Abstract
Africa is one of the lowest contributors to greenhouse gas
emissions causing climate change, yet key development sectors
have already experienced widespread losses and damages
attributable to human-induced climate change, including
biodiversity loss, water shortages, reduced food production,
loss of lives and reduced economic growth (high confidence)
emissions causing climate change, yet key development sectors
have already experienced widespread losses and damages
attributable to human-induced climate change, including
biodiversity loss, water shortages, reduced food production,
loss of lives and reduced economic growth (high confidence)
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | IPCC Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. |
Subtitle of host publication | Contribution of Working Group II to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
Editors | H.-O. Pörtner, D. C. Roberts, E. S. Poloczanska, K. Mintenbeck, M. Tignor, A. Alegriá, M. Craig, S. Langsdorf, S. Löschke, V. Möller, A. Okem, B. Rama |
Place of Publication | Cambridge |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Chapter | 9 |
Pages | 1285-1455 |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 507001 Applied geography
Keywords
- Climate change .
- Impacts
- Adaptation
- Vulnerability
- Africa