Drought Threatening 600 Million Lives In Africa- Climate Report

A recently released climate report has revealed that the lives of 600 million people in Africa are at risk because of the growing severity and frequency of droughts.

The report, ‘Africa is Doubling Down on Climate Adaptation. Here’s Why it Deserves Support,’ was co-authored by the President of the AfDB Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina and Patrick Verkooijen, the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA).

It said with much of the world struggling with crippling spikes in energy and food prices, it is tempting to set aside longer-term challenges such as climate change.

“Already, the lives of 600 million people who rely on rain-fed agriculture are at risk because of the growing severity and frequency of droughts.

“Vast swaths of the continent will become unlivable unless we act now to protect people and livelihoods from the worst impacts of global warming.”

The report also said that Africa only had a tiny window to build resilience against climate change, adding that large parts of Africa would become uninhabitable.