Examining the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus through an SDG lens for the big 5 African countries

dc.contributor.authorMolefe, Tshegofatso
dc.contributor.authorInglesi-Lotz, Roula
dc.contributor.emailroula.inglesi-lotz@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-29T10:42:21Z
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.description.abstractThe misallocation and scarcity of food, energy and water resources have been a challenge for African countries, mainly as they try to achieve long-term future sustainable development. This study explores the dynamic relationship between water, energy, food and economic conditions in Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Since the water-energy-food nexus underpins the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 6, 7 and 2), respectively the study uses SDG indicators to proxy food, energy and water. To do so, the study employs a Generalised Methods of Moments panel data technique for the period from 2000 to 2015. For the whole group of countries, a sub-nexus was concluded from Food to Water, Water to Food and Water to Energy for Ethiopia was confirmed, Energy to Water for Kenya and Water to Food for Angola. This study explains these important interlinkages appreciating the growing demand for the three resources as population in the continent keeps growing. The findings indicate synergies between the three sustainability demonstrations for the five countries that have important policy implications for the continent’s current and future developmental conditions.en_US
dc.description.departmentEconomicsen_US
dc.description.embargo2023-09-02
dc.description.librarianhj2023en_US
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/journal/10668en_US
dc.identifier.citationMolefe, T., Inglesi-Lotz, R. Examining the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus through an SDG lens for the big 5 African countries. Environment, Development and Sustainability 25, 14083–14100 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02650-7.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1387-585X (print)
dc.identifier.issn1573-2975 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s10668-022-02650-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/90258
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rights© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2022. The original publication is available at : https://www.springer.com/journal/10668.en_US
dc.subjectSustainable development goals (SDGs)en_US
dc.subjectAfrican countriesen_US
dc.subjectEnergy–water–food nexusen_US
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten_US
dc.subjectSDG-06: Clean water and sanitationen_US
dc.subjectSDG-07: Affordable and clean energyen_US
dc.subjectSDG-02: Zero hungeren_US
dc.titleExamining the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus through an SDG lens for the big 5 African countriesen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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