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Greater Cairo, the largest megacity of the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, is currently suffering from major aerosol pollution, posing a significant threat to public health. However, the main sources of pollution remain insufficiently characterized due to limited atmospheric observations. To bridge this knowledge gap, we conducted a continuous 2-month field study during the winter of 2019–2020 at an urban background site, documenting for the first time the chemical and physical...

Delivering sustainable and inclusive low-carbon transport is a critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Yet transport infrastructure is vulnerable to the effects of climate change in low-income countries in Africa. This paper explores the status of inclusive mobility and climate-resilient transportation in Africa, focusing on the perceptions and importance amongst key stakeholders, their incorporation into existing...

We look at two perspectives detailing the differences in open surgical training opportunities in the UK and South Africa.

Flood crises are the consequence of climate change and global warming, which lead to an increase in the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall. Floods are, and remain, natural disasters that result in huge loss of lives and material damage. Flood risks threaten all countries of the globe in general. The Far-North region of Cameroon has suffered of flood crises on several occasions, resulting in significant loss of human lives, infrastructural and socio-economic damage, with the...

Climate change coupled with inappropriate land use management is a serious environmental challenge in the highland part of Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to investigate hydro-sediment responses to management options under current and future climate change scenarios in Maybar watershed, Northern Ethiopia. We employed soil and water assessment tool (ArcSWAT 2012.10_7.24) for hydrologic modeling and CORDEX-climate data under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 emission scenarios for climate projections....

Climate change directly affects crop yields, which would cause more future food security crises. Ensemble global climate models (GCMs) combined with crop growth models are an effective method to project such impacts. In the current study, five criteria were used to pick out ten GCMs. Three types of efficiency criteria, namely root-mean-squared error (RMSE), Pearson’s correlation coefficient (R), Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency coefficient (NSE), and bias (BISA) between predicted and observed...

It is widely agreed that in the coming decade the Earth's climate will undergo significant changes, which will considerably affect the ecosystems and populations in various ways. In this study, the climate change impact on the suitability of the recommended sustainable locations for siting solar PV facilities in Cameroon is assessed based on the downscaled climate projections and the geographic information system integrated with a multi-criteria decision-making technique. Spatial tools are...

<h2>Abstract</h2> Understanding the spatiotemporal patterns of drought is crucial for planning, disaster preparedness, vulnerability assessment, impact evaluation, and policy formulation to mitigate drought-induced effects. The purpose of this study was to assess rainfall trends and spatiotemporal patterns of meteorological drought using geospatial techniques in Menna watershed. The Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS) rainfall, and station-based observed...

The sensitivity of Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the level of a region’s vulnerability to climate risks somewhat substantiates the argument that return potentials fundamentally determine FDI location decisions. This makes climate change vulnerability a great challenge to sustainable economic development efforts across the globe, particularly in developing regions. Hence, panel data of 35 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries between 2006 and 2020 were employed to examine the...

Drought is an extreme weather event, affecting the ecological conditions of vegetation and agricultural productivity, poses challenges for millions of people in Africa, and its long-term prediction is definitely important. Accurate drought forecasting is a challenging subject due to its dependence on different climatic variables, and its spatio-temporal, nonstationary and non-linear characteristics. In particular, Deep Learning technologies have achieved excellent results in long-term time...

In times of ecological crises, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church-forests are, as many suggest, sacred spaces of resilience and restoration. The need for community forest management and sustainable use of natural resources is said to be based on an ‘eco-theology of Edenic forests’ so, we ask, What can be said about conceptually defined entanglements between the theological perspective on so-called forest-churches and the ecologically oriented perspective that applies to so-called...

Abstract This study was conducted to determine the perceptual learning style preferences (PLSP) that the graduating TEFL students followed while learning the English language in the 2022–2023 academic year. People have diversified ways of perceptions, stages of motivation, and attitudes toward learning. They are different from each other in their preferences for acquiring knowledge consistently. The study was aimed to know the kinds and the strategies of PLSP students in the English language...

Reviewed by: Students of the World: Global 1968 and Decolonization in the Congo by Pedro Monaville Emily Hardick BOOK REVIEW of Monaville, Pedro. 2022. Students of the World: Global 1968 and Decolonization in the Congo. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. 368 pp. $107.95 (cloth), $29.95 (paper). Pedro Monaville's meticulous new book, Students of the World: Global 1968 and Decolonization in the Congo, follows the ever-widening scope of student activists' global imaginations as they navigated...

<h2>Abstract</h2> The issue of culture is becoming ever more interesting, especially when interconnected with other business factors like finance. Although intriguing, the relationship between culture and finance has long been neglected. Unlike existing research, this article aims at assessing the impact of culture on financial inclusion and financial literacy among Cameroonian small business managers. In this quantitative investigation, the indices are built using Principal Component...

Jane Hindley reviews African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation by Walter Leal Filho, Nicholas Oguge, Desalegn Ayal, Lydia Adeleke and Izael da Silva (Eds.)

Entrepreneurial intentions are fundamental in the entrepreneurial process, yet their transformation into actual behavior isn't guaranteed, as supported by existing evidence. While research concerning the intention-behavior dynamic in entrepreneurship is limited, findings from other fields consistently highlight a robust intention-behavior correlation. Our study aims to construct a model that dissects how contextual factors, operating at various levels, influence the shift from...