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On income inequality and CO2 emissions in Bangladesh 孟加拉国的收入不平等与二氧化碳排放

World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-02-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2025.100211

Syeed Khan , Leanora Brown , Anupam Das

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Impact of public climate change adaptation policies on women's employment and poverty in Burkina Faso

World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2025.100210

Boureima Sawadogo

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Why the impasse? The large dams debate and divergent perspectives

World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2025.100209

Lucy Goodman

{"title":"Why the impasse? The large dams debate and divergent perspectives","authors":"Lucy Goodman","doi":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100209","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100209","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Should we build more large dams? This has been the subject of articles, one multi-stakeholder world commission, government inquiries and protest movements. Nevertheless, unresolved disagreements have persisted for 50 years within the literature on this topic. More recently, the call for hydropower for climate change mitigation has concentrated attention. However, focusing on the energy transition has not resolved more fundamental questions within the contradictory narratives around large dams. I describe the current debate by investigating its subjectivities using Q methodology. In Q methodology, participants rank controversial notions from the debate, and the researcher uses these rankings' scores to retrieve generic opinion profiles. Twenty-seven participants ranked thirty-seven statements on large dams, the result is three opinion profiles (\"Dam Busters\", \"Dam Necessarists\" and \"It-Dependers\") and their points of contention. Divisive issues are the economic benefits, climate change and renewable energy, engineering solutions for impact mitigation, and cultural issues. The most profound division was between the ideology and politics of the Dam Busters and Dam Necessarists regarding the necessity of dams for mitigating climate change, and the economic benefits. Ideas and political values significantly shaped people's viewpoints, leading to a more intractable debate. I conclude by arguing against simplifying the debate into Not-In -My-BackYard (“NIMBY”) and There-Is-No-Alternative (“TINA”). Instead, I suggest the debate will move forward if we acknowledge that the divisions are subjective and ideological and if there is transparency around where disagreements lie. As an individual's ideology rarely changes, I propose that objective approaches will not resolve the debate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101285,"journal":{"name":"World Development Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100209"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143487834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Farmers’ preferences toward organic certification scheme: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in Northern Vietnam

World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-02-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2025.100203

Kene Boun My , Huy Nguyen-Quang , Phu Nguyen-Van , Thi Kim Cuong Pham , Anne Stenger , Tuyen Tiet , Nguyen To-The

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The impact of digital industries on carbon emission in China: Input-output and structural decomposition analysis

World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-02-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2025.100208

Yuke Li , Jing Wu , Xiaodong Pei , Qianting Zhu

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Does the adoption of pro-nutritional technologies spur farmers’ yields? Evidence from biofortified Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato crop in rural Malawi

World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-02-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2025.100202

Madalitso Chambukira , Abdi Khalil Edriss , Innocent Pangapanga-Phiri , Chrispin Kaphaika

{"title":"Does the adoption of pro-nutritional technologies spur farmers’ yields? Evidence from biofortified Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato crop in rural Malawi","authors":"Madalitso Chambukira , Abdi Khalil Edriss , Innocent Pangapanga-Phiri , Chrispin Kaphaika","doi":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100202","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100202","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Biofortified crops have been identified as a vital remedy for hunger and micronutrient deficiencies among rural agro-based populations in developing countries. Nevertheless, the adoption of these crops remains limited due to farmers’ lack of knowledge about their benefits. In Malawi, biofortified Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (BOFSP) is a prominent example. The study therefore surveyed 711 agricultural households and utilized a Conditional Mixed Process estimator to determine whether the Farmer-to-Farmer Extension (F2FE) approach could increase awareness and the uptake of BOFSP. Additionally, the study employed the Endogenous Switching Regression model to determine the impact of BOFSP adoption on farm yields. The study found that the F2FE approach was effective in raising awareness of BOFSP, and adoption was influenced by factors such as land size, access to clean planting vines, soil fertility, age of the household head, frequency of contact with government extension workers, access to agricultural information through mobile phones, group membership, awareness of the benefits of BOFSP, and farmers' perception of its nutritional benefits and improved yields. The findings also revealed an improvement in farmers' yields through the adoption of BOFSP cultivars. Therefore, stakeholders should collaborate in delivering agricultural extension services to promote the uptake of BOFSP, and farmers should be encouraged to adopt BOFSP to benefit from its positive impact on productivity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101285,"journal":{"name":"World Development Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100202"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143395442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Understanding the barriers and knowledge gaps to climate-smart agriculture and climate information services: A multi-stakeholder analysis of smallholder farmers’ uptake in Ghana

World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-02-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2025.100206

Philip Antwi-Agyei , Frank Baffour-Ata , Joseph Alhassan , Felix Kpenekuu , Andrew J. Dougill

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Narratives of climate adaptation and linkages to psychosocial and nutritional health in a Zimbabwean rural community

World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2025.100205

Sandra Bhatasara , Chijoke Nwosu , Lesley Macheka , Admire M. Nyamwanza

{"title":"Narratives of climate adaptation and linkages to psychosocial and nutritional health in a Zimbabwean rural community","authors":"Sandra Bhatasara , Chijoke Nwosu , Lesley Macheka , Admire M. Nyamwanza","doi":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100205","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100205","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the face of unprecedented climate change, adaptation has emerged as important for communities and nations to deal with the devastating effects of the phenomenon. It is inevitable that communities must adapt, although evidence in several regions, including Zimbabwe also point towards maladaptation. A plethora of studies have been developed to understand adaptation practices and processes, including the impacts of various adaptive strategies. However, this approach has been limited to particular fields such as livelihoods studies, with clear evidence in Zimbabwe that heath issues vis-à-vis adaptation outcomes have not been taken into consideration at policy, development and research levels. Our study is therefore breaking new research frontiers by exploring the nexus between adaptation strategies and psychosocial and nutritional health outcomes. As an important learning research process into a field where virtually no literature exists in the country, the results are both complex and intriguing. This qualitative study shows positive nutrition benefits such as improved dietary diversity and boost in self –esteem and, improved stress level over food availability as psychosocial health benefits.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101285,"journal":{"name":"World Development Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Welfare effects and gender dimensions of adoption of climate smart agriculture practices: Evidence from Kenyan small-scale farmers

World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2025.100204

Boscow Okumu , Maren Radeny , Laura Cramer

{"title":"Welfare effects and gender dimensions of adoption of climate smart agriculture practices: Evidence from Kenyan small-scale farmers","authors":"Boscow Okumu , Maren Radeny , Laura Cramer","doi":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100204","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100204","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Agricultural production in Kenya is predominantly rain-fed and highly vulnerable to climate variability and change. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is thus being promoted with the aim of increasing agricultural productivity, adapting to the changing climate, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Despite increased adoption of CSA practices by smallholder farmers, the heterogenous welfare effects are hardly understood as the results have been mixed. Moreover, despite the labour burden of rural women in agricultural production exceeding that of men– especially in Kenya–the drivers of adoption of CSA practices and the gender differential impact are barely understood. This study addresses these gaps by employing the probit model and the endogenous switching regression model to determine the drivers of adoption of CSA practices and the average and heterogenous welfare impact of adoption, including the gender differentiated impacts, using data from 1,809 smallholder farmers from diverse agroecological zones across 22 counties in Kenya. The results revealed that access to agricultural information, input subsidies, loans and credit and being a female headed household increases likelihood of adoption of CSA practices. Employment, access to off-farm income, higher household size and membership in local organizations reduces the likelihood of adoption of CSA practices. Further, the study revealed that adoption of CSA practices improves household welfare as measured by per capita monthly expenditure and savings, but the impact is significantly higher among female headed households compared to male headed households that adopted CSA practices. The study also found that non-adopters of CSA practices would be better off adopting CSA practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101285,"journal":{"name":"World Development Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143133220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Interplay of financial inclusion and economic growth in emerging economies

World Development Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.wds.2025.100201

Shreya Pal , Shravni Vankila , Melvin Norbert Fernandes

{"title":"Interplay of financial inclusion and economic growth in emerging economies","authors":"Shreya Pal , Shravni Vankila , Melvin Norbert Fernandes","doi":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100201","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wds.2025.100201","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study delves into the complex link between financial inclusion—both traditional and digital—and economic growth across emerging economies from 1990 to 2022, using Dynamic Simulated ARDL and Driscoll-Kraay Standard Error techniques. Key findings highlight that traditional financial inclusion correlates positively with economic growth, whereas digital financial inclusion presents obstacles. Additionally, fiscal, monetary, and trade policies play vital roles: fiscal policies in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico focus on infrastructure, social programs, and tax reforms, respectively, to spur growth. Monetary policies include Brazil's inflation targeting, Turkey's interest rate adjustments, and India's MUDRA scheme, which promotes entrepreneurship. Trade policies, such as Chile's Free Trade Agreements and Mexico's participation in NAFTA, improve market access and economic resilience, while Egypt and Saudi Arabia focus on foreign direct investment and economic diversification.</div><div>The study emphasizes coordinated policy efforts for sustained growth, advocating for financial inclusion supported by robust regulations and government investments in critical areas like infrastructure and healthcare. Central banks contribute by maintaining price stability and credit access, while strategic trade agreements and export diversification enhance economic resilience. The focus of the study on emerging economies and macro-level insights calls for further research at the micro-level to refine these results. By maintaining policy coherence and regular evaluations, these strategies aim to foster inclusive, long-term economic growth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101285,"journal":{"name":"World Development Sustainability","volume":"6 ","pages":"Article 100201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143233834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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