Lopes: Africa needs a new aid paradigm

Abstract

Climate change could become a unique opportunity for Africa to change its approach to agricultural development and food security, attendees were told at the fourth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. A two-degree rise in global climate could be devastating for Africa, but experts at the event discussed how the extreme challenges caused by changing weather patterns could provoke radical and innovative solutions, including so-called “climate smart” agriculture.