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This paper develops a scenario-based model to identify and provide an array of electricity demand in Africa, and to … derive them from the African power system of development. A system-based approach is performed by applying the scenario …
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northern Africa are presented. The probabilistic projections are obtained through a technique that combines projections of the …
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To continue its economic growth and create new and better livelihoods, Africa must transform the productive side of its …, but also new risks as Africa's integration with the global economy evolves. Climate change is impacting productive sectors … within which official development assistance must operate and evolve if it is to remain useful. …
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The paper reviews the dynamics of the financing baseed its analysis on the rich dataset of AidData ranging over 1993-2010, with around 9,077 observations on projects funded in Senegal by various multilateral as well as bilateral donors. The study started in the same year as the establishment of...
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domestic energy resources, improve system reliability, and contribute to overall economic development. Hydropower is expected … to play a significant role in many regional power pools in Africa. Feasible power transmission highways from Grand Inga … expected to cause major variations in Africa's hydrological resources and it is not known how these changes may impact the …
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This study develops a scenario-based model to assess the current and future trends in energy demand in Africa and … main policy implications can be derived from the results of this study. First, it is essential for Africa to promote energy … displace fossil fuel usage and to support sustainable economic development. …
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The African continent is facing the potential of a US$183.6 billion liability to repair and maintain roads damaged from temperature and precipitation changes related to climate change through 2100. As detailed, the central part of the continent faces the greatest impact from climate change with...
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Large hydropower dams are at the centre of a debate weighing the value and costs of renewable energy against the risks of climate change. The debate is especially relevant on the African continent, which offers vast hydropower potential, but which is exposed to possible climatic changes. This...
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both contribute substantially, and often are very vulnerable, to the impacts of GEC. This applies strongly in Africa, one …
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-Saharan Africa. Using data on two climate variables, temperature and precipitation, and employing panel cointegration techniques, we … significantly reduces economic performance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, we show that the relationship between real gross …
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