Nkiaka, E. orcid.org/0000-0001-7362-9430, Okpara, U.T. and Okumah, M. (2021) Food-energy-water security in sub-Saharan Africa : quantitative and spatial assessments using an indicator-based approach. Environmental Development, 40. 100655. ISSN 2211-4645
Abstract
The challenge of achieving food, energy and water (FEW) security is greatest in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where millions of people lack access to electricity, reliable drinking water and one in four people are undernourished. To develop targeted policies, it is necessary to identify at-risk countries and the spatial patterns of FEW insecurity in the region. However, country and sub-regional level assessments of FEW security have received scant attention. In this study, we carried out quantitative and spatial assessments of FEW security in SSA using the Pardee Rand FEW Index. Results show that 41 countries in SSA are FEW insecure, with Burundi being the most affected country while the West African sub-region seems to have many FEW insecure countries. Spatial analysis of FEW security reveals the presence of spatial patterns in the distribution of FEW insecurity in SSA suggesting that a sub-regional approach may be used to tackle this challenge. However, literature review shows that this has to be approached with caution given that different contextual factors such as socio-economic and governance conditions may influence FEW security within countries. Our analyses imply that any policy response designed to enhance FEW security needs to address both socio-economic, governance and other contextual factors within countries.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Elsevier B.V. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Environmental Development. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Food security; Energy security; Water security; FEW security Nexus; Quantitative and spatial analysis; Sustainable development goals |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number The Leverhulme Trust ECF-2020-097 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2021 09:12 |
Last Modified: | 08 Aug 2022 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.envdev.2021.100655 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:176885 |
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