis has migration implications, and we need to act inclusively and urgently. Climate change impacts people's decisions to migrate largely through economic, political, technological, demographic, and socio-cultural factors, and their dynamic interlinkages. These complex issues often influence climate risks and vulnerabilities and complicate effective investment and policy actions on migration. However, there is inadequate documentat…
Does Actor Perspective Matter? A Case Study of Designing Intervention for Small-Scale Palm Oil Production Enterprises in Kwaebibirem District of Ghana
Despite the fact that the government of Ghana imports the bulk of its industrial palm oil needs, it still fails to give assistance to about 80 percent of small-scale producers to enhance development in the industry. To design interventions that will be sustainable for and beneficial to these producers, it is important to understand their perspectives first, so as not to 'fix development' for them. This case study in the Kwaebibirem District of Gh…
Co-creating climate future pathways for northwestern Ghana: The use of the Three Horizons framework
Does Social Transformation Drive Out-Migration? Perceptions and Changes
Migration and social transformation are major drivers of socio-economic development. Yet, the linkages between social transformation and migration in Ghana are poorly understood. This article seeks to shed light on how social transformation affects or is affected by migration, using mixed methods with transformationalist and social change theoretical lenses. At the same time, there have been retrogressive transformations in the economic condition…
Does Actor Perspective Matter? A Case Study of Designing Intervention for Small-Scale Palm Oil Production Enterprises in Kwaebibirem District of Ghana
Despite the fact that the government of Ghana imports the bulk of its industrial palm oil needs, it still fails to give assistance to about 80 percent of small-scale producers to enhance development in the industry. To design interventions that will be sustainable for and beneficial to these producers, it is important to understand their perspectives first, so as not to 'fix development' for them. This case study in the Kwaebibirem District of Gh…
Innovation capabilities and learning mechanisms: Insights from Ghanaian fresh fruit processing enterprises
Strengthening the capabilities of agro-processing enterprises to be innovative and competitive has been a long-term industrial development challenge. This is mainly because, there is limited empirical insight on the ability of the enterprises to assimilate and use knowledge to create innovations. The effectiveness of policy in supporting capability building is also often contested. This paper employs a multi-case qualitative research approach to …
Towards poor‐centred value chain for sustainable development: A conceptual framework
Value chain for development (VCD) has increasingly been promoted for poverty reduction; yet, there is inadequate evidence on its effectiveness. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this article offers reasons why evidence on VCD impacts on poverty reduction is uncertain. It also suggests a conceptual framework for the poor‐centred value chain for sustainable development to guide a better analysis of VCD participation and poverty impacts. T…
Partnerships Blending Institutional Logics for Inclusive Global and Regional Food Value Chains in Ghana; with What Smallholder Effect
We witness a promotion of hybrid partnerships, where actors with different competences and resources collaborate for smallholder inclusive value chain development. To better understand the functioning of these partnerships, we used institutional theory and studied the context of a global and emerging regional food value chains in Ghana, the blending of logics by key actors in Innovation Platforms and Public Private Partnerships, and their effect …
Introduction to a special issue on ‘Building innovation capabilities for sustainable industrialization in Africa: Status and Prospects
The special issue of Innovation and Development on 'Building innovation capabilities for sustainable industrialization in Africa ... ', presents a series of articles on building local technological capabilities and their implications for formulating and implementing policies in Africa's industrialization agenda. Despite the high potential of Africa in advancing its industrialization mainly in resource-intensive sectors, progress remains low. Empi…
Understanding climate-induced migration in West Africa through the social transformation lens
The climate crisis has migration implications, and we need to act inclusively and urgently. Climate change impacts people's decisions to migrate largely through economic, political, technological, demographic, and socio-cultural factors, and their dynamic interlinkages. These complex issues often influence climate risks and vulnerabilities and complicate effective investment and policy actions on migration. However, there is inadequate documentat…
Gendered transformations: Rethinking climate resilience building in northwest Ghana
Urban agriculture-climate change-food security nexus: Does climate-smart agriculture offer hope
Co-creating climate future pathways for northwestern Ghana: The use of the Three Horizons framework
Does Social Transformation Drive Out-Migration? Perceptions and Changes
Migration and social transformation are major drivers of socio-economic development. Yet, the linkages between social transformation and migration in Ghana are poorly understood. This article seeks to shed light on how social transformation affects or is affected by migration, using mixed methods with transformationalist and social change theoretical lenses. At the same time, there have been retrogressive transformations in the economic condition…
Systematic Evidence Mapping of Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation in Informal Settlements in South Africa
This study maps and analyses peer-reviewed evidence from 2015 to 2024 on climate change impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation in South African informal settlements. The review is based on a sample of 23 studies from 1,282 studies that met the review inclusion criteria. The findings reveal that informal settlements are exposed to various climate hazards, with flooding, droughts and heat being the most documented. These hazards interact with infr…
Leveraging farmers’ social networks to improve co-production and dissemination of climate information services in SSA: A systematic review
Co-production of Climate Information Services (CIS) is increasingly recognized as vital for improving user engagement, local relevance and uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). While empirical studies highlight the importance of social networks in CIS co-production, a comprehensive synthesis of how these networks improve co-production and dissemination to smallholder farmers is lacking. This paper synthesizes evidence across diverse SSA contexts to…
Migration, gender, and inequities in agrarian service access in Northern Ghana
Migration has long shaped agrarian livelihoods in Northern Ghana, where north – south mobility is a key strategy for managing environmental risk, economic precarity, and uneven development. Although previous studies show that migrant households often benefit from remittances and improved agricultural investment, less is known about how migration reshapes who gains access to agricultural services and under what structural conditions. Drawing on a …
Economics (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Climate change (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Climate change impacts on agriculture (3 works)