Climate change challenges for Africa: evidence from selected EU-funded research projects - Brief

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationCommunication Division
dc.contributor.otherDesbarats, Jane
dc.coverage.spatialAfrica
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:07:05Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:07:05Z
dc.date.issued2012-04
dc.descriptionAfrica, while currently responsible for a negligible amount of total global greenhouse gas emissions, is under significant threat from climate change. Changes in precipitation levels, likely increase in temperature extremes and rising sea levels will have a wide range of direct and indirect impacts on Africa. In order to adapt to these future climate challenges, it is important for decision makers in Africa to help reduce the negative consequences for society and, in particular, to protect vulnerable groups. Referring to sound research, it is necessary to understand what the future changes to the climate are likely to be, how impacts will be distributed across different regions, the direct and indirect impacts of these changes, and the appropriate adaptation responses to these impacts. Past and ongoing projects funded through the EUs Research Framework Programmes are contributing to this understanding thus helping to improve the capacity of African institutions to make informed decisions for future adaptation to climate change.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8656
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number22 p.
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectdrought
dc.subjectwater scarcity
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectflooding
dc.subjectintegrated management
dc.subjectearly warning system
dc.subjectcarbon sequestration
dc.subjectcapacity development
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.titleClimate change challenges for Africa: evidence from selected EU-funded research projects - Briefen
dc.typePolicy brief
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000047

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