Since the post-independence era, Africa has always placed import on the importance of protecting it natural environment. This mindset was endorsed in 1968 when independent African states signed the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. In 2003 Africa Environment Day was designated in 2002 by the Organization African Unity (OAU) Council …
The economy in Sub-Saharan Africa is struggling to pick up momentum amid a slowdown in global economic activity, continued supply constraints, an outbreak of new coronavirus variants, high inflation, and rising financial risks due to high and increasingly vulnerable debt levels. Scarring effects induced by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and combined with climate-related issues present …
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Fragile states in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face challenges to respond to the effects of climate shocks and rising temperatures. Fragility is linked to structural weaknesses, government failure, and lack of institutional basic functions. Against this setup, climate change could add to risks. A panel fixed effects model (1980 to 2019) found that the effect of …
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