NIGERIACLIMATE changeRICEAGRICULTURAL policyTREND analysisNATIONAL securityThe Nigerian economy largely depends on agriculture which is vulnerable to unfavorable climatic conditions. Consequently, rice is a very important staple crop, widely cultivated and consumed by millions of people in...
In efforts of effective epidemic control and gradual reopening of the economy, China became the first country to avert the recession. It is significant to take China as a reference case to analyze the causal relationship between COVID-19 and economic disruption, and COVID-19 and post-pandemic ...
economy-wide, to the climate transition, per Article 2.1(c) of the Paris Agreement. Despite efforts by the United Nations to create universal categories that promote transparency and accountability, there is still no consensus on what counts as climate finance, and these ambiguities make it harder...
Therefore, the sustainable energy portfolio for the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area relies heavily on hydropower and PV-solar technologies for electrical power production because hydropower & solar energy are abundant in the GKMA, and their presence in the energy mix promotes SDG7. There is ...
In 2019, Nigeria's production accounted for about 7% of globally traded LNG and ranks the country among the world's top five LNG producers behind Qatar, Australia, Malaysia and the United States. In the other oil production countries (Congo, 34 ENERGY AND THE ECONOMY IN SUB-SAHARAN ...
The hypothesis further emphasizes that government policies aimed at expanding or restricting energy consumption also have no effects on economic growth. There may be exceptions to this hypothesis, however. For instance, for an economy like Nigeria that depends on both local and international energy ...
The purpose of this paper is to examine whether agricultural supply chains (ASC) can be simultaneously sustainable and resilient to ecological disruptions,
The formation of world-class megalopolises has been a goal of urban development agencies around the world owing to their economic advantages. On their bids of becoming a world-class megalopolis, water availability is a factor that requires consideration. China has set an ambitious goal of developin...
Despite pervasive evidence of more educated women having lower fertility, it remains unclear whether education reduces women’s fertility. This study
and community investments. We contribute indirectly to the economy in many ways, but the benefits of the technology we provide deliver our greatest indirect impact. Our own research has found that 5G-enabled industries have the potential to add USD 8 trillion to global GDP by 2030...