Reflections on the Green Growth Index for developing countries: a focus of selected African countries

This article presents a pilot and baseline African Green Growth Index (AGGI). The work is premised on the importance of Africa implementing green growth strategies. Baseline indicators allow countries to monitor progress towards green growth transition. The AGGI incorporates 48 indicators applied to...

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Autores principales: Kararach, G., Nhamo, G., Mubila, M., Nhamo, S., Nhemachena, Charles, Babu, Suresh Chandra
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92358
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author Kararach, G.
Nhamo, G.
Mubila, M.
Nhamo, S.
Nhemachena, Charles
Babu, Suresh Chandra
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Kararach, G.
Mubila, M.
Nhamo, G.
Nhamo, S.
Nhemachena, Charles
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description This article presents a pilot and baseline African Green Growth Index (AGGI). The work is premised on the importance of Africa implementing green growth strategies. Baseline indicators allow countries to monitor progress towards green growth transition. The AGGI incorporates 48 indicators applied to 22 countries that had the requisite data. What emerges is that 18 out of the 22 African countries sampled scored 50 percentage points and above. The countries scoring below this threshold were: Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria and South Africa. The top five countries on the AGGI (as ranked from 1-5) were: Namibia, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania and Togo. The authors recommend that for wider acceptance across the continent, the AGGI should work towards incorporating all 54 nations.
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spelling CGSpace923582025-03-13T17:52:59Z Reflections on the Green Growth Index for developing countries: a focus of selected African countries Kararach, G. Nhamo, G. Mubila, M. Nhamo, S. Nhemachena, Charles Babu, Suresh Chandra developing countries economic aspects poverty socioeconomic environment resource management environmental management gender governance This article presents a pilot and baseline African Green Growth Index (AGGI). The work is premised on the importance of Africa implementing green growth strategies. Baseline indicators allow countries to monitor progress towards green growth transition. The AGGI incorporates 48 indicators applied to 22 countries that had the requisite data. What emerges is that 18 out of the 22 African countries sampled scored 50 percentage points and above. The countries scoring below this threshold were: Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria and South Africa. The top five countries on the AGGI (as ranked from 1-5) were: Namibia, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania and Togo. The authors recommend that for wider acceptance across the continent, the AGGI should work towards incorporating all 54 nations. 2018-03 2018-04-25T05:23:41Z 2018-04-25T05:23:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92358 en Open Access Wiley Kararach, G.; Nhamo, G.; Mubila, M.; Nhamo, S.; Nhemachena, Charles; Babu, S. 2018. Reflections on the Green Growth Index for developing countries: a focus of selected African countries. Development Policy Review, 36(S1):O432-O454. doi: 10.1111/dpr.12265
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economic aspects
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socioeconomic environment
resource management
environmental management
gender
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Kararach, G.
Nhamo, G.
Mubila, M.
Nhamo, S.
Nhemachena, Charles
Babu, Suresh Chandra
Reflections on the Green Growth Index for developing countries: a focus of selected African countries
title Reflections on the Green Growth Index for developing countries: a focus of selected African countries
title_full Reflections on the Green Growth Index for developing countries: a focus of selected African countries
title_fullStr Reflections on the Green Growth Index for developing countries: a focus of selected African countries
title_full_unstemmed Reflections on the Green Growth Index for developing countries: a focus of selected African countries
title_short Reflections on the Green Growth Index for developing countries: a focus of selected African countries
title_sort reflections on the green growth index for developing countries a focus of selected african countries
topic developing countries
economic aspects
poverty
socioeconomic environment
resource management
environmental management
gender
governance
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92358
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