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Climate Change

The story of climate change is one of instability as well as inequality. Ultimately, all of us will feel the impact of climate change; however, today, Africa has contributed the least to climate change but is suffering the most

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Africa has contributed negligibly to the changing climate, with less than three per cent of global emissions. Africa however remains one of the most vulnerable areas of the world in line to be hit hardest by climate change.

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The Impact of Climate Change In Africa

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FUTURE

The story of climate change is one of instability as well as inequality. Ultimately, all of us will feel the impact of climate change; however, today, Africa has contributed the least to climate change but is suffering the most.
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2018

Day Zero- Cape Town in South Africa comes within three months of running out of water.

2019

In November, Djibouti receives two years’ worth of rain in a single day.

2019

In March and April, Tropical Cyclones Idai and Kenneth hit Southern Africa. Tropical Cyclone Kenneth became the strongest cyclone ever to hit the African continent, leaving close to 2.2 million people in need of urgent assistance in Mozambique alone.
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2020

In May 2020, torrential rains wash away an entire town in Somalia.

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It is not only too much or too little water that overwhelms the African continent. As a result of global emissions, the West Pacific has rapidly warmed up, resulting in rainfall deficits in dryer areas in Eastern Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. This debilitating drought and hunger threaten the livelihoods of millions of people in these countries.