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On the Angola Low Interannual Variability and Its Role in Modulating ENSO Effects in Southern Africa
Journal of Climate, 2019 The Angola low is a summertime low pressure system that affects the convergence of low-level moisture fluxes into southern Africa. Interannual variations of the Angola low reduce the seasonal prediction skills for this region that arise from coupled ...
S. Pascale +3 more
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Effects of Development Finance on Energy Transitions and Green Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While global agendas promote energy transition and green growth, Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) struggles with low energy access, highlighting a development paradox between climate goals and energy poverty. By aligning aid and development finance with SDGs 7 and 13, we analyze whether development finance is at a crossroads in supporting ...
Clement Oteng +3 more
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The Dynamic Impact of the Energy Transition on Food Security in Developing Countries
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the context of persistent food insecurity and the global push for the transition toward clean energy in developing countries, understanding the association between clean energy access and food affordability is increasingly important to inform multisectoral policy interventions. Against this background, this study explores the dynamic impact
Boris D. Soh Wenda +5 more
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Ecology of Angola: Terrestrial Biomes and Ecoregions
, 2023 B. Huntley
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Allergologia et Immunopathologia, 2019 BACKGROUND Epidemiological data have shown that the prevalence of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in children is still increasing, namely in Africa. However, there are no epidemiological studies on asthma or allergic diseases in Angolan children.
M. Arrais +5 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Given the persistent inequalities and economic disparities, the quest for inclusive growth has become more critical. Nevertheless, a substantial knowledge gap exists regarding the role of the digital economy and financial development in inclusive growth.
Sylvester Senyo Horvey +1 more
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Water, Sanitation and Health: The World Bank's Financing of Sustainable Development Goal 6
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The World Bank has an explicit commitment to financing projects aimed at ensuring access to drinking water and sanitation (SDG 6), given their implications for countries' development. The objective of this study is to analyse its performance over the past decades, in order to understand the evolution of the allocated amount and the ...
Cristina Martínez‐Gómez +2 more
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Biodiversity of Angola, 2019 Landscape changes in Angola are dominated by woodland and forest losses due to clearing for crops, bush fires (which convert woodland into shrubland) and the harvesting of fuel (as wood and charcoal) and timber.
J. Mendelsohn
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Regional alignment of research towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is key to achieving the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region share many challenges, and by focusing on SDG‐related research collectively, they could be better positioned ...
Melanie de Bruyn +2 more
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RevSALUSIntrodução: O consumo excessivo e prolongado de bebidas alcoólicas é um problema de saúde pública, associado a efeitos nocivos na vida dos consumidores.
Bevaldo de Oliveira Guerra +2 more
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