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Contribution of the Baobab Value Chain to Equitable Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation in Ghana

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Non‐timber forest products (NTFPs) are central to income diversification and livelihood resilience in Sub‐Saharan Africa. However, the welfare implications of baobab commercialisation remain underexplored. This study addresses this gap by analysing the contribution of the baobab value chain to household income, poverty reduction, and income ...
Frederick Frimpong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

True world income distribution, 1988 and 1993: First calculation based on household surveys alo [PDF]

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The paper derives world income or expenditure distribution of individuals for two years 1988 and 1993. It is the first paper to calculate world distribution for individuals based entirely on household survey data from 91 countries, and adjusted for ...
Branko milanovic
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Dynamic Impact of Income Inequality on Environmental Quality in Malaysia: Insights for Climate Action Using a Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology Framework

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the dynamic influence of income inequality on environmental quality in Malaysia and offers evidence‐based recommendations for climate action and policy. Using annual data from 1990 to 2022, the analysis utilizes the Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology (STIRPAT) framework combined with ...
Masahina Sarabdeen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Climate Change Shapes Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance in the MENA Countries

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change, political stability, and sustainability are three central factors that interact and serve as key drivers of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. Accordingly, this paper aims to fill a vital research gap by examining the impacts of climate change, natural resource ...
Hicham Ayad   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inclusive Growth in Africa: Exploring Contingencies and Thresholds of Financial Development and the Digital Economy

open access: yesSustainable 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
wiley   +1 more source

Water, Sanitation and Health: The World Bank's Financing of Sustainable Development Goal 6

open access: yesSustainable 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
wiley   +1 more source

A Technology‐First Framework for SDG Implementation in Carbon‐Based Economies: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Only 17% of Sustainable Development Goal indicators are globally on track, yet the structural conditions explaining this failure remain inadequately theorised for fossil‐fuel‐dependent economies. This study develops and empirically tests a four‐layer loop framework of Technology, Well‐being, Social Equity, and Sustainability closing through ...
Sameh W. H. Al‐Muqdadi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Macro Vulnerabilities to the Clean Energy Transition: An Empirical Assessment

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The macro environment is one of the analytical levels of the multilevel transition perspective that has the potential to shape the clean energy transition. Following the Political, Economic, Social and Technological (PEST) framework, the present study analyzes the paths by which these four macro dimensions jointly shape wind, solar, and ...
Helena Dominguez‐Torres
wiley   +1 more source

Just Transition in Europe: A Regional Analysis of Environmental Inequality

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The European Green Deal and the just‐transition agenda promise that no person and no place will be left behind, yet the regional distribution of multi‐impact, emission‐based environmental burdens remains insufficiently understood across Europe.
Iñaki Sasia, Gorka Bueno, Iker Etxano
wiley   +1 more source

When Norms Meet Markets: Environmental Governance and Digital Fast‐Fashion Platforms in Brazil

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental governance increasingly relies on consumer‐based mechanisms that assume that sustainability awareness translates into purchasing behaviour. This article investigates whether such mechanisms remain effective when consumption is organised through transnational digital platforms in contexts characterised by socioeconomic inequality.
Giovana Santa Rosa Lana   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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