A quantitative understanding of the state and determinants of water-energy-food security in Africa

To date, there are limited quantitative inter-comparisons and assessments of water-energy-food (WEF) resources availability in Africa, while existing studies do not reveal disparities in WEF security among different sub-regions thus failing to offer lessons for coordinated efforts. This study provid...

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Published in:Environmental science & policy 2023-02, Vol.140, p.250-260
Main Authors: Nkiaka, Elias, Bryant, Robert G., Manda, Simon, Okumah, Murat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Composite indicators
GDP per capita
Governance
Official development assistance
Sustainable Development Goals
WEF resources assessment
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Summary:To date, there are limited quantitative inter-comparisons and assessments of water-energy-food (WEF) resources availability in Africa, while existing studies do not reveal disparities in WEF security among different sub-regions thus failing to offer lessons for coordinated efforts. This study provides a quantitative evaluation of WEF resources across Africa. In so doing, it develops a composite indicator to assess the state of WEF security and explores the socioeconomic determinants of WEF security in Africa. Results show that, Africa is endowed with enormous resources, however, there are substantial disparities among countries and sub-regions. The water-energy-food security index (WEFSI) scores show that eight countries (15 %) obtained high WEFSI scores (>0.61), 31 countries (57 %) obtained moderate scores in the range 0.41 – 0.60 while the other countries (28 %) obtained low scores (
ISSN:1462-9011
1873-6416
DOI:10.1016/j.envsci.2022.12.015