Exploring the impact of climate change on food insecurity and health in a Last Mile district of rural Ghana

The study was carried out by University for Development Studies, Ghana, and the University of Southampton, UK. This included support from the Mion district and Northern regional health service directorates, along with Mion Local Assembly and local residents.

This policy brief reports on mixed-methods research, including an in-person survey (n = 397) and focus group data (n = 16) collected in Mion district, Northern Region, Ghana in May 2023. Data was collected by Mion residents using electronic devices, who were trained by research staff from the University for Development Studies. We measured the prevalence of food insecurity, investigating significant predictors and geospatial clustering. We also explored community perceptions around climate change, food insecurity and health.