The Impact of Climate Change on Africa

Scientists, economists and policy makers believe the world is facing the threat of climate warming. Climate warming is caused by excess greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. The use of fossil fuels by humans is an important source of these gases. If we drive a car, heat the house with oil or gas, or use electricity from a coal-fired power plant, there is the possibility of causing global warming. Consider that trees, including trees and forest losses, convert carbon dioxide to oxygen.

When the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2006 was held in Nairobi, the Christian Science Monitor reported on the impact of UN climate change in September 2006, reports on vulnerability and adaptation in Africa. The report found that sea level rise could flood 30% of Africa's coastal infrastructure and by 2555 that 25 to 40% of continental habitats could be lost. According to the article "Climate change is the reality of many Africans", many African violent conflicts - such disputes are often thought to arise from ethnic and religious differences - and climate There is a close relationship between water shortage.

Many scientific studies have evaluated the actual or potential impacts of climate change on conflict in Africa and other regions. 2 The convincing result is a major scientific debate that climate change can cause or cause conflict. However, most researchers generally agree with the problem of giving incentives to the sensitivity of conflicts in adaptation to climate change. First, climate change leads to shortage of resources, which can lead to competitive use of resources and lead to conflict. Second, climate change can exacerbate existing threats to peace and security.

The impact of climate change on agriculture and other food systems has increased the malnutrition rate and leads to poverty. According to Maplecroft, a global risk analysis company, "Since one in four people has been malnourished since the sub-Saharan Africa region, climate change will improve food security and it will be difficult to relieve tension It is getting better. " The collection is called 2015. Children and elderly people face more serious risks due to the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria, decreased mobility, decreased food intake and so on. Drought, heat stress, and forest fires, the elderly are subject to physical danger and even death. Children often die of starvation, malnutrition, diarrheal disease and floods. (IPCC, 2014)