Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jacopo Bonan Author-WorkPlace-Name: Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Title: Access to Energy and Economic Development in Ghana Abstract: Energy is essential to guarantee access to clean water, sanitation, schooling and business in developing countries, and represents a key factor for growth and development. Despite its wealth of resources, Sub-Saharan Africa is among the world’s regions with the lowest energy consumption per capita and the largest concentration of energy poverty. Ghana is a rapidly growing Sub Saharan country, and it is among the most successful in improving electricity access. This report provides an overview of the country’s energy sector and energy access in terms of both electricity and modern fuel and cooking technologies. It then describes the policies and strategies to increase energy access in the country. Finally, it examines the challenges the country faces in increasing access to modern energy, the possible solutions, lessons learned, and policy recommendations. Journal: FEEM Report Year: 2017 Month: December File-URL: https://www.feem.it/it/pubblicazioni/reports/access-to-energy-and-economic-development-in-ghana/ File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:fem:frepor:2017.12-01 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lorenza Campagnolo Author-WorkPlace-Name: Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Author-Name: Francesco Bosello Author-WorkPlace-Name: Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Title: Assessing Ghana’s Position in Achieving the SDGs and the Implications of the Paris Agreement Abstract: Ghana’s current wellbeing and future sustainability are assessed with respect to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using the innovative APPS (Assessment, Projection and Policy of Sustainable Development Goals) methodology. The APPS framework highlighted recent progresses in Ghana’s wellbeing, in particular between 2000 and 2010, driven by remarkable socioeconomic improvements. Considering a business-as-usual scenario, APPS projections confirm a rising sustainability performance up to 2030. A policy scenario, envisioning the compliance with the emission reduction targets of the Paris agreement, can slightly increase Ghana’s sustainability. However, in 2030 Ghana will still be far from achieving many SDGs; further efforts will be needed to improve population health and education, to reduce inequality and promote environmental protection, not overlooking the binding constraint of a rising public debt. Journal: FEEM Report Year: 2017 Month: December File-URL: https://www.feem.it/en/publications/reports/assessing-ghana-s-position-in-achieving-the-sdgs-and-the-implications-of-the-paris-agreement/ File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:fem:frepor:2017.12-02 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Giovanni Occhiali Author-WorkPlace-Name: Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Author-Name: Manfred Hafner Author-WorkPlace-Name: Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Title: Ghanaian Energy Markets and the Role of Natural Gas for Local Development Abstract: The Ghanaian economy is one of the most successful of Sub-Saharan Africa. Over the last two decades it has undergone a process of structural change with shifts from agricultural activities to services. This report presents the most recent figures on Ghanaian energy markets with a focus on the role that natural gas could play for the development of the power sector and the national economy. The use of national gas instead of imported light crude oil in thermal generation would increase the reliability of electricity supply, which has long been considered one of the main obstacles to economic growth. The power sector is not the only sector in which natural gas could play a pivotal role. The financial resources dedicated to imported oil could be directed towards investments in generation capacity, while the emission profile of the country would also stand to gain. Journal: FEEM Report Year: 2017 Month: December File-URL: https://www.feem.it/en/publications/reports/ghanaian-energy-markets-and-the-role-of-natural-gas-for-local-development/ File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:fem:frepor:2017.12-03 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sara Brzuszkiewicz Author-WorkPlace-Name: Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Title: Trends di radicalizzazione in Africa subsahariana Abstract: Tanto Africa subsahariana quanto radicalizzazione sono termini complessi e dalleinnumerevoli valenze. La regione in questione include quarantanove Stati che hanno confini tra i più porosi al mondo, spaccature interne e faglie culturali che si incontrano e scontrano con quelle delle regioni circostanti. Parallelamente, il termine radicalizzazione sta assumendo un peso crescente non solo negli studi sul terrorismo, ma anche per l’opinione pubblica e i mass media di tutto il mondo, compresi i paesi a maggioranza musulmana. Il presente rapporto analizza le specificità della radicalizzazione e del jihadismo subsahariani con focus anche sulle donne, valuta le occasioni di prevenzione e termina con una riflessione sulle prospettive future. Journal: FEEM Report Year: 2017 Month: December File-URL: https://www.feem.it/en/publications/reports/trends-di-radicalizzazione-in-africa-subsahariana/ File-Format: text/html Handle: RePEc:fem:frepor:2017.12-04