Title: Global change and implications for urban development
Abstract: Economic growth in Western Africa has exhibited relatively high rates of gross domestic product (GDP) in recent years12 and was projected to continue at rates above 6 per cent into 2012 and 2013. This optimism was contingent on containing political instability and conflict in the sub-region, with the current focus on Mali and Guinea-Bissau. 13 Another key threat to the sub-region's economic growth and development is drought in the Sahel, which can create or exacerbate conflict and other vulnerabilities, 14 particularly where poverty and inequality further contribute to instability.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-12-15
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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