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<p>Despite government and civil society funding, climate finance remains erratic and limited. Amid development activists’ longstanding quest for sustainable solutions, alternative mechanisms have gained traction, yet traditional chieftaincy institutions remain under-researched. In Ghana, where climate impacts are devastating, sustainable financing is very critical. Using agency and brokerage theories as a conceptual lens, this qualitative study, drawing on four focus group discussions and 45 in-depth interviews, examines chieftaincies’ salience for climate change actions across Ghana’s four climate zones. Despite the notable knowledge gaps in accessing climate funding, this research revealed chieftaincy institutions to have made the most visibly audacious broadcast of their agency and brokerage in climate change initiatives, leveraging their social capital to mobilize resources through partnerships in activities including afforestation, infrastructural resilience, agricultural and water management, and settlement planning. In light of these findings, the research recommends that government and development partners recognize traditional chieftaincies as critical partners in climate advocacy, given their demonstrated utility in adaptation, mitigation, and financing.</p>

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How to Explore Indigenous “Agency” for Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, and Funding: Developing Country Perspective – Ghana

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    2026年7月30日

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  • Vincent Ekow Arkorful

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Despite government and civil society funding, climate finance remains erratic and limited. Amid development activists’ longstanding quest for sustainable solutions, alternative mechanisms have gained traction, yet traditional chieftaincy institutions remain under-researched. In Ghana, where climate impacts are devastating, sustainable financing is very critical. Using agency and brokerage theories as a conceptual lens, this qualitative study, drawing on four focus group discussions and 45 in-depth interviews, examines chieftaincies’ salience for climate change actions across Ghana’s four climate zones. Despite the notable knowledge gaps in accessing climate funding, this research revealed chieftaincy institutions to have made the most visibly audacious broadcast of their agency and brokerage in climate change initiatives, leveraging their social capital to mobilize resources through partnerships in activities including afforestation, infrastructural resilience, agricultural and water management, and settlement planning. In light of these findings, the research recommends that government and development partners recognize traditional chieftaincies as critical partners in climate advocacy, given their demonstrated utility in adaptation, mitigation, and financing.