Poverty and Sustainable Development in Africa: Its Implications to Sub-Sahara Countries.

Abstract:

The study focuses on the linkage between poverty and sustainable development and its implications to Sub-Sahara countries. It examines the interplay between poverty, climate change and sustainable development in the area of causes, synergies, trade-offs and adaptations. Finally, it offers insights into possible pathways into poverty mitigations options for Africa and moving her into the path of poverty sustainable development goal. The study is qualitative in nature. All reviewed literatures revealed that, climate change, population growth, poor policy structures and institutional setting, poor savings, poor rural community libraries, inequality in resources distributions, amongst others, are poverty panaceas in Africa. The implications of this paper is that, it showcased the necessity for governments and the international community to take both proactive and reactive steps towards reducing poverty which is now a major hindrance to SDGs implementation. Another implication is that, the study provide a reference for less developed regions to make reasonable and integrated arrangements for their sustainable development. The paper concluded that there is urgent need by government at all levels to integrate these factors into sustainable development thereby moving into the path of poverty sustainable development goal. Summarily, the study recommended that Africa leaders should stop paying lip-service to sustainable development implementation. They should increase expenditure on social services and amenities and the international community should be genuine in their international assistance to Africa.