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Climate Risks in Africa


Climate change impacts, vulnerability, risks and adaptation in Africa

Africa has contributed least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet key sectors of the region have experienced widespread loss and damage ...

Climate Risks Resilience Development: A Bibliometric Analysis of ...

Southern Africa is among the world's most vulnerable regions to hydro-meteorological hazards, such as cyclones, floods, extreme temperatures, and droughts [35, ...

Climate risk management in Africa: Learning from practice

For example, the African Union Commission (AUC)- supported Environment Initiative of the. New Partnership for Africa's Development. (NEPAD), and its related ...

Policy brief: How can Africa manage the transboundary climate risks ...

Transboundary climate risks call for greater cooperation and management between the African Union, regional economic communities and their ...

Addressing climate risks in Africa with AI and hybrid cloud

IBM and ARC are partnering to improve climate risk modeling and predictions on the African continent to mitigate the threat of climate ...

Climate change risks for African agriculture

Despite large uncertainty, there are several robust conclusions from published literature for policy makers and research agendas: agriculture everywhere in ...

Climate Risk Profile: West Africa Sahel - Climatelinks

This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues in the West Africa Sahel with a focus on Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and ...

Climate change | African Development Bank Group

The African continent is a minor contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions but is highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change, ...

In-depth: How climate change affects health in Africa - Carbon Brief

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, tens of millions of Africans are already feeling the negative health impacts of ...

How can Africa manage the transboundary climate risks it faces? - ODI

This policy brief, produced for AMCEN 2023, highlights five significant transboundary climate risks in Africa that urgently need ...

Climate change in Africa - Wikipedia

Some sources even classify Africa as "the most vulnerable continent on Earth". ... Climate change and climate variability will likely reduce agricultural ...

Climate risks and adaptation strategies of farmers in East Africa and ...

This study investigates the main climate risks that farmers faced and the adaptation strategies they used.

Confronting Climate-Related Security Risks in West Africa and the ...

The effects of climate change in West Africa and the Sahel are already dire and could get much worse. The coping capacity of States and communities in the ...

Climate Change - South African Risk & Vulnerability Atlas - SAEON

At between 1.5°C and 2°C global warming, assuming localised and incremental adaptation impacts are projected to become widespread and severe for reduced food ...

Africa suffers disproportionately from climate change

More than 110 million people on the continent were directly affected by weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2022, causing more than US ...

An African-owned initiative to manage natural disaster and climate ...

Africa is one the most vulnerable regions to natural disasters and the impact of climate change despite contributing the least to global ...

Climate Risk in Africa - OAPEN Library

Abstract. This open access book highlights the complexities around making adaptation decisions and building resilience in the face of climate risk. It is based ...

East Africa climate risk report - Met Office

Climate risks for the East Africa region have been explored in this report through exploring their impact of systems including: agriculture and food security.

Responding to climate change | Africa - UN Environment Programme

While Africa has contributed negligibly to the changing climate, with just about two to three percent of global emissions, it stands out disproportionately ...

Conversations About Climate Risk, Adaptation and Resilience in Africa

We conclude by noting the significance of recent major climate events and the rapidly evolving risk landscape in sub-Saharan Africa, and arguing that the need ...