Revisiting the Relationship between Poverty and Environmental Sustainability in Sub-Saharan African Countries using Dynamic Econometric Models

• DOI: 10.20448/journal.502.2021.82.16.25
• Publication Date: 2021-11-24T10:18:01Z
• Authors: Owusu Samuel Mensah; Chen Jianlin; Fu Chuambo; Hu Qio
• Keywords: Prosperity; Environmental Quality

Sustainable development remains an important issue in the quest to achieve a safe and better world. The expansion of 8 millennium goals into 17 sustainable is testament conscious desire improve human environment ensure quality life for its citizens. This study assembles collection four sophisticated econometric models determine impact poverty other variables on two indicators environmental sustainability. Beside, economic development, confirmed negative both development. results prove that sub-Saharan Africa threat consequential challenges. call promote environmentally responsible behaviours should not be focused developed countries alone. Poverty also associated with high levels pollution poor including contributes must equally restrategise effective goals. further discloses one strongest factors affect observation contradiction well-established fact prosperity or growth major precursor unsustainable environment. On contrary evidence this paper amplifies consequence social crisis if they fester at ends. In breath, whereas can compromise conclusion, result implies African their pursuit growth, education healthcare ameliorate incorporate aggressive strategies hasten reduction.