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Sierra Leone's infrastructure : a continental perspective [PDF]
Infrastructure development in Sierra Leone contributed about half a percentage point to the economy's per capita growth rate in 2003-07. But if Sierra Leone could upgrade its infrastructure to the level of the best performer in Africa, per capita growth ...
Foster, Vivien, Pushak, Nataliya
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Climate Vulnerability and Renewable Energy Consumption: The Moderating Role of Financial Development
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the nexus between climate vulnerability (CVUL) and renewable energy consumption (RECO) and tests the moderating effect of financial development (FD) on this relationship. The analysis is, particularly, relevant for the 162 panel countries observed between 1995 and 2022, which face diverse climate risks and exhibit ...
Sorin Gabriel Anton
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Sustainable development and mining in Sierra Leone
, 2005 PhDThe conflicts between pursuing mining activities to foster economic development and protecting the environment in which such activities take place is a recurring dilemma for mineral reliant countries like Sierra Leone.
Schwartz, Priscilla
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Frontiers in Tropical DiseasesIntroductionThe Parties Self-Assessment Annual Reporting (SPAR) and Joint External Evaluations (JEE) enable countries to assess their capabilities in handling public health threats and addressing gaps through the National Action Plan for Health Security (
Bobson Derrick Fofanah +17 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Education is a cornerstone of sustainable development, yet large disparities in access persist across and within countries—particularly in Africa, where millions remain underserved. Among several factors influencing educational participation, physical accessibility to schools (in terms of travel time) is not comprehensively understood ...
Diana Jaramillo‐Araujo, Jim W. Hall
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The liberal peace and post-conflict peacebuilding in Africa : Sierra Leone
, 2012 This thesis critiques liberal peacebuilding in Africa, with a particular focus on Sierra Leone. In particular, it examines the interface between the liberal peace and the “local”, the forms of agency that various local actors are expressing in response ...
Tom, Patrick
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 1-26., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Richard E. Ernst +8 more
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Carbon VIX, Climate Risk and Financial Stability New Evidence From Developing Countries
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the effects of the carbon VIX and climate risk on financial stability through the banking Z‐score in developing economies. Using the Dynamic Panel Threshold Model of 106 developing countries from 2012 to 2022, the results reveal that both carbon VIX and climate risk exert a significant negative influence on banking ...
Alanoud Al‐Maadid +3 more
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The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on The Economy of Sierra Leone [PDF]
GLOBAL CRISIS AND POVERTY PREVENTION Most recent statistics indicate that the global financial crisis will cause a fall in export earnings in Sierra Leone of approximately fifteen percent in 2009 compared to 2008.
John Weeks
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