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On average, agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa contributes 15% of the total GDP. [192] Africa's geography makes it particularly vulnerable to climate change, and 70% of the population rely on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihoods. [193] Smallholder farms account for 80% of cultivated lands in Sub-Saharan Africa. [192]
Africa is warming faster than the rest of the world on average. Large portions of the continent may become uninhabitable as a result and Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) may decline by 2% as a result of a 1 °C rise in average world temperature, and by 12% as a result of a 4 °C rise in temperature. Crop yields are anticipated to ...
In general, the preferred ambient temperature range for domestic animals is between 10 and 30 °C (50 and 86 °F). [3]: 747 Much like how climate change is expected to increase overall thermal comfort for humans living in the colder regions of the world, [6] livestock in those places would also benefit from warmer winters. [2]
Agricultural areas in Egypt are particularly at risk, where a one-metre rise in sea level would submerge 12–15% of the nation's total agricultural land. [53] This is estimated to displace 6.7 million people in Egypt and affect millions more who rely on agriculture for income. [53]
The hottest average temperature on Earth is at Dallol, Ethiopia, which averages a temperature of 33.9 °C (93.0 °F) throughout the year. [5] The hottest temperature recorded within Africa, which was also the world record, was 57.8 °C (136.0 °F) at 'Aziziya, Libya, on 13 September 1922. This was later proven to be false, being derived from an ...
World leaders are meeting in Paris this month in what amounts to a last-ditch effort to avert the worst ravages of climate change. Climatologists now say that the best case scenario — assuming immediate and dramatic emissions curbs — is that planetary surface temperatures will increase by at least 2 degrees Celsius in the coming decades.
Agriculture (including livestock) is the dominant sector in the Tanzanian economy, providing livelihood, income and employment. [13] It is also identified as the sector most vulnerable to climate change. [8] An increase in temperature by 2 °C - 4 °C is likely to alter the distribution of Tanzania's seven agro-ecological zones.
The large scale felling of trees and the resulting decreases in forest areas are the main environmental issues of the African Continent. Rampant clearing of forests and land conversion goes on for agriculture, settlement and fuel needs. [3] Ninety percent of Africa's population requires wood to use as fuel for heating and cooking.