By Richard Munang** for The Chia Report.
Edited by Innocent Chia
The predictions are not very positive for Africa: Africa has contributed the least to climate change, but it is expected to be hit the hardest by the consequences of climate change. Africa is going to get drier. Rainfall will become more erratic and the consequences may include a decline in agricultural production in many areas that could trigger a migration from rural regions to African cities and to countries outside the continent. We will be seeing further reduced economic growth prospects as a result of the climate changes, thereby compounding what already is a very difficult development challenge. This mid-November 2010, delegates from around the world will gather for the UN climate change talks in Mexico. As debate lumps over how emissions can be curbed, there is one area where the entire world needs to agree: We definitely have to adapt.
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