The environmental impact of international trade in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring the role of policy and institutions for environmental sustainability

Q1 Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Research in Globalization Pub Date : 2024-08-07 DOI:10.1016/j.resglo.2024.100240

Desmond Mbe-Nyire Mpuure , Emmanuel Duodu , Adamu Braimah Abille , Eric Atanga Ayamga

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Abstract

Considering the potential role of environmental institutions in abating environmental pollution, this study deviates from previous studies by assessing how policy and institutions for environmental sustainability (PIES) mitigate the adverse effects of aggregate and disaggregated trade on the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using Driscoll and Kraay method, generalized method of moments, and Dumitrescu and Hurlin causality test on data from 2005 to 2020 for 24 SSA countries, the results show that the adverse effects of overall and disaggregated trade on environmental degradation significantly reduces in the presence of PIES. The causal analysis revealed a bidirectional relationship between total trade, exports, imports, and environmental degradation. The study concludes that international trade cannot guarantee environmental sustainability in light of the 2030 SDGs without effective PIES. Therefore, the study calls for the strengthening of PIES to ensure environmental sustainability even as SSA countries move to deepen intra and inter-continental trade within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AFCFTA).

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撒哈拉以南非洲国际贸易的环境影响：探索政策和机构对环境可持续性的作用

考虑到环境机构在减轻环境污染方面的潜在作用，本研究与以往的研究不同，评估了促进环境可持续性的政策和机构（PIES）如何减轻总体和分类贸易对撒哈拉以南非洲（SSA）环境的不利影响。使用 Driscoll 和 Kraay 方法、广义矩法以及 Dumitrescu 和 Hurlin 因果检验法对 24 个撒哈拉以南非洲国家 2005 年至 2020 年的数据进行检验，结果表明，在存在政策和体制创新的情况下，总体和分类贸易对环境退化的不利影响显著降低。因果分析表明，贸易总额、出口、进口和环境退化之间存在双向关系。研究得出结论，如果没有有效的生产者和消费者保护措施，国际贸易就无法保证 2030 年可持续发展目标的环境可持续性。因此，该研究呼吁，即使撒南非洲国家在非洲大陆自由贸易区协定（AFCFTA）的背景下深化洲内和洲际贸易，也应加强 PIES 以确保环境的可持续性。

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