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Assessing socioeconomic dynamics in Windhoek informal settlements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Communications
This study conducted an analysis of household income levels in relation to various sociodemographic factors over three distinct periods: pre-COVID-19, during COVID-19, and post-COVID-19. It investigates several determinants of household income categories,
C N Jona   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolation and Identification of Culturable Fungal Species Associated with Disease in Vachellia tortilis in Namibia

open access: yesJournal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2017
Vachellia tortilis is a tree belonging to the family Fabaceae that inhabits high temperature and dry environments of the world. It is ecologically and economically significant amongst others of the genera Vachellia and Senegalia.
B. McBenedict   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

ACP-EU Water Facility: Partnerships initiative [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This report evaluates the expected impact of the ACP-EU Water Partnerships programme, and compares it with other international programmes of not-for-profit partnerships for capacity development in the water and sanitation sector.
Hall, David, Lobina, Emanuele
core  

Anti‐Globalization Dynamics and Africa's Structural Transformation: Identifying Avoidable Environmental Degradation Thresholds

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study pursues a dual objective. First, it investigates the unconditional impact of anti‐globalization on structural transformation in Africa. Second, it explores how environmental degradation interacts with anti‐globalization to influence structural transformation. The analysis focuses on 52 African countries over the period 2005–2023. To
Simplice A. Asongu, Ekene ThankGod Emeka
wiley   +1 more source

The efficient market hypothesis: Evidence from ten African stock markets [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper investigates the weak-form efficiency of ten African stock markets using the runs test methodology for serial dependency. Returns are calculated using the adjusted trade-to-trade approach.
Biekpe, Nicholas, Mlambo, Chipo
core   +1 more source

No. 14: The State of Food Insecurity in Windhoek, Namibia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
AFSUN recently conducted a survey of poor urban households in eleven major cities in Southern Africa to better understand the seriousness of the urban food insecurity situation.
Nickanor, Ndeyapo   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Women's Empowerment, Governance, and the Economics of Clean Cooking Transitions in Africa

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past few decades, the global economy, particularly in developing nations, has persistently grappled with rising dependence on conventional energy resources, thus rendering the realization of Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 7 (SDGs 5 and 7) an elusive aspiration for the international community.
Stephen Kelechi Dimnwobi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring progress towards global poverty goals: Challenges and lessons from southern Africa [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper draws on the work in Lesotho and Namibia of tracking progress towards cutting poverty in half by 2015, which is the key poverty target of the Millennium Development Goals. The paper serves at least two purposes.
Levine, Sebastian
core   +1 more source

Green Finance, Energy Transition and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa: A Dynamic Analysis of African Countries

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluates the dynamic relationship between Green Finance (proxied by green Official Development Assistance) and the expansion of Renewable Energies on biodiversity conservation across 48 African countries over the period 2000–2017.
Mounkaila Gourouza Nana Hadiza   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Key barriers to GIS adoption for safety management in the Zimbabwean construction industry

open access: yesActa Structilia
Following years of hyperinflation, Zimbabwe’s construction industry has grown rapidly since 2017, often without adequate safety measures, resulting in increased injuries and fatalities.
Rangarirai Muvungani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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