Climate change challenges for Africa: evidence from selected EU-funded research projects
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United Nations Environment Programme
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RT Generic T1 Climate change challenges for Africa: evidence from selected EU-funded research projects A1 United Nations Environment Programme YR 2012 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8656 PB UNEP AB TY - GEN T1 - Climate change challenges for Africa: evidence from selected EU-funded research projects AU - United Nations Environment Programme Y1 - 2012 UR - https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8656 PB - UNEP AB - @misc{20.500.11822_8656 author = {United Nations Environment Programme}, title = {Climate change challenges for Africa: evidence from selected EU-funded research projects}, year = {2012}, abstract = {}, url = {https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8656} } @misc{20.500.11822_8656 author = {United Nations Environment Programme}, title = {Climate change challenges for Africa: evidence from selected EU-funded research projects}, year = {2012}, abstract = {}, url = {https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8656} } TY - GEN T1 - Climate change challenges for Africa: evidence from selected EU-funded research projects AU - United Nations Environment Programme UR - https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8656 PB - UNEP AB -View/Open
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Africa, while currently responsible for a negligible amount of total global greenhouse gas emissions, is under significant threat from climate change. Changes in precipitation levels, likely increase in temperature extremes and rising sea levels will have a wide range of direct and indirect impacts on Africa. In order to adapt to these future climate challenges, it is important for decision makers in Africa to help reduce the negative consequences for society and, in particular, to protect vulnerable groups. Referring to sound research, it is necessary to understand what the future changes to the climate are likely to be, how impacts will be distributed across different regions, the direct and indirect impacts of these changes, and the appropriate adaptation responses to these impacts. Past and ongoing projects funded through the EUs Research Framework Programmes are contributing to this understanding thus helping to improve the capacity of African institutions to make informed decisions for future adaptation to climate change.
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