Climate Change Impact on Environmental Degradation in SADC Countries

Panel data from 1990 to 2024 for Southern African Development Community countries investigates the relationship between climate change and environmental degradation. Researcher Olanrewaju Adewole Adediran constructed indices for climate change and environmental degradation using principal component analysis on World Bank indicator data. The dataset supports econometric models like Pooled OLS and Fixed-Effects Panel with Robust Standard Error Estimation.

Use Cases

• Model the effect of constructed climate change indices on environmental degradation indices using Fixed-Effects Panel regression.
• Analyze cross-sectional dependence in climate-environment relationships using Driscoll-Kraay Standard Error estimators.
• Assess the role of trade openness, as indicated in the study results, alongside climate hazards on regional environmental outcomes.
• Examine heterogeneity across SADC countries in greenhouse gas emissions and crop productivity vulnerability.

Strengths

• Data spans a 35-year time range from 1990 to 2024.
• Covers the 16-country Southern African Development Community region.
• Indices constructed via principal component analysis for key study variables.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited raw data or summary statistics only.
• Specific row count, column names, and granular data points are unavailable.
• Relies on constructed indices, limiting direct analysis of underlying World Bank source indicators.

Provenance

Source

World Bank indicators.

Collection Method

Principal component analysis used to construct climate change and environmental degradation indices from sourced indicators.

Time Range

1990 to 2024.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, indicating recent curation.

Geography

Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries.