According to the International Meteorological Organization, sub-Saharan African countries will spend $30-50 billion annually, or 2-3 percent of GDP, on climate adaptation over the next decade.
By 2030, 118 million poor people in Africa will experience the effects of drought, floods and extreme heat. This is reported by the International Meteorological Organization (IMO). the word goes.
According to the document, the continent faces an increasing burden of climate change and disproportionately high costs of necessary adaptation.
According to the report, African countries are losing an average of 2-5 percent of their GDP, and most are devoting up to 9 percent of their budgets to fighting extreme climate events.
Sub-Saharan African countries are estimated to spend $30-50 billion annually, or 2-3% of GDP, on climate adaptation over the next decade.
According to the IOM, African countries should prioritize increased investment in national meteorological and hydrological services and accelerate the implementation of the Early Warning for All initiative to save lives and livelihoods.
Celeste Saulo, secretary-general of the International Meteorological Organization, said that over the past 60 years, the temperature in Africa has warmed faster than the global average. “In 2023, the continent experienced devastating heat waves, heavy rainfall, floods, tropical cyclones and persistent drought,” he says.
Saulo added that a similar situation will persist in 2024, which will further worsen the humanitarian crisis.
