scholarly journals Capacities for irrigation water resource governance at the local level: a case study from the Upper East Region of Ghana

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Nanedo ◽  
J. C. Prior ◽  
L. L. de Bruyn ◽  
G. R. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Water Resource ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Resource Governance ◽  
East Region ◽  
Upper East Region

scholarly journals Landscape Changes and Fragmentation Analysis in a Guinea Savannah Ecosystem: Case study of Talensi and Nabdam Districts of the Upper East region, Ghana

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Ampofo ◽  
Isaac Sackey ◽  
Boateng Ampadu
Keyword(s):  
Human Interaction ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Landcover Change ◽  
East Region ◽  
Upper East Region ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Categorical Maps ◽  
Landsat Satellite

Landcover change is an observed natural change dynamics at both the local and regional levels. However, its scales are exacerbated by human interaction with its natural environment. The study examines these spatio-temporal changes in landcover and the level to which the change is accompanied by fragmentation of the identifiable cover types in the Talensi and Nabdam districts in Northern Ghana. The research uses digital classification of Landsat satellite imagery for 1999 and 2007 to produce the cover types which results in good accuracy levels of 66.39% and 63.03% respectively. Fragmentation analysis of the landscape was computed using FRAGSTATS® software for categorical maps obtained from the classified landcover maps for the two years. All cover types increased marginally. However, Bare areas decreased by as much as 17.17% and that of water decreased from 3% to 1%. The changing landscape involving conversions within and among various cover types is accompanied by fragmentation in all classes but more pronounced in the Bare class. The Bare class type which has more patches corresponds to the class with increased cover size and rather strangely decreases in the mean path size.

scholarly journals Delineation of small reservoirs using radar imagery in a semi-arid environment: A case study in the upper east region of Ghana

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 309-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.O. Annor ◽  
N. van de Giesen ◽  
J. Liebe ◽  
P. van de Zaag ◽  
A. Tilmant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arid Environment ◽  
Small Reservoirs ◽  
East Region ◽  
Radar Imagery ◽  
Upper East Region ◽  
Semi Arid
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