Abstract
This study employs macro data for 36 African countries to address three important gaps in the inclusive human development (IHDI) literature. First, the study investigates the effects of energy justice (EJ) and climate change readiness on IHDI in Africa. Second, the study examines whether climate change readiness moderates EJ to promote IHDI in Africa. Third, we explore whether the EJ-climate change readiness interaction has different effects in low-income, and middle- and high-income countries. The attendant findings, which are robust to cross-sectional dependence, endogeneity, and heteroskedasticity, reveal that: (i) both EJ and climate change readiness promote IHDI, (ii) climate change readiness and EJ synergistically enhance IHDI, and (iii) vis-à-vis low-income countries, middle- and high-income countries realise remarkable gains in IHDI with progress in EJ and climate change readiness. Across the economic, social, and governance perspectives of climate change readiness, we find that the contingency effect of governance readiness is remarkable in all our samples. We conclude that climate change proactiveness and investments to broaden EJ are crucial for promoting inclusive human development in Africa.
Presenters
Isaac Kwesi OforiStudent, PhD. Economics, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Technical, Political, and Social Responses
KEYWORDS
Africa; Energy justice; Climate Change Readiness; Inclusive Human Development
