Climate Change and Environmental Degradation in SADC Countries, 1990-2024

A panel dataset for 1990 to 2024 from the World Bank, used to study the impact of climate change on environmental degradation in Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. The data was compiled and analyzed by Olanrewaju Adewole Adediran, with indices constructed using principal component analysis. The study employed econometric models including Pooled OLS, Fixed-Effects, Driscoll-Kraay, and Panel-Corrected Standard Errors.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between climate change indices and environmental degradation based on the described econometric framework.
• Analyzing the effect of trade openness on environmental outcomes in SADC countries as mentioned in the results.
• Assessing regional vulnerability to climate hazards and greenhouse gas emissions for policy adaptation strategies.
• Conducting sensitivity analysis for panel data models using Driscoll-Kraay and Panel-Corrected Standard Error estimators.

Strengths

• Data spans a 34-year time range from 1990 to 2024.
• Indices for climate change and environmental degradation were constructed using principal component analysis.
• The study employed multiple econometric estimators (Pooled OLS, Fixed-Effects, DKSE, PCSE) to control for cross-sectional dependence.
• Results include a specific finding that 30% of the SADC region is critically exposed to climate-driven environmental degradation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope or aggregated summary data.

Provenance

Source

World Bank indicators.

Collection Method

Data sourced from the World Bank and analyzed using principal component analysis and econometric models.

Time Range

1990 to 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-06 17:39:23; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries.