Measures for achieving sustainable environment to mitigate climate change in Africa
International Journal of Social Economics
ISSN: 0306-8293
Article publication date: 21 August 2023
Issue publication date: 21 March 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This study examines the appropriate measures that need to be intensified among African countries to achieve sustainable environment to mitigate climate change.
Design/methodology/approach
The study employs panel data covering the period 2000 to 2020 among 54 African countries and Cox proportional hazard model for the analysis.
Findings
Estimates indicate that the practice of carbon farming, the development of rooftop gardens, renewable energy production and consumption contribute positively toward achieving sustainable environment, while governance adversely affects this objective of achieving sustainable environment.
Practical implications
The study recommends that governments should enforce the constant practice of carbon farming among these countries through passing laws to enforce its application among farmers and allocate 2% of ministry of agriculture's budget toward financing carbon farming for poor farmers.
Originality/value
Empirical studies have been carried out exploring measures to deal with climate change. Nonetheless, the appropriate measures of achieving sustainable environment to mitigate climate change have less been explored in literature on Africa. Hence, this study fills the gap in existing empirical studies.
Peer review
The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-04-2023-0290.
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Acknowledgements
Wholeheartedly, the authors thank GOD for the immense knowledge and understanding He granted us, which has helped us to finish this paper. In addition, the authors thank the Head of Department for his guidance for this paper.
Funding: The study did not receive any funding from any organisation.
Citation
Osei, B., Kunawotor, M.E. and Appiah-Konadu, P. (2024), "Measures for achieving sustainable environment to mitigate climate change in Africa", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 51 No. 4, pp. 454-469. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-04-2023-0290
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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