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Climate Change in Africa Threatens Food Security, Health and Socio-Economic
Development

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - The World Meteorological Organization is calling for urgent
   action to mitigate the impact of climate change in Africa, which
   threatens food security, health and socio-economic development on the
   continent. WMO has just launched a multi-agency publication, [1]"The
   State of the Climate in Africa 2019."

   The report presents a bleak snapshot of current and future climate
   trends in Africa brought on by an inexorable rise in warming. Since
   1901, it notes Africa has warmed by more than one degrees Celsius, with
   2019 among the three warmest years on record.

   The World Meteorological Organization warns Africa faces many
   challenges brought on by climate variability, extreme weather events
   and sea level rise. A case in point is Tropical Cyclone Idai, which
   struck Mozambique in 2019. Idai, one of the most destructive tropical
   cyclones ever recorded in the southern hemisphere caused more than 700
   deaths, widespread loss of homes, livelihoods and displacement.

References

   1. https://public.wmo.int/en/events/meetings/state-of-climate-africa-2019

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