Sadc urges more efforts to mitigate impacts of climate change

Dr Paul-André Calatayud is a senior research scientist of Research Institute for Development (IRD), a French Institute. A native of France, he has conducted field and laboratory studies in South America at CIAT (Colombia) and Africa at ORSTOM (Congo) and icipe (Kenya). On presentation  during the Workshop  day 3, (June 2,2015)  in training  for Webjournalists FINDING  NEW WAYS TO TELL AFRICA’S CLIMATE STORY. (all photo by Andrew Chale,MODEWJIBLOG.COM).

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The issue before the world, at this point in time, is not about why climate change is a threat and who is to blame for it. The most important matter before us now is about how to adapt and how to mitigate climate change effects.

We are also proposing an Africa Wide Programme on Mitigation. Africa is not a big emitter of greenhouse gases, but we see a lot of merit and benefit in the continent charting out an environment friendly development path. Indeed Africa’s contribution to climate change from fossil energy and transport sources in the global context is but only worth a footnote.

Some $10 billion has been pledged at the just-ended Climate Change talks in Lima, Peru organised by the UN for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to mitigate the impact of global warming.

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There were repeated calls this past week to save the glaciers on top of Mount Kilimanjaro that have been melting at an alarming rate. There is no denying that Africa’s Rooftop, as Mt Kilimanjaro is affectionately known, has seen a fair share of its snow vanish following decades of environmental degradation and global warming.

Environmental scientists say; “when there is a downpour, there are disasters.” Validation of this statement can vividly be seen in what has happened in different parts of Tanzania and around the world.