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Linking Water Access and Education in the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Despite the growing literature on water access, little is known about the effect of water access on education, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries. The aim of this paper is to fill this gap by assessing how water access affects education in 23 sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000-2018. To carry out our investigation, we used the Generalized Moments Methods (GMM). The results show that there is a negative relationship between water access and education. Furthermore, parliament women and government effectiveness play an important role in mitigating the negative impact of water access on education. Finally, the positive association between water access and education in sub-Saharan Africa is conditioned by the achievement of a certain threshold of parliament women and government effectiveness.

Source: Asian Journal of Empirical Research

DOI: 10.18488/journal.1007.2021.116.50.58

Author: Le Roi Nso Fils

Institution: Omar Bongo University

Language: English

Topic: Water Resource Management and Quality

Subfield: Water Science and Technology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Reduced inequalities, Quality education, Gender equality, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3215735545

FWCI: 0.076

Cites: 40

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10