Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev-Africa) has disclosed that about 200 million of the
poorest people on the continent are food insecure.
The
Addis Ababa-based team in its latest African Climate Advisory bulletin made
available to NaijaAgroNet
indicated that many of these Africans have food insecurity through their
dependence on climate sensitive livelihoods based on predominantly rain-fed
agriculture.
In
addition, the team in this publication of the technical arm of ClimDev-Africa,
the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) based in United Nations Economic
commission for Africa (UNECA) in Ethiopia, revealed that the vulnerability of
these Africans is expected to increase with climate change due to anticipated
increases in climate variability, citing an instance with more droughts and
floods.
Similar
changes, ClimDev-Africa stated are anticipated in crop production, seasonal
water resources, malaria prevalence, crop pests and other climate sensitive
aspects of rural life.
According
to the bulletin, poor rural people with fewest choices, least access to
resources, and climate sensitive livelihoods, are most at risk from climate
uncertainty.
Experts
at ClimDev-Africa pointed out that in a similar way, national economies based
on rain-fed agricultural production, and all the many people who work in
related activities, are highly vulnerable to seasonal climate fluctuations.
“Hydropower
production, irrigation resources, fisheries, pastoralism, post-harvest
industries, inhabitants of settlements liable to flood, are all at risk from
increased climate variability. These are some of the many target beneficiaries
for ClimDev-Africa with a diversity of outcomes expected,” part
of the bulletin read.
ClimDev-Africa
stated that currently, climate data is little used in development processes in
Africa because of weaknesses in both demand for, and supply of, pertinent
climate services.
“In order
to strengthen resilience to short-term climate variability, ClimDev-Africa will
assess primary stakeholder needs in relation to climate information and build
capacity in institutions; public, private and civil and people to use climate
knowledge more effectively in planning and decision-making,” the team stated.
Also,
they stated in a summary made available to NaijaAgroNet that building
capacity in climate and weather institutions would provide the many information
services required.
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