State and trends in adaptation report 2022
The 2021 report laid a strong foundation for creating a more resilient, more prosperous Africa. This new 2022 State and Trends in Adaptation report is designed to build on that foundation, with a goal of accelerating the pace of progress while considering the challenging global and regional economic conditions. The 2022 report builds upon and complements the 2021 report. The first report includes topics ranging from food systems to gender and water that are not repeated here.
It is recommended that readers view the two reports as an integrated review of climate adaptation for the region. This report first updates the growing impacts of climate change on African nations. In 2021 and 2022, for example, major wildfires swept across Algeria; devastating floods stuck Niger, Sudan, South Sudan, and Mali; the Horn of Africa region was struck by drought; and three strong tropical cyclones hit Mozambique and other Southern African countries, destroying buildings, displacing thousands of people, flooding farmlands, and crippling economies. Such impacts pose increasing threats to food systems, ecosystems, water resources, human health, and economic growth.
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