Investment In Climate Change Adaptation Can Help Promote The Livelihoods Of 65% Of Africans

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Investment in Climate Change Adaptation can Help Promote the Livelihoods of 65% of Africans, finds new report

Investment in climate change adaptation can help ensure that the impacts of climate change – including a projected 20 – 50 per cent decline in water availability – do not reverse decades of development progress in Africa, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).


Keeping Track of Adaptation Actions in Africa (KTAA) – Targeted Fiscal Stimulus Actions Making a Difference – is the first graphical report that presents practical examples of successful low-cost adaptation solutions from around sub-Saharan Africa in one concise handbook.

The report includes examples of successful adaptation projects that have provided the impetus for large-scale government investments and policy action.

According to the report, by 2050 Africa’s population will have doubled. The continent will then be home to 2 billion people, the majority of which will still largely depend on agriculture for their livelihoods