Africa We will be looking at Africa this lesson and specifically the impacts economically and socially (on people e.t.c)

Africa There are 61 nations in Africa- in /3 of them were among the worlds 50 poorest countries. 34% of the population aged was illiterate Many countries owed millions in debt! Now they face the impacts of GW

Africa Despite contributing the least out of all continents to GW they could be affected the most! The continent is 0.5C warmer than in Droughts are more common Rainy seasons are more unreliable

 The climate trend is longer periods of drought, shorter periods of heavy rain.  Areas particularly at risk include the Sahel – a 3.5 million-km2 band of semi-arid lands stretching along the southern margin of the Sahara Desert – and some nations that consist entirely of dry lands (e.g., Eritrea and Botswana).

Summary of Economic African impacts Changing patterns of rainfall is likely to have impact on agriculture, as rainfall declines growing seasons shorten aswell. Reduction in crop yields could be as much as 50% by 2020 making problem of malnutrition even worse!

Summary of Economic African impacts Movement of environmental migrants to coastal African areas puts added strain on local economies for jobs/food e.t.c and areas often become overcrowded

Summary of Social African impacts Water stress could lead to wars, global migration and famine Major increase in malnutrition due to failing crops! Also increase in locust plagues threatening food supply. Major water issues in Africa as many large rivers are internationally shared e.g. Nile. Conflicts could arise between countries

Summary of Social African impacts Movement of migrants to coastal areas leads to refugees setting up in poor conditions in shanty towns- many of which will be on the coast which is most at risk from floods with rise in sea levels. Increase in diseases such as Malaria and diarrhoea, and remedies of wild plants under threat!

Africa – impacts of Global Warming Produce a fully annotated map and written report which  Addresses the question on the map sheet;  Takes account of all of the issues and vulnerabilities across the African continent;  Identifies the varying environmental, social and economic impacts for individual countries and regions. The Issues: Water supply Food security Natural resources Health Development of coastal zones Poverty Economy Debt Adaptive capacity