The 2011 drought and famine in East Africa was linked to climate change by the UK’s Met Office (Pic: Stuart Price/UN)
- See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/03/25/climate-change-could-devastate-africa-crop-yields/#sthash.NPOsLnm1.dpufAfrica could face an onslaught of crop failures, diseases and extreme weather events as a result of global warming, a UN panel of scientists is likely to warn later this week.
The findings will be discussed at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Yokohoma, Japan, before their final approval and publication on March 31.
Millions could be affected as a result of coastal and urban flooding, while fresh water resources in the west and south are expected to become under increasing stress.
The continent, which is on course to see its population double to 2.4 billion by 2050, could see its development plans impacted as food and fish stocks diminish.
Below we’re outlined some of the regional findings relating to Africa, from a draft of the report RTCC has seen this week.
The 2011 drought and famine in East Africa was linked to climate change by the UK’s Met Office (Pic: Stuart Price/UN)
- See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/03/25/climate-change-could-devastate-africa-crop-yields/#sthash.NPOsLnm1.dpufThe 2011 drought and famine in East Africa was linked to climate change by the UK’s Met Office (Pic: Stuart Price/UN)
- See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/03/25/climate-change-could-devastate-africa-crop-yields/#sthash.NPOsLnm1.dpufThe 2011 drought and famine in East Africa was linked to climate change by the UK’s Met Office (Pic: Stuart Price/UN)
- See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/03/25/climate-change-could-devastate-africa-crop-yields/#sthash.NPOsLnm1.dpuf