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Climate change will accelerate the prevalence of pests and diseases and increase the occurrence of highly impactful events. [42] The impacts of climate change on agricultural production in Africa will have serious implications for food security and livelihoods. Between 2014 and 2018, Africa had the highest levels of food insecurity in the world ...
Extreme weather events can reduce access to SRHR services, as such increase the rate of sexual risk behavior and lead to early sexual debut, higher prevalence of infectious diseases, and sexual abuse and exploitation [3] Climate change can have negative impacts on maternal health and create conditions that result in increases in gender-based violence, including harmful practices such as child ...
It is often assumed that climate change is the driver of the conflict but a recent study suggests that climate change does not automatically cause the conflict. [22] In actuality, regions vulnerable to climate change (Northern Regions) experience less farmer-herder conflict and less intense farmer-herder fighting. [22]
Wheat normally requires heat, but in the last three years, farmers in Nigeria’s far north, part of Africa's Sahel region that largely produces the country's homegrown food, have seen an ...
African countries have been affected the most by climate change globally. [17] This notion has contributed to the migration of Fulani herdsmen from the North towards southwest Nigeria. [ 18 ] As observed from a "Push and pull" model, desertification , landslides, droughts , pollution , sand storms , and diseases that have all transpired from ...
The African Union has put forward 47 goals and corresponding actions in a 2014 draft report to combat and mitigate climate change in Africa. [49] The International Monetary Fund suggested in 2021 that $50 billion might be necessary to cover the costs of climate change adaptation in Africa. [50] [51] [52]
Climate change poses significant challenges for rainfed agriculture and therefore the entire economy. [114] Analysis of weather patterns suggest drought conditions and other extreme weather increased in Sudan during the 20th century. [115] The relationship between climate change, water conflict and the war in Sudan has also been a topic of ...
This year became the second deadliest on record for homicides in Kansas City — and some of those fatal shootings may be linked to an unsuspecting cause: climate change.