Africa, at the centre of climate change
photo credit: un.org AFRICA, AT THE CENTRE OF CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change is one of the biggest challenges in our global community. Climate crisis is already hitting Africa the hardest, despite the continent contributing the least to cause it. Which is inappropriately experiencing the effects of the climate crisis. Although climate change is affecting the whole continent, it’s not affecting all regions in the same way. The most unfair fact about the entire situation is that Africa is responsible for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. When you consider that the richest 10% of the world’s population are responsible for over half of the carbon emissions. Yet, Africa is the most vulnerable region in the world to the changing climate. According to the (WHO), 1 in 3 people across Africa already face water scarcity. But by 2025 climate change could have made it even worse, with predictions that close to 230 million Africans will be facing water scarcity end up to 4