Scientists warn that adaptation to climate change cannot lag anymore especially in Africa. A just released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on the latest evidence on the impacts of accelerating Climate Change on humans and nature says climate change has already led to biodiversity loss, water shortages, reduced food production, loss of lives and reduced economic growth in africa.
Africa has contributed among the least greenhouse gas emissions, but countries like Madagascar requiring USD1B annually to adapt to climate change are heavily impacted by subsequent storms and cyclones. Adaptation in Africa has multiple benefits but requires finance among critical issues for the continent during the UN annual climate summits.
Climate Change impacts different regions in Africa differently. The 2021 Working Group I report of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment (AR6) report projected the continent’s temperature increases to be higher than the global average and warned that Africa had no time left.
In today’s episode, African IPCC lead authors explain climate impacts, the risks, and opportunities for the continent. The critical Urgency for research, climate finance, investment in early warning systems and why COP27 needs to pay more attention to adaptation. The Working Group II report was prepared by 270 scientists from 67 countries
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