Response of African countries to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report on global warming of 1.5°C: implications and options analysis : African Climate Policy Centre

Abstract

A changing climate is characterized by changes in climate parameters, such as average precipitation and temperatures, and shifts in the timing of those parameters. Those changes and shifts may have an impact on the frequency of extreme weather events, including floods, droughts, wildfires and heatwaves. In addition, climate change can have significant socioeconomic repercussions, including damage to human settlements, lower economic productivity, particularly in the agricultural, fisheries and tourism sectors, a declining quality of life, increasing morbidity, and an increasing prevalence of water- and vector-borne diseases. Climate change can also weaken logistics systems and power generation infrastructure, which can undermine the trade competitiveness and economic health of countries.