The Sustainable Development Goal 7 seeks universal access to energy, substantial increase in the share of renewable energy and doubling of energy efficiency efforts. The success of these targets most…

Abstract There is a close connection between energy and development outcomes. Therefore, energy constraints could adversely influence development outcomes. Consequently, building resilience to energy…

AbstractThe ocean, which regulates climate and supports vital ecosystem services, is crucial to our Earth system and livelihoods. Yet, it is threatened by anthropogenic pressures and climate change. A…

The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 stresses the importance for economies around the world to double their efforts in improving energy efficiency. Energy efficiency improvements have been found…

The tradeoff that women face between work and family depends largely on a country’s institutional settings. Provisions like stable employment, maternity benefits, and childcare services can affect…

Abstract This paper explores the extent to which child labor perpetuates the cycle of household poverty, as well as food insecurity using the sixth round of the Ghana Living Standards Survey. The…

The varying social representations of, and cultural preferences for, body size and their implications for sexual behaviour and risk are necessarily contextual. However, the representational paucity of…

Highlights A new spatial pattern of soil organic carbon and soil pH for the cocoa districts and agroecological zones of Ghana. Unsuitably low cocoa soil organic and strong acidity. A loss of soil…

Highlights Most African fisheries operate under governance systems with open access incentives. African fisheries are scoring lower than the global averages in the three sustainability pillars. The…

Highlights Capture fish stocks are important source of animal protein in developing countries. Most fisheries are overcapitalised and biological overexploited. Industrial trawlers overharvest stock…