Climate Change and its Disastrous Impact in Africa

Summary

This policy document highlights the urgent and ongoing impacts of climate change in Africa, including severe droughts, floods, desertification, and health crises. It emphasizes Africa’s vulnerability due to pre-existing climate-sensitive diseases, low adaptive capacity, and economic challenges. Rising temperatures and extreme weather events threaten water security, food supply, and public health, exacerbating respiratory, infectious, and non-communicable diseases. Despite contributing minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions, Africa faces disproportionate consequences. The document calls for industrialized nations to support Africa in equitable adaptation and mitigation efforts. It outlines six key messages and recommendations for immediate action to protect human health against climate change.