Abstract
Cities are very important for the world economy as more than half of the people live in urban areas, 55% as a global average. A sustainable economy means having greener and cleaner cities in which to reduce or eliminate social inequities and negative effects on the environment to become more economically efficient. Urbanisation is the most profound transformation that the African continent will undergo in the 21st century. African cities are the most rapidly urbanizing in the world, making them the youngest and fastest-changing areas globally. This transformation is expected to have a significant impact on Africa’s economic, social, and political landscape in the coming decades. Urbanization, therefore, presents immense opportunities to accelerate progress towards the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the New Urban Agenda, and Agenda 2063. This paper examines strategies to enhance climate resilience in African cities by utilizing the water-energy-food nexus and transitioning to a green economy. African cities face challenges such as water scarcity, energy insecurity, and food insecurity. The study uses various models, including Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for constructing a food security index and dynamic panel modeling within a generalized method of moments (GMM) framework. Results highlight that optimizing resource use, promoting renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture can improve resilience and foster economic growth. The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) suggests that environmental degradation initially rises with economic growth but later declines as sustainable practices are adopted.
Presenters
Adama KaneStudent, PhD in Climate Change Economics, West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Senegal
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Climate,Resilience, Africa,Cities, Water,Energy,Food,Nexus, Green, Economy,Transition
