Households' socio-demographic characteristics, perceived and underestimated vulnerability to floods and related risk reduction in Ghana

摘要: Abstract There is a current upsurge of climate-related disasters globally with urban centres emerging as hotspots for climate risks such floods, underlain by population growth and urbanization challenges. Yet, the literature on floods suggests limited estimates “perceived vulnerability”, latter increasingly gaining acceptance in change disaster knowledge communities. Subsequently this article, effects socio-demographic characteristics households underestimating their perceived vulnerability to flooding Ghana analysed, informed flood risk reduction. The findings show female headed those college education relatively more likely underestimate compared male no education, respectively. age household heads determined underestimation yet relatiowas non-linear. Additionally, ability estimate its status depends sex head, potentially influence decision-making choice adaptation. In conclusion, differences households' background capacity outcome suggest context specific measures or social interventions addressing attitudes towards risk, subsequently formulating reduction strategies policy interventions.