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Climate Risks in Africa


Climate Change Amplifies Instability in Africa

With every 0.5-degree Celsius increase in local temperatures, the risk of conflict increases 10-20 percent. Globally, the period from 2011 to ...

Community based climate risks management in Chad

In recent years, Chad suffered from a resurgence of extreme weather events, including floods, droughts, bush fires and land degradation. Agriculture, which ...

Climate impacts in southern Africa during the 21st Century

Many at-risk countries, including South Africa, argued that a restricting global warming to 2°C will not be sufficient to prevent dangerous climate change from ...

The science of change : helping Africa weather future risks

“Much of the impact of climate change will occur through extreme events such as drought and flooding.” New is director of the African Climate and Development ...

From Climate Risk to Resilience: Unpacking the Economic Impacts ...

This report, focused on Kenya, forms part of “From Climate Risk to Resilience,” a series of country studies that analyze and explore the potential economic ...

How can Africa manage the transboundary climate risks it faces?

Transboundary climate and adaptation risks in Africa: perceptions from 2021. This report documents how African policy-makers and experts ...

How to reduce Africa's undue exposure to climate risks

How to reduce Africa's undue exposure to climate risks ... Climate and weather-related disasters, including tropical cyclones, storm surges, ...

Empowering Africa Tackling Climate Risks and Investments

Thirteen out of twenty-one African nations surveyed have been categorized as having high physical risk, a situation that is likely to worsen as ...

Climate Risk Profile for East Africa - CGSpace

Eastern Africa stands out as one of the most vulnera- ble regions in Africa to the impacts of climate change and variability, particularly ...

Quantifying Climate Risks in Africa - LinkedIn

The impact of climate change on Africa is catastrophic, with severe risks that threaten to destroy communities, economies, ...

Climate Risk and Vulnerability - CSIR |

risks of climate change in southern Africa (Chapter 4). A review of the most significant climate change risks and vulnerabilities (both biophysical and ...

African Climate Risks Conference 2019

Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) is organising an African Climate Risks Conference that will take place from 7 - 9 October 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Growing Climate Risk in Africa: How Can Financial Inclusion Help?

At Advans Ghana, we have been working to answer this question as our clients increasingly experience climate-related risks. Here are three key steps we have ...

Climate risk assessment and scenario analysis: Insights for banks in ...

Banks from Africa and Middle East (AME) are facing an increasing demand to accelerate their climate mitigation efforts, driven by the impacts of ...

From droughts to floods: how Eastern African… - Climate Analytics

Dry lands are also less able to absorb water; topsoil gets degraded following a long dry spell, increasing the risk of flash flooding. Such ...

Climate risks and vulnerabilities in African agrifood systems

The continent's susceptibility around climate change is not just a matter of environmental concern but a multifaceted issue affecting ...

Understanding Africa's climate and human security risks

This policy brief explores the broader nature of climate risks facing Africa and discusses the need to strengthen climate governance.

Africa faces 'climate risk blind spot' amid lack of weather radar

Vast expanse of the 54-nation continent is relatively unserved and unwarned by inadequate weather forecasts.

Financing Climate Risks in Africa: Insights from Assistant Secretary ...

The keynote speech at the HEC Climate Day, organized by the Climate & Earth Center, was delivered by Ibrahima Diong.

Risks and opportunities for climate-resilient development in the ...

In this Invited Commentary, seven South African authors of the recent Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability IPCC Sixth ...