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Abstract Earlier research largely ignored the effects of climate change on the growth of agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) in Africa. This study shows how climate inputs impact TFP growth in addition to other productivity growth indicators and metrics, as well as how they can impact overall input efficiency as productivity drivers. We use a panel of 42 African nations from 1999 to 2019 and a nonparametric data envelopment analysis-Malmquist technique. The non-parametric analysis...

It is increasingly recognized that economic growth alone is not enough to guarantee the well-being of all.This is why the current debates on sustainable development are highlighting the need to promote inclusive growth in the world's countries in general, and in developing countries in particular.And one way to achieve inclusive growth would be an improved business environment through better business regulations.This paper aims to analyze the relationship between business environment and...

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic coalesced into increased mental health problems, particularly anxiety, stress, and depression for university students. Students from the emergency medical care (EMC) department encountered these difficulties, more intensely, particularly those in WIL or clinical placements, as they worked at the interface of illness, trauma, and grief during the pandemic. While empirical research has burgeoned in relation to healthcare practitioners within this context,...

In the western Mediterranean, following the intervening continent-continent collision, the subduction of the Tethyan ocean has progressively come to an end or almost in large sectors. Compressional deformation connected with the ongoing Africa–Eurasia convergence has therefore progressively resumed mostly along the southern passive margins of the Mediterranean back-arc basins. The aim of this paper is to trace this nascent boundary and constrain its kinematics through geodetic and...

International instruments, for instance, the International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRights and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ RightsRights, seek to protect and promote citizens’ electoral participation. The purpose of this research was to foreground electoral participation as a fundamental right for women with disabilities in Zimbabwe. The study sought to examine the level of electoral participation for women with disabilities in Zimbabwe, to determine the challenges...

Background: NMU of prescription drugs among adolescents and young adults is increasing problem worldwide.Very few studies have been conducted in this sub-group in Benin.This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and pattern of NMU of psychotropic drugs (anxiolytics, hypnotics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, and mood regulators), factors associated with their use among secondary school students in Parakou and identify abuse cases and dependence.Methods: This cross-sectional study was...

Abstract This chapter investigates responses to the COVID-19 pandemic by analysing academic practices from the perspectives of both the system (regulatory body) and the institutions (adaptations of different institutional categories), hence focusing on the interplay between the macro- and meso-level elements in the context of higher education (HE) in Uganda. Given the complexity of COVID-19 as an external shock, and its related effects, different higher education institutions (HEIs) are...

Much of the recent published research on the future contribution of the South African university system to the development of a more just society offers an evaluative framework that contains two principal assertions: firstly, South African under-graduate university students must receive state subsidies from taxpayers; and, secondly, austerity, marketisation, credentialisation, commodification, and related neoliberal conceptions of education and society have hindered efforts to achieve a more...

Increased attention to vocational education in both law firms and in law schools in South Africa can improve the skills base in the legal services sector by upskilling junior attorneys. The location for this series of interventions should be in law practice and in law schools. We situate our discussion in the global literature of corporate lawyering, including some studies on legal services in Brazil. This contribution sketches the corporate lawyering vocational education which South African...

Increased attention to vocational education in both law firms and in law schools in South Africa can improve the skills base in the legal services sector by upskilling junior attorneys. The location for this series of interventions should be in law practice and in law schools. We situate our discussion in the global literature of corporate lawyering, including some studies on legal services in Brazil. This contribution sketches the corporate lawyering vocational education which South African...

African countries face a dual challenge of building broad-based prosperity for their citizens amidst the threat of climate change. The research has typically considered them separately. This paper reviews the state of the knowledge on energy transition modeling and projections in Africa, with special attention to the development imperatives and the commitment to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions. We analyzed 156 peer reviewed research papers that cover part or the whole of Africa,...

The adoption of climate change adaptation strategies by smallholder farmers in dryland agricultural systems can enhance food security and resilience, especially for resource-limited farmers. However, there is a dearth of research on climate change adaptation technologies and information tailored to smallholder farmers in Ethiopia's eastern hararghe zone. This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing smallholder farmers' perceptions of climate change adaptation options in the Dire...

Partial coverage of the traditional grid is one of the factors that contribute to the low electrical energy access levels in developing countries. This often results in long distances between the grid and unconnected communities. Microgrids, due to their distributed energy resources, have the potential to increase energy access levels. However, there is limited access to microgrids-related knowledge. The knowledge is essential for the effective and efficient use of energy, operation, and...

Global climate has changed since 1850 due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gasses that have resulted in widespread impacts on human and natural systems, including indigenous knowledge systems. Yet indigenous knowledge on climate change and disaster risk discourses has been largely excluded as governments prefer to embrace western-centric world view of risk and hazards. In addition, there has been a very limited research on incorporating community/indigenous perspectives on climate...

Climate-related disasters have been on the rise in Africa. Amidst changing climate, when a climate-related disaster strikes, media, scientists, practitioners and policy makers alike are quick to attribute such an event to climate change, even in absence of scientific evidence. Yet, in an increasingly urbanized world, it becomes extremely difficult to delineate development-induced vulnerability and influence of climate change. Furthermore, making political statement and decision without...