Africa's mammals may not be able to keep up with the pace of climate change: As the climate changes and the needs of humans increase, lesser-known species like the Ethiopian wolf will face greater risk. ShutterstockHumans have decimated the world’s mammals over the last several thousand years and continue to do so today. Ghosts of mammoths, bison, horses, and saber-toothed cats … [Read more...] about Africa’s mammals may not be able to keep up with the pace of climate change | The Conversation
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Response to climate change is critical as risk of disease outbreaks grows | The Conversation
Response to climate change is critical as risk of disease outbreaks grows: A tea picker walks through a tea plantation damaged by frost near Kericho, the Kenyan highland town hit hard by changing weather patterns. ReutersClimate change threatens to significantly increase the health risk of people living in the East African Highlands. In addition, droughts have intensified. … [Read more...] about Response to climate change is critical as risk of disease outbreaks grows | The Conversation
Trump’s threat on climate change pledges will hit Africa hard | The Conversation
Trump's threat on climate change pledges will hit Africa hard: President-elect Donald Trump's stance on climate change is very different to Barack Obama's. Reuters/Kevin LamarqueUS President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, publicly questions the existence of climate change. He, and presumably Trump himself, … [Read more...] about Trump’s threat on climate change pledges will hit Africa hard | The Conversation
African Climate Policy Center and Development Partners Roundtable
African Climate Policy Center and Development Partners Roundtable: Today, 15 December, the Africa Climate Policy center (ACPC) organized a development partners round table. The objective was to present a new strategy that repositions ACPC within the Economic Commission of Africa's (ECA) institutional architecture as a center of reference, responding to new realities and … [Read more...] about African Climate Policy Center and Development Partners Roundtable
Drought in southern Africa points to urgent need for climate change plans | The Conversation
Drought in southern Africa points to urgent need for climate change plans: Warmer temperatures are likely to cause heat stress in cattle raised on natural pastures and in feedlots. ShutterstockIt is expected that temperatures in southern Africa will rise to between 1.5°C and 3°C due to climate change by the year 2050. This is likely to cause heavy fluctuations of weather … [Read more...] about Drought in southern Africa points to urgent need for climate change plans | The Conversation
