scholarly journals Mainstreaming Green Economy: An Assessment of Private Sector Led Initiatives in Climate Change Adaptation in Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Ahenkan ◽  
Jane Osei ◽  
Erasmus Henaku Owusu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Private Sector Investment ◽  
Government Incentives ◽  
Corporate Social

The study examines private sector initiatives and investment challenges in mainstreaming green economy in Ghana. An exploratory study design of qualitative research method was adopted. Due to the level of information required for the study, a purposive sampling technique was employed and a total of twenty-four respondents selected from 8 private sector organisations and some selected government ministries participated in the study. Data collected through in-depth interviews was transcribed, coded and analyzed thematically in line with the objectives and questions of the study. The study found out that green economy initiatives are not well mainstreamed in the private sector. Most companies’ involvement in climate change and green economy activities was commonly carried out through corporate social responsibility (CSR). The study further revealed that, government incentives for private sector investments in adaptation are not attractive. The study identified access to finance, poor knowledge base, weak collaborative effort, inadequate incentives, absence of clear-cut government policy and unsatisfactory recognition as challenges facing private sector-led investments in climate change adaptation. The paper recommends the need for government incentives to attract private sector investment, identification of green investment opportunities, collaboration among stakeholders, climate change sensitisation and education among the private sector in order to address the immediate to long-term consequences of climate change in Ghana.

scholarly journals Understanding the demand for REDD+ credits

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
TIMOTHY LAING ◽  
LUCA TASCHINI ◽  
CHARLES PALMER
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Policy Mix ◽  
Private Sector Investment ◽  
Mitigate Climate Change ◽  
Voluntary Market ◽  
Conservation Organizations ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Missing Middle ◽  
Private Sector Engagement

SUMMARYReducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) has emerged as a potentially important component of the global policy mix to mitigate climate change. Against a background of increasing engagement between private sector entities and conservation organizations, private sector investment has emerged in REDD+. Despite slow developments at the international scale, there continues to be private sector interest in REDD+ and continued voluntary investments in REDD+ projects and initiatives. In order to better understand possible models for private sector engagement in REDD+, this study analysed the motivation of private sector stakeholders to engage in REDD+, the perception of the potential of REDD+, the critical obstacles to making REDD+ functional and how actors perceive themselves as part of future REDD+ scenarios. Based on interviews and a workshop with private sector actors, this study found that few expect a regulatory market for REDD+ to emerge and that credits from the voluntary market have to be tailored to specific needs. As a carbon offset, REDD+ provides insufficient motivation for investment, particularly if cheaper alternatives exist. Co-benefits such as biodiversity conservation and community development are more important when traditional corporate social responsibility motivations play a role. Project scale remains important not only for the fact that smaller projects are viewed as offering more visible benefits to stakeholders but also as a means of having more control over risks on the ground, posing a challenge for the design of jurisdictional REDD+. Moving towards supply chains that are free from deforestation offers an opportunity to tackle commodity-driven deforestation. While questions remain about how such an approach might be integrated into REDD+, it could help address a perceived gap between private sector understanding of the values of REDD+ and the risks associated with these values not arising – termed here as a ‘missing middle’.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of climate change adaptation measures used by women garden egg farmers in Enugu State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Onyinyechi I. Nnadi ◽  
Francisca N. Ogbodo ◽  
Amara V. Ohagwu ◽  
Chukwuemeka C. Onyia ◽  
Uchenna V. Nnadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Floral Resources ◽  
Change Scenario ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Enugu State

This study investigated the effectiveness of climate change adaptation measures used by women in garden egg production in Enugu State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select eighty respondents for the study. Data were collected through the use of semi-structured interview schedule and analysed with descriptive statistical tools such as frequency count, percentage, mean scores and standard deviation. The major effects of climate change on garden egg production were scarcity of floral resources (x̅ = 3.00), increased spread of pests and pathogens (x̅ =2.78), reduced pollen production in flowers (x̅ = 2.68), increased garden egg susceptibility to pathogens (x̅ = 2.67) and decreased quantity and quality of garden egg production (x̅ = 2.67). The effectiveness of adaptation strategies used by women in garden egg production were change of farming sites (x̅ = 2.97), establishment of water reserve and farming close to irrigated area (x̅ = 2.92). The identified constraints to adapting to the present climate change scenario included: unstable weather (x̅ = 3.00), unavailability of modern harvesting techniques (x̅ = 2.75), increased pest and disease pathogens (x̅ = 2.68) and poor access to materials and equipment (x̅ = 2.63). Hence, this study recommends provision of incentives such as materials and equipment’s and increased training of garden egg farmers on how to reduce and prevent pests and diseases outbreak.

scholarly journals Institutional Corporate Social Responsibility and Organizational Performance: The Moderating effect of Transformational and Transactional Leadership

sjesr ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-192
Author(s):  
Sidra Munawar ◽  
Khalid Hussain Abbasi ◽  
Dr. Naveed Iqbal Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to explore the relationship between transformational leadership (TFL), transactional leadership (TSL) styles, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices. The study explains the role of leadership styles between CSR and organizational performance (OP) to investigate the influence of leadership styles over CSR practices this study is the first of its kind in the Asian perspective and Pakistan in particular. Self-administered questionnaires are used to conduct this large-scale field study, data is collected from major cities of Pakistan. Questionnaires are filled by executive managers and administrative staff.  Purposive sampling technique is adopted to approach the respondents. Obtained results prove that TFL is more closely interlinked to CSR practices and this relationship becomes robust with the involvement of stakeholder-oriented marketing. Moreover, findings suggest that TSL increases while the TFL decreases the relationship between CSR practices and OP.

scholarly journals Adaptation practices of climate change in agriculture by the farmers of Phulbari upazila of Kurigram district in Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-262
Author(s):  
MM Haque ◽  
MA Islam ◽  
ST Auyon ◽  
MA Rahman ◽  
S Marzia
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Statistical Parameter ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Organizational Participation ◽  
Adaptation Practices

The main purpose of this study was to determine and describe some socio-demographic character of farmers, the extent of adoption of climate change adaptation practices, explore relationship between selected characteristics and climate change adaptation practices as well as determining the problem faced by the farmers for climate change adaptation. Data were collected using interview schedule from a sample of 96 farmers (exactly 30% of population) out of 320 farmers. For selection of the sample of the study simple random sampling technique was followed. Besides the usual descriptive statistical parameter, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was used for the statistical analysis. Adoption of climate change adaptation practices was determined on 23 selected practices. For comparative analysis of adoption of climate change adaptation practices by the farmers in individual practices “Adoption of Climate Change Adaptation Practices Index (ACAPI)” was calculated. The highest proportion of the farmers adopt ‘Pit crop in homestead’ (ACAPI= 230.7) as climate change adaptation practice. The lowest adopted practice for climate change adaptation was observed ‘Saline tolerant sugarcane variety ISWARDI-40 cultivation’ with ACAPI value of 37.3. The highest proportion (82.3 percent) of the farmer had medium adoption of practices, while 11.5 percent had high and only 6.3 percent had low adoption of climate change adaptation practices.  Among the nine selected characteristics of the farmer’s education, annual income, organizational participation and training received showed positive relationship with adoption of climate change adaptation practices; while their age, family size, farm size aspiration and climate change awareness had no significant relationships. ‘Lack of knowledge regarding modern agricultural technologies’ (64.58 percent) emerged as the most important problem expressed by the farmers.  The foremost suggestion cited by the farmers (54.17 percent) was ‘Organizing more training program for the farmers’. Community involvement should be emergency to practice the climate change adaptation to the study area. So, it’s the demand of time to establish something or some policy to take them in action. Progressive Agriculture 30 (3): 253-262, 2019

The Corporate Social Responsibility on Capital Market

2021 ◽  
pp. 219-253
Author(s):  
Mirela Panait ◽  
Razvan Ionescu ◽  
Irina Gabriela Radulescu ◽  
Husam Rjoub
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Stock Exchanges ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Corporate Social

The challenges generated by climate change have led to a greater involvement of companies in promoting the principles of sustainable development, one of the tools used being social responsibility programs. International organizations have launched various initiatives or principles to support companies in this complex process of transition to the green economy. The authors focused their analysis on the involvement of stock exchanges in the process of promotion of corporate social responsibility. The objective of this chapter is to identify the main tools used by stock exchanges in order to model the behavior of listed companies. In particular, the activity of the Bucharest Stock Exchange was analyzed. Even if it is an emerging market, the efforts made by this stock exchange and the results obtained can be used as a benchmark by stock exchanges in the region.

Farm households’ perception on climate change and adaptation practices

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binaya Joshi ◽  
Weihong Ji ◽  
Narayan Babu Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Potato Production ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to assess the farming community’s perception on important parameters of climate change and identify major practices and technologies adopted to mitigate the impacts of climate change and their determinants in mountain district of Nepal. Being an agrarian economy and dependent on monsoon rain, the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity and production has been experienced. Different adaptation strategies have been adopted by the communities to cope with the consequences of climate change. Design/methodology/approach Four village development committees (VDCs) situated in the buffer zone of Langtang National Park of Rasuwa district representing rice, wheat, maize and potato production area was purposively selected for this study. A two-stage sampling technique was adopted for data and information collection. Thirty households from each VDC were randomly selected. Data on the socio-economic and climate change perception were collected using structured questionnaire. A binary logistic regression technique was used to identify the determinants of climate change adaptation technologies and practices. Findings The farmers’ decisions whether to adopt climate change adaptation technologies are governed by the size of landholding, perceived threat of climate change to food security, education level and gender of the interviewee, perception on the increased incidence of droughts during rainy season and income received from the off-farm sources. In a community where agricultural activity is the dominant means of living, adaptive strategies help to increase the capacity of a farming system to survive external shocks and cope with the consequences. Originality/value The assessment of farm-level adaptation strategies and factors influencing their adoption decision is important to formulate policies and design programs. This will also help to recognize adaptation as a tool for managing a variety of risks associated with climate change in agricultural sector.

scholarly journals Cost and benefit analysis of adoption of climate change adaptation options among rural rice farmers in Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 136-148
Author(s):  
Niranjan Devkota ◽  
Ram Kumar Phuyal ◽  
Durga Lal Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Cost And Benefit ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Hilly Region ◽  
Cost And Benefit Analysis ◽  
Adaptation Options

This paper estimates cost and benefit of adoption of climate change adaptation options available to the rural rice farmers of Nepal. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to source respondents for the study and used structured questionnaire techniques to collect data from 773 households from seven districts - 3 from Terai and 4 from Hilly region of Nepal. The result revealed that there are 13 major adaptation options rice farmers practice in order to protect themselves from climatic risk. Among the given adaptation options, the first three costly adaptation options are the alternative irrigation practice which incurred average cost of US $ 69.95 (US$ 1 = 102.84 Nepalese Rupees), followed by denser plantation of local seeds ($ 20.69) and using climate smart varieties ($ 18.06). Nearby 88% farmers practiced more than one adaptation strategies on the same farm with the aim of reducing the effect of extreme climatic conditions. Total cost and revenue revealed that per unit total cost ranges from $ 28.34 to $ 32.79 whereas per unit total revenue ranges $ 33.4 to $ 49.02. Surprisingly, it is observed that farmers who do not adopt any adaptation options are able to received highest income from per unit production.

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