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Climate Physical Risk in MENA: Patterns, Persistence, and Policy Implications for Sustainable Development
Kongkuah, M., & Yilanci, V. (2026). Climate physical risk in MENA: patterns, persistence, and policy implications for sustainable development. Regional Environmental Change, 26, 53.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-026-02552-8 ↗All publications are authored or co-authored by ESI founder Dr. Maxwell Kongkuah, reflecting the institution’s research agenda.
Kongkuah, M., & Yilanci, V. (2026). Climate physical risk in MENA: patterns, persistence, and policy implications for sustainable development. Regional Environmental Change, 26(1), 53.
KaoDui, L., Kongkuah, M., & Alessa, N. (2025). Beyond compliance: how board–ownership structures and eco-technology intensity drive circular economy performance in MENA firms. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 1–22.
Osei, A., Kongkuah, M., & Quarshie, M. A. (2025). Redefining corporate accountability for sustainable development: the strategic nexus of innovation and governance mechanisms in building institutional resilience. SN Business & Economics, 5(12), 200.
Yilanci, V., & Kongkuah, M. (2025). Forest product footprint convergence in the Amazon: a panel data analysis of ACTO countries. Forest Policy and Economics, 180.
Kongkuah, M., Alessa, N., & Haouas, I. (2025). Carbon capture and storage as a decarbonisation strategy: empirical evidence and policy implications for sustainable development. Sustainability, 17(13), 6222.
Kongkuah, M., & Alessa, N. (2025). Renewable energy and carbon intensity: global evidence from 184 countries (2000–2020). Energies, 1–29.
KaoDui, L., Kongkuah, M., & Alessa, N. (2025). Unmasking sustainability justice performance to achieve SDG 16 in MENA: insights from heterogeneous analysis. Sustainable Development, 1–22.
Saglam, M. S., Yilanci, V., & Kongkuah, M. (2025). Decoupling economic growth and carbon emissions: a time-varying analysis of the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in France (1890–2019). Environment, Development and Sustainability.
Agyemang, A. O., Osei, A., & Kongkuah, M. (2025). Exploring the ESG–circular economy nexus in emerging markets: a systems perspective on governance, innovation, and sustainable business models. Business Strategy and the Environment, 1–24.
KaoDui, L., & Kongkuah, M. (2025). The strategic role of circular economy innovations and stakeholder engagement in advancing responsible production and consumption. Business Strategy and the Environment, 1–20.
Ning, W., Saeed, U. F., & Kongkuah, M. (2025). Saving the environment in emerging markets: the synergistic roles of corporate ownership structure, financing strategy, and innovation capacity. Business Strategy and the Environment.
Kongkuah, M. (2024). Impact of Belt and Road countries’ renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on ecological footprint. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 26(4), 8709–8734.
Zhou, D., Kongkuah, M., Twum, A. K., & Adam, I. (2024). Assessing the impact of international trade on ecological footprint in Belt and Road Initiative countries. Heliyon, 10(4), e26459.
Zhou, D., Saeed, U. F., Kongkuah, M., & Wiredu, I. (2024). Examining the moderating role of environmental regulations on financial development and ecological footprint in the MENA region. Environment, Development and Sustainability.
Agyemang, A., Yusheng, K., Kongkuah, M., Musah, A., & Musah, M. (2023). Assessing the impact of environmental accounting disclosure on corporate performance in China. Environmental Engineering & Management Journal, 22(2), 389–397.
Gorus, M. S., Yilanci, V., & Kongkuah, M. (2023). FDI inflows–economic globalisation nexus in ASEAN countries: the panel bootstrap causality test based on wavelet decomposition. Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, 30(2), 339–362.
Kong, Y., Agyemang, A., Alessa, N., & Kongkuah, M. (2023). The moderating role of technological innovation on environment, social, and governance (ESG) performance and firm value: evidence from developing and least-developed countries. Sustainability (Switzerland), 15(19).
Kongkuah, M. (2023). Impact of economic variables on CO₂ emissions in belt and road and OECD countries. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195(7), 835.
Yilanci, V., Kongkuah, M., & Akadiri, S. S. (2023). Impact of sensitivity index on tourism–economic growth relationships. International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 14(3), 345–361.
Kongkuah, M., Yao, H., & Yilanci, V. (2022). The relationship between energy consumption, economic growth, and CO₂ emissions in China: the role of urbanisation and international trade. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 24(4), 4684–4708.
Ozgur, O., Yilanci, V., & Kongkuah, M. (2022). Nuclear energy consumption and CO₂ emissions in India: evidence from Fourier ARDL bounds test approach. Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 54(5), 1657–1663.
Agyemang, A. O., Yusheng, K., Twum, A. K., Ayamba, E. C., Kongkuah, M., & Musah, M. (2021). Trend and relationship between environmental accounting disclosure and environmental performance for mining companies listed in China. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(8), 12192–12216.
Kongkuah, M., Yao, H., Fongjong, B. B., & Agyemang, A. O. (2021). The role of CO₂ emissions and economic growth in energy consumption: empirical evidence from Belt and Road and OECD countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(18), 22488–22509.
Tian, H., Fonjong, B. B., Kongkuah, M., & Barfi, R. (2021). Impacts of job stress and overall compensation benefits on employees’ job satisfaction with moderation effect of leadership: an empirical study in the telecommunication industry of Cameroon. Open Journal of Business and Management, 09(01), 44–73.
Kongkuah, M. (2026). Decarbonising the Global Economy: Global Panel Evidence That Rapid EV Uptake Cuts Carbon Intensity. In Makro Iktisat Alanında Bilimsel Araştırmalar (pp. 64–86). YAZ Yayınları.
Kongkuah, M. (2025). Globalisation Stress and Carbon Intensity in Trade-Dependent Energy-Importing Economies. In International Compilation of Research and Studies in Economics and Administrative Sciences.
Kongkuah, M. (2025). Electrifying Decarbonization: Global Panel Evidence that EV Uptake Cuts Carbon Intensity. Paper presented at the 8th International Symposium on Economics, Politics and Administration (ISEPA 2025), Diyarbakır, Turkey.
Kongkuah, M. (2025). Globalisation Stress and Carbon Intensity. Paper presented at the Turkey–Japan Joint Academic Conference on Globalisation and Crisis of the New Age, Çanakkale, Turkey.
Kongkuah, M., & Yilanci, V. (2025). Climate Physical Risk in MENA: Patterns, Persistence and Policy Implications for Sustainable Developments. Paper presented at the 24th SCF International Conference on the Theme Shaping Tomorrow’s Economy: Environment, Digitalisation, and Inclusive Governance for a Resilient Future, Çanakkale, Turkey, September 4–5, 2025.
Kongkuah, M. (2024). Ghana: A Land of Rich Heritage and Potential. Seminar presentation at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey, October 16, 2024.