Climate Change In Sub-Saharan Africa

In the words of Barack Obama, “climate change is no longer some far-off problem; it is happening here, it is happening now.” (J. S. World Economic Forum, 2015) This global phenomenon is causing many problems around the world and is affecting both developed countries like Canada and other countries in the process of developing. This report investigates how climate change can pose significant impacts on all countries despite economic stability. Places like Canada are affected by the severe storms and drastic changes in weather and these changes can hurt the environment and the economy. They can also pose threats to crop production and public health. Climate change can also hurt the developmental progression of low-income countries

In the face of climate change Sub-Saharan Africa is confronted by two main challenges of food security and water availability for human and agricultural use. These challenges are projected to increase in the coming years compounded by extreme droughts and extreme flooding in some areas. Rain-fed agriculture is the main livelihood for a majority of small scale farmers in SSA. Their main farming systems focus on the “ major crops”(maize, wheat, rice and beans) However, strategies to cultivate these crops in the region are no longer sustainable due to reliability on finite resources, high input load and vulnerability to climate change. A key alternative strategy to adapt to a changing climate is the development and promotion of Orphan crop species

The devastation of climate change has been observed in the southern part of the guinea savanna were population density and demand for farm land are very high.

Around 70,000 to 50,000 years ago, the climate changed and an ice age was developing. The climate was cooler and drier, the icecaps grew and sea levels dropped. In Africa, drought was causing grasslands that once held large herds of animals to turn into deserts. This would have caused animal and plant populations to crash, putting pressure on the humans there. This forced small groups of people to leave Africa in search of food, changing the course of humanity forever.

This report investigates the present day issues climate change is having on Australian agricultural farmers. An overview of how sensitive Australian agricultural farmers are to climatic changes is outlined. The discussion then concentrates more on the risks associated by climate change, main adaptation needs and options, as well as options to help Australian agricultural farmers adapt.

The poor remain most vulnerable to the effects of extreme weather conditions. Climate change is likely to exacerbate the exiting food security issues, and impact heavily upon women and children, and on those reliant on subsistent agriculture. Climatic shocks can tip a large proportion of the Afghan population into absolute poverty, a large proportion of whom live just above poverty line. Increased prevalence of disease will affect availability of labour for agriculture and other non-farm rural activities. Water disputes have plagued central Asia for years (Rashid 2000, p

The Republic of South Sudan believes that climate change is a significant issue. Climate change affects every human, animal, and being in every country on Earth and a solution is needed immediately. Specifically, rising sea levels are destroying homes, lives, and entire communities. South Sudan is one of the most underdeveloped countries in the world with about 50% of the population living in poverty. Many people in South Sudan do not have reliable access to a sufficient quantity of nutritious food, all of which is being worsened by of Climate change. Although South Sudan doesn’t have any coasts, it is still affected by rising sea levels. Rising sea levels have caused torrential downpours throughout South Sudan, resulting in flooding. The flooding has destroyed entire towns in rural areas and

Farmers may be able to prepare for climate change by planting crops during different times of the year, or by planting crops that can survive better in hot and dry

There are many scholars with different viewpoints in climate change adaptation {Adger, 2009 #299;IPCC., 2008 #293;O’Brien, 2012 #290;Pelling, 2011 #292}. Therefore, scoping the definition and magnitude of climate change adaptation will provide the right track to analyse the surrounding matters of adaptation interventions.

Africa despite being considered as negligible contributor to atmospheric emissions, it has been pointed out to be among the most vulnerable areas to changes in the climate change. In

The issue of climate change has long been a debate as to whether it does exist or does not exist. Some scientists have considered climate change as natural “Man-made” while others say that it does exist. On the other hand, some people say that climate change does not exist and considered it as a hook. However, over the years, the climate change has been occurring from to place to place. Places that were once productive farmland have become non-productive due to drought like in the Somali territories. Whatever the case, as to whether climate change exists or does not exist, we are

I have critiqued the current monitoring and evaluation systems of climate change adaptation interventions in three ways. In the first way, I conveyed the differences in logical approaches of current systems to

This essay will talk about the climate change effects in Ghana and steps taken towards the issue. Ghana is a developing economy growing fast with agriculture being the key driver to its development (wiggins & Leturque 2011). Ghana has experienced major climate change in past few years affecting its agriculture sector mainly. Experiencing changes in rainfall patterns, increased temperatures, droughts and longer periods of flooding results in crop failure which further causes frustration and depression in the society as stated in May 2009 in BBC World Service Trust

Climate change and the diminishing of the natural resource base caused by human activity to provide their needs and satisfy their insatiable appetite for more things as well as the pressure on the nature caused by population increase has necessitated the need for such behaviors and activities as will assist man to cope in this situation. These behaviors and activities to cope are called resilience and Walker and Salt (2006) defined resilience as the ability of a system to absorb disturbance and still retain its basic function and structure. To reach to this resilience level, there is need for redesigning of the use of the natural resource base in a manner that will ensure its sustainability. One of the systems that depend on the use of natural resource base for its total thriving is the agricultural system. The extent to which an agricultural system is resilient depends solely upon the practices used to extract benefits from the system, that is, to improve productivity. It is therefore imperative to ensure that farmers employ sustainable practices, stakeholders put in measures that promote these sustainable practices and policies be developed that support the sustainable practices. Nevertheless, there are other various drivers and disturbances that impact on agricultural system apart from the unsustainable practices and these drivers also determine the level at which the agricultural system will be resilient. In this paper, I will discuss the agricultural system and its

Rice Watch and Action Network (RWAN) helps the farmers/fishers and communities by increasing their awareness on climate change concepts, theories, climate application and tools. They also capacitate and empower their beneficiaries to adapt sustainable agriculture. In addition, they conduct Climate-resiliency Field School (CrFS) a program for the farmers and fishers that promotes sustainable agriculture and fisheries. They are partnering with local LGUs like Gerona, Tarlac to help and teach the farmers in climate change adaptation. They are posting weather forecast and crops practices per season in their weather boards.