The battle to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Two: The role of environmental sustainability and government institutions.
The current period marked by addressing environmental sustainability challenges and the instability of government institutions has heightened the issue of food security, especially in developing countries as they work towards achieving Zero Hunger as highlighted in the Sustainable Development Goals....
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| author | Justice Gyimah Benjamin M Saalidong Louis K M Nibonmua |
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| description | The current period marked by addressing environmental sustainability challenges and the instability of government institutions has heightened the issue of food security, especially in developing countries as they work towards achieving Zero Hunger as highlighted in the Sustainable Development Goals. To assess the effect of environmental sustainability and government institutions on food security in West Africa with data from 1990 to 2021, two models have been deployed. The Generalized Method of Moments was deployed as the main model and while Two-Stage Least Squares was used as the robustness check. The findings of the study reveal that carbon emissions which represent environmental sustainability has no direct significant effect on food security, while government institutions has negative effect on food security. The study also reveals that income and urbanization promote food security, while renewable energy and population growth reduce food security. The findings of the study could be a reflection of the current political instability and attitude towards tackling carbon emissions mitigation in the region. Government institutions are encouraged to exercise authority without fear to implement policies that would encourage food security and restrict the use of high-emission technologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f9968dcc88f4fa8bdbeedeffc850d462023-09-21T05:32:28ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01189e029131010.1371/journal.pone.0291310The battle to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Two: The role of environmental sustainability and government institutions.Justice GyimahBenjamin M SaalidongLouis K M NibonmuaThe current period marked by addressing environmental sustainability challenges and the instability of government institutions has heightened the issue of food security, especially in developing countries as they work towards achieving Zero Hunger as highlighted in the Sustainable Development Goals. To assess the effect of environmental sustainability and government institutions on food security in West Africa with data from 1990 to 2021, two models have been deployed. The Generalized Method of Moments was deployed as the main model and while Two-Stage Least Squares was used as the robustness check. The findings of the study reveal that carbon emissions which represent environmental sustainability has no direct significant effect on food security, while government institutions has negative effect on food security. The study also reveals that income and urbanization promote food security, while renewable energy and population growth reduce food security. The findings of the study could be a reflection of the current political instability and attitude towards tackling carbon emissions mitigation in the region. Government institutions are encouraged to exercise authority without fear to implement policies that would encourage food security and restrict the use of high-emission technologies.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291310 |
| spellingShingle | Justice Gyimah Benjamin M Saalidong Louis K M Nibonmua The battle to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Two: The role of environmental sustainability and government institutions. PLoS ONE |
| title | The battle to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Two: The role of environmental sustainability and government institutions. |
| title_full | The battle to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Two: The role of environmental sustainability and government institutions. |
| title_fullStr | The battle to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Two: The role of environmental sustainability and government institutions. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The battle to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Two: The role of environmental sustainability and government institutions. |
| title_short | The battle to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Two: The role of environmental sustainability and government institutions. |
| title_sort | battle to achieve sustainable development goal two the role of environmental sustainability and government institutions |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291310 |
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