An overview to climate change in North Africa: Implication for Africa
Abstract
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North Africa is one of the worlds most water-scarce and dry
region with a high dependency on climate-sensitive agriculture
and a large share of its population and economic activity in
flood-prone urban coastal zones. Therefore, climate change
and variability may result in increased damage to natural
resources and strategic economic sectors in the region.
Agriculture is still one of the most important sectors of the
economies of region, both for feeding the population and for
export. Climate change is predicted to reduce water availability
and quality, creating the potential for severe water shortages in
both cities and rural areas. For the North Africa region, climate
change is not a completely new phenomenon. Throughout the
ages, societies of the region have been under pressure to adapt
to water scarcity and heat. However, the scale of impacts that
are expected from climate change is likely to be beyond the
coping range of many communities and countries, and will
require additional adaptation efforts.
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