Climate Change Amplifies Instability in Africa

Climate change is straining livelihoods across broad swaths of Africa, intensifying instability in multifaceted ways.

Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change and ...

Temperature increases in Africa slightly above the global average · Multi-year droughts continued in northwest Africa in 2023 · Extreme floods ...

Africa's Fragile States Are Greatest Climate Change Casualties

From the Central African Republic to Somalia and Sudan, fragile states suffer more from floods, droughts, storms and other climate-related shocks than other ...

Climate Change Is an Increasing Threat to Africa | UNFCCC

“Climate change is having a growing impact on the African continent, hitting the most vulnerable hardest, and contributing to food insecurity, ...

Climate Change and Regional Instability in the Horn of Africa

Climate change is exacerbating instability in the Horn of Africa. Democratizing climate awareness, respecting African energy needs, and supporting regional ...

Africa suffers disproportionately from climate change

Temperature increase is accelerating · Extreme weather worsens food insecurity, displacement and conflict · Agricultural productivity is falling ...

Climate change amplifies the risks for violent conflicts in Africa | SEI

Climate change is leading to greater food and water insecurity, the loss of livelihoods, additional pressure on natural resources, growing water ...

How Climate Change Fuels Instability in Central Africa

Beleaguered by a history of prolonged conflict and socioeconomic insecurity, Central Africa is now considered one of the most vulnerable ...

Climate change in Africa: Impacts, adaptation, and policy responses

Climate change is profoundly impacting African countries in a multitude of ways including exacerbating water stress, damaging agricultural harvests, affecting ...

Conflict Drives Displacement Amidst Rising Climate Shocks

Geneva/ Addis Ababa, 26 March – Conflict and violence remain the main drivers of displacement and movements in sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, ...

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 ...

WMO: Climate change in Africa can destabilize 'countries and entire ...

Climate change contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ...

Climate Risks in Africa - Global Center on Adaptation

Climate change acts as a risk multiplier, amplifying the intensity of extreme weather events, increasing unpredictability, and exacerbating vulnerabilities. To.

Climate change, health, and conflict in Africa's arc of instability - PMC

Climate change lies at the heart of many complex humanitarian emergencies and emerging global health challenges, with Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ...

Warming increases the risk of civil war in Africa - PNAS

Here we undertake the first comprehensive examination of the potential impact of global climate change on armed conflict in sub-Saharan Africa. We find strong ...

Climate Change in Africa - Blogs

A race against time We live in a complicated interconnected world, on a continent experiencing considerable economic, social and environmental challenges.

Political turmoil in the Sahel: Does climate change play a role?

Without downplaying the effects of poor governance in fueling conflict in the Sahel, we argue that climate change plays an amplifying role, by ...

Cascading Climate Effects in the Middle East and North Africa

Ultimately, climate change will decrease food production, increase food prices, and aggravate food insecurity, which in turn will lead to an ...

17 out of the 20 countries most threatened by climate change are in ...

“Food insecurity is unfortunately a structural challenge in Africa, affecting 20% of the continent's population compared to the global rate of ...

Chapter 9: Africa | Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and ...

2). For food production, climate change impacts include up to 5.8% mean reduction in maize productivity due to increased temperatures in sub-Saharan Africa ( ...