The role of forests and forest products in poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st century

To achieve universal energy access will attract huge capital investments. If sub-Saharan Africa is to realize anything close to the ambitious goals set for its energy access, then new actors, innovative funding mechanisms and sustainable technologies will have to be attracted. Finance is needed for activities such as rural electrification, clean cooking facilities, diesel motors and generators, other renewable energy technologies, oil and gas infrastructures, etc. Finance is also needed in research and development of suitable technologies and funding options as well as investment in the capacity to formulate and implement sound energy policies. This chapter examines the varied financing options for energy access in sub-Saharan Africa. It argues that with appropriate laws in place and effective mechanism for implementation, African countries can significantly engage private sector financing, international financial institutions and foreign donors. The role of the law here will be in creating an enabling environment for financing.

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Human Development Paradigm for South Asia

10.1093/oso/9780199474684.003.0028 ◽

2018 ◽

Keyword(s):

South Asia ◽

Human Development ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Health And Nutrition ◽

The People ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Development Paradigm

In the chapter, Haq gives a snapshot of the human progress of South Asia, comparing it with other regions. He was worried about the region beginning to lag behind all other regions, including Sub-Saharan Africa. He highlights the role of the two largest economies in the region, India and Pakistan, in financing the major investment in education, health and nutrition for the people. Haq advocates some fiscal and monetary reforms are suggested to invest in human development.

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Inclusive growth and environmental sustainability: the role of institutional quality in sub-Saharan Africa

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-021-13125-z ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Miriam Kamah ◽

Joshua Sunday Riti ◽

Peng Bin

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Institutional Quality ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Inclusive Growth ◽

Sub Saharan

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An increasing role of pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles funestus in malaria transmission in the Lake Zone, Tanzania

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-92741-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Nancy S. Matowo ◽

Jackline Martin ◽

Manisha A. Kulkarni ◽

Jacklin F. Mosha ◽

Eliud Lukole ◽

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Keyword(s):

Malaria Transmission ◽

Anopheles Funestus ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

North West ◽

Vector Population ◽

Lake Zone ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets ◽

Study District

AbstractAnopheles funestus is playing an increasing role in malaria transmission in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where An. gambiae s.s. has been effectively controlled by long-lasting insecticidal nets. We investigated vector population bionomics, insecticide resistance and malaria transmission dynamics in 86 study clusters in North-West Tanzania. An. funestus s.l. represented 94.5% (4740/5016) of all vectors and was responsible for the majority of malaria transmission (96.5%), with a sporozoite rate of 3.4% and average monthly entomological inoculation rate (EIR) of 4.57 per house. Micro-geographical heterogeneity in species composition, abundance and transmission was observed across the study district in relation to key ecological differences between northern and southern clusters, with significantly higher densities, proportions and EIR of An. funestus s.l. collected from the South. An. gambiae s.l. (5.5%) density, principally An. arabiensis (81.1%) and An. gambiae s.s. (18.9%), was much lower and closely correlated with seasonal rainfall. Both An. funestus s.l. and An. gambiae s.l. were similarly resistant to alpha-cypermethrin and permethrin. Overexpression of CYP9K1, CYP6P3, CYP6P4 and CYP6M2 and high L1014S-kdr mutation frequency were detected in An. gambiae s.s. populations. Study findings highlight the urgent need for novel vector control tools to tackle persistent malaria transmission in the Lake Region of Tanzania.

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